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Image for Explainer-One year on, Trump's Gaza plan has not stopped Israeli fire or disarmed Hamas
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Explainer-One year on, Trump's Gaza plan has not stopped Israeli fire or disarmed Hamas

JERUSALEM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump’s year-old plan to end the Gaza war has stall...

6th October, 2026

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French bond contagion fears are rattling the euro

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Alun John LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A sliding euro is the latest alarm bell...

6th October, 2026

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CVC, GBL sweeten bid for Italian drugmaker Recordati

ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners and Belgian investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ra...

6th October, 2026

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Romanian president nominates diplomat Luca Niculescu as prime minister

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan nominated diplomat Luca Niculescu as prim...

6th October, 2026

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OpenAI, Anthropic tell Australia they would welcome data breach rules

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - OpenAI and Anthropic told Australian parliament on Tuesday t...

6th October, 2026

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Intesa's MPS bid set to redraw Italian banking landscape

By Valentina Za MILAN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo has sweetened its €34 billion ($38...

6th October, 2026

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Analysis-With Uzbekistan open for business, investors watch reform staying power

By Felix Light and Karin Strohecker TASHKENT/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - When Nika Kurdiani began to p...

6th October, 2026

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Analysis-Spain's housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election

By Victoria Waldersee MADRID, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Spain's snap election will revolve around an issue w...

6th October, 2026

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Morning Bid: Spain to France: hold my cerveza

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Just when markets thought Eur...

6th October, 2026

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UK says it will monitor AI-based medical devices continually

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - AI-based medical devices will need constant monitoring ev...

5th October, 2026

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Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Sib...

5th October, 2026

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Trading Day: Nasdaq highs, Brazil surprise 

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq surged to a fresh high on Monday, a...

5th October, 2026