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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 agreed a new network sharing agreement to extend their existing tie-up for more than a decade, in a deal they said on Wednesday was subject to approval of the merger between Vodafone and Three UK.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel's vice chairman plans to return to the United States next week again to discuss its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The planned visit by Takahiro Mori, the Japanese firm's key negotiator for the deal, follows trips to the U.S. in May and June, highlighting the importance of the $15 billion takeover offer to the world's No. 4 steelmaker.

U.S. Steel's management... (continue reading...)

LONDON (Reuters) - When either Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer take to the stage to hail victory in the British election on Friday, they will be joined at their moment of triumph by either a man with a trash can on his head or someone dressed as "Elmo" from the Muppets.

Among the more than 4,500 candidates standing for election to parliament's 650 seats are those from fringe parties, single issue campaigners, and, in a peculiarly British tradition, those... (continue reading...)

By Philip Blenkinsop and Nick Carey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries are wavering over whether to back additional tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, highlighting Brussels' challenge in building support for its largest trade case yet as Beijing threatens wide-ranging retaliation.

Germany, whose carmakers made a third of their sales last year in China, wants to stop the tariffs, according to a government source, while France has... (continue reading...)

By Mike Dolan

LONDON (Reuters) - Some might wonder why it took so long, but the risk that this year's key elections exaggerate rather than rein in bloated public debt is finally seeing long-term sovereign bonds rear up.

In a year packed with elections, the past week has marked a critical juncture for polls in the United States and France at least - with Britain's arguably less controversial election set for Thursday too.