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Image for Italy business and consumer confidence rise in July
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Italy business and consumer confidence rise in July

ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Italian business and consumer confidence rose in July, data showed on Frid...

31st July, 2026

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Universal Music shares sink 23% as subscription growth slows

July 31 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group shares plunged 23% on Friday after the world's largest mus...

31st July, 2026

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UK's Close Brothers names new chair as Biggs nears end of nine year term

July 31 (Reuters) - Close brothers on Friday said chair Mike Biggs will step down in November after...

31st July, 2026

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Even at the beach, it's hard for Russians to escape the war

ANAPA, Russia, July 31 (Reuters) - Children paddle in the warm waters of the Black Sea and sunbather...

31st July, 2026

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Thousands support campaign to save Soviet industrial 'castle' in Moscow

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - A campaign to save a Soviet-era industrial landmark in Moscow from redev...

31st July, 2026

Image for German unemployment rises slightly more than expected in July
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German unemployment rises slightly more than expected in July

BERLIN, July 31 (Reuters) - The number of unemployed people in Germany rose slightly more than expec...

31st July, 2026

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Finland detects African swine fever for first time

July 31 (Reuters) - Finland has detected African swine fever for the first time after laboratory tes...

31st July, 2026

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Man suspected of spying on UK military base for Iran arrested in Cyprus

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - A dual British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspi...

31st July, 2026

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Spain estimates 49,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta over past 24 hours

MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - Spain's Interior Ministry said on Friday that according to its estimates...

31st July, 2026

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Thales signs tender offer deal to buy drone maker Exail

By Florence Loeve PARIS, July 31 - Thales said on Friday it had signed a tender offer agreement with...

31st July, 2026

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German court rules AI music firm Suno broke copyright rules

MUNICH, July 31 (Reuters) - A German court ruled on Friday that AI music firm Suno has violated copy...

31st July, 2026

Image for UK's Rightmove cuts annual revenue growth forecast on weaker new home building
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UK's Rightmove cuts annual revenue growth forecast on weaker new home building

July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's largest property listing firm Rightmove on Friday reduced its annual r...

31st July, 2026

Image for Pearson on track for growth as virtual learning demand soars
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Pearson on track for growth as virtual learning demand soars

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - British education company Pearson said on Friday it was on track to meet...

31st July, 2026

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Air taxi developers pivot to military market amid civil certification delays

By Shivansh Tiwary and Dan Catchpole July 31 (Reuters) - Aerospace startups that have long promised...

31st July, 2026

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UK'S Headlam drops HQ sale plan, presses on with refinancing

July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Headlam Group said on Friday it had decided to retain its Coleshill he...

31st July, 2026

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French preliminary inflation at 2.1% in July, in line with estimates

July 31 (Reuters) - French consumer prices rose in line with expectations in July, preliminary data...

31st July, 2026

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Commerzbank to resume talks with UniCredit, Handelsblatt reports

FRANKFURT, July 31 (Reuters) - Commerzbank's CEO Bettina Orlopp has told employees that there will b...

31st July, 2026

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People allowed back home in southwestern France as fire weakens

By Yves Herman and Sarah Meyssonnier BORDEAUX, France, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of people evacu...

31st July, 2026

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French state bank Bpifrance sells 2.5% stake in Orange for $1.3 billion

July 31 (Reuters) - French state investment bank Bpifrance has sold 66.5 million shares in telecoms...

31st July, 2026

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Homebuilder Taylor Wimpey cuts annual home completions forecast

July 31 (Reuters) - British homebuilder Taylor Wimpey on Friday cut its annual UK home completions f...

31st July, 2026