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People rescued after bus falls into river Seine near Paris

PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - A bus fell into the river Seine near Paris on Thursday, officials said,...

30th April, 2026

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Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech's AI bet swells to $700 billion

By Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia April 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet's blowout cloud growth has rese...

30th April, 2026

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Rats infest Gaza's tent camps, biting children and spreading disease

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseeb Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, April 30 (Reuters) - Rats and parasites are spr...

30th April, 2026

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EM stocks, FX fall on renewed Iran war risks, but set for monthly gains

By Purvi Agarwal April 30 (Reuters) - Most emerging market stocks and currencies dipped on Thursday...

30th April, 2026

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SocGen CEO sees BoursoBank client base at 20-25 million in longer term

PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - Societe Generale's online bank BoursoBank has “substantial growth” prosp...

30th April, 2026

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Portugal's quarterly GDP growth fizzles out after storms 

LISBON, April 30 (Reuters) - Portugal's economy stagnated in the first quarter compared to the previ...

30th April, 2026

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Indra sees 'positive' Middle East impact from defence demand

By Gemma Guasch and Mireia Merino April 30 (Reuters) - Indra's  Chief Executive Officer Jose Vicente...

30th April, 2026

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Italy EU-harmonised CPI jumps to 2.9% y/y in April, above forecast

ROME, April 30 (Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 1.7% in April from t...

30th April, 2026

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Switzerland probes alleged pacts to avoid keyword bidding on Google and Bing

ZURICH, April 30 (Reuters) - Switzerland's competition commission has opened an investigation into s...

30th April, 2026

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Volkswagen sees only minor relief from possible tariff refund, CFO says

BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) - Volkswagen can expect only minor relief from possible U.S. tariff refun...

30th April, 2026

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Italy closes antitrust probes into AI firms after commitments on 'hallucination' risks

MILAN, April 30 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Thursday it had closed investigation...

30th April, 2026

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Santander to invest $67 million in Ebury via Centerbridge-led funding rounds

April 30 (Reuters) - Santander will invest 50 million pounds ($67.4 million) in its international pa...

30th April, 2026