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Image for Horse racing-Trainer O'Brien dominates elite field in revamped Epsom Derby
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Horse racing-Trainer O'Brien dominates elite field in revamped Epsom Derby

By Virginia Furness EPSOM, England, June 5 (Reuters) - Britain and Ireland's top three-year-old colt...

5th June, 2026

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Private credit roundup: Private equity catches the cold

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Stresses in private credit are spilling into adjacent private equity mark...

5th June, 2026

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International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station we...

5th June, 2026

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Factbox-What's at stake in Armenia's election on Sunday?

By Lucy Papachristou YEREVAN, June 5 (Reuters) - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday th...

5th June, 2026

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Italy appeals for release of hunger-striking Flotilla activists in Libya

By Mirko Miorelli ROME, June 5 (Reuters) - Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian p...

5th June, 2026

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Greece to tax gains from crypto, sources say

ATHENS, June 5 - Greece is preparing legislation to impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrenci...

5th June, 2026

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UK's FTSE 100 gains as data points to softer inflation pressures from US-Iran war

June 5 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 rose on Friday, bucking a risk-off mood in other global markets, as...

5th June, 2026

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Bitcoin's star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOs

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is heading for its worst performance for this po...

5th June, 2026

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Signs global trade in goods starting to slow, WTO says

GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Friday said that while global merchandise...

5th June, 2026

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Israel plans first embassy in Slovenia, says foreign minister

June 5 (Reuters) - Israel plans to open an embassy in Slovenia, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said la...

5th June, 2026

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Pound heads for third weekly gain as steady oil soothes inflation fears

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - The pound edged up on Friday, set for a third weekly gain versus the doll...

5th June, 2026

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Russia's sanctioned businessmen accuse authorities of setting "trap" for economy

By Gleb Bryanski ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) - Russian financial authorities have create...

5th June, 2026