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SABADELL'S BOARD REJECTS BBVA'S LATEST TAKEOVER APPROACH Banco Sabadell rejected an approach by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) to initiate takeover talks, marking the latter's second failed attempt to buy its smaller rival. It stated the bid was not in the bank's 'best interest'.

THE FINANCIAL TIMES EU AND FRANCE TELL XI THEY NEED PROTECTION FROM CHINESE IMPORTS Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen warned Xi Jinping on Monday that the EU needed to protect itself from cheap Chinese imports and also urged China's president to curb support for Russia in its war in Ukraine.

THE GUARDIAN GENERAL ELECTION NOT FOREGONE CONCLUSION, SUNAK SAYS Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the general election result is not a "foregone conclusion" despite disastrous local election results and the Tories struggling to close the gap with Labour in the polls.

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