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Europe's would-be water bombers in race to tackle future wildfires

By Tim Hepher, Giulia Segreti and Allison Lampert TOULOUSE, France, August 7 (Reuters) - Deep inside...

7th August, 2026

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Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis

By Crispian Balmer MADRID/ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spain threatened on Friday to impose restrictions...

7th August, 2026

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund

By Andrew Hay, Dietrich Knauth and Diana Novak Jones Aug 6 (Reuters) - A New Mexico state court orde...

7th August, 2026

Image for Armenian church leader goes on trial in standoff with government amid Russia tensions
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Armenian church leader goes on trial in standoff with government amid Russia tensions

By Lucy Papachristou Aug 7 (Reuters) - Armenia on Friday began a trial of the head of its ancient Ap...

7th August, 2026

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Discounters should face same land rules as grocers, UK regulator says

LONDON Aug 7 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Friday proposed extending supermarket la...

7th August, 2026

Image for Unipol targets stake above 30% in future BPER-MPS banking group
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Unipol targets stake above 30% in future BPER-MPS banking group

MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Unipol aims to hold more than 30% of a future banking group...

7th August, 2026

Image for Airbnb hits four-year high as investors cheer revenue forecast raise, AI payoff
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Airbnb hits four-year high as investors cheer revenue forecast raise, AI payoff

By Anshuman Tripathy Aug 7 (Reuters) - Airbnb shares surged 14% to a more-than-four-year high on Fri...

7th August, 2026

Image for UK's Oxford Biomedica tumbles after annual revenue forecast cut
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UK's Oxford Biomedica tumbles after annual revenue forecast cut

Aug 7 (Reuters)Durham, NC - Britain's Oxford Biomedica fell more than 24% on Friday after the cell a...

7th August, 2026

Image for Poland's former Orlen managers face trial over oil deal losses
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Poland's former Orlen managers face trial over oil deal losses

WARSAW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Three former managers of Polish refiner Orlen and one of its subsidiaries...

7th August, 2026

Image for Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean's largest human smuggling networks
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Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean's largest human smuggling networks

MADRID, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spanish police have dismantled what they described as one of the largest p...

7th August, 2026

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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia's Arctic route

MOSCOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route v...

7th August, 2026

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Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe's ageing prisons

By Layli Foroudi, Alvise Armellini and Amina Ismail ORLEANS, France/ROME/BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (Reuters) -...

7th August, 2026