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Dutch firms to invest $200 million in northern Mexico for greenhouse project

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Dutch firms Signify and Alpine Greens are set to invest $200 million...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Germany will acquire 40% stake in tank maker KNDS at listing, German official says

BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany will look to acquire a 40% stake in Franco-German defence equipme...

20th May, 2026

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France's Villepin probed for keeping Napoleon statues received while being minister

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is under investigation...

20th May, 2026

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Ebola likely circulating in Congo for two months, outbreak to grow, WHO says

By Jennifer Rigby and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak linked to mor...

20th May, 2026

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Germany seeks to make defence procurement agency more agile

BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany is reorganizing its defence procurement agency to make the system...

20th May, 2026

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Italy's Intesa among bidders for Spanish private bank Singular, sources say

MILAN/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo is among suitors for Singular Bank as U.S....

20th May, 2026

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Russian central bank seeks immediate enforcement of ruling against Euroclear

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank has filed an application with the Moscow Arbitra...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Italy has 'essential' need to tap EU SAFE scheme, defence minister says

By Angelo Amante ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - Italy needs to tap the European Union's SAFE fund to boost...

20th May, 2026

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Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of Iran war

By Alistair Smout LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it had secured a trade deal w...

20th May, 2026

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French prosecutors probing alleged foreign interference against hard-left candidates, minister says

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are p...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Meta CEO tells employees he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year, internal memo says

By Katie Paul NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in an internal me...

20th May, 2026

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Mango tycoon's heir held financial grudge, gave contradictory versions of father's death, judge says

By Joan Faus, Emma Pinedo and Charlie Devereux BARCELONA/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The heir to the...

20th May, 2026