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Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to Jubilee crowds, will miss Friday service

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crow...

2nd June, 2022

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Ukraine jacks up key rate to 25% in first hike since Russian invasion

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine jacked up its main interest rate to a seven-year-high of...

2nd June, 2022

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American Chamber of Commerce, others warn of impracticalities in EU subsidy plan

(Corrects headline to say American Chamber of Commerce, not U.S. Chamber of Commerce) By Foo Yun Che...

2nd June, 2022

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Putin clings to semblance of normality as his war grinds on

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Approaching the 100-day mark in a war that he refuses to call b...

2nd June, 2022

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U.S. targets Russian yachts, cellist linked to Putin over Ukraine war

By Simon Lewis and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday issued a...

2nd June, 2022

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Soccer-Ukraine beat Scotland to keep World Cup dream alive

By Simon Evans GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) -Ukraine kept alive their dream of reaching the World Cup...

2nd June, 2022

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Russia won’t close Tsar Peter’s ‘window to Europe’, Kremlin says

LONDON (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia did not plan to close “the window” to Eu...

2nd June, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth gets Jubilee gift of a horse from France’s Macron

PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, known for her love of horses, will receive one of Frenc...

2nd June, 2022

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Russia tightens grip on Ukrainian factory city, decries U.S. rocket supplies

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces tightened their grip on an industri...

2nd June, 2022

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Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a gl...

2nd June, 2022

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French diplomats strike over reforms, cost cuts

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -French diplomats went on strike on Thursday for the first time in 20...

2nd June, 2022

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Moscow calls EU move to phase out Russian oil ‘self-destructive’

(Reuters) -Russia warned on Thursday that the European Union’s decision to partially phase out Russi...

2nd June, 2022