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Image for Bank of Spain sees EU GDP hit by up to 4.2% if Russia imports banned
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Bank of Spain sees EU GDP hit by up to 4.2% if Russia imports banned

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – A potential halt of energy imports from Russia would have a negat...

31st May, 2022

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Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre

By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins...

31st May, 2022

Image for French economy shrank in first quarter as inflation unnerves consumers
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French economy shrank in first quarter as inflation unnerves consumers

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy shrank unexpectedly in the first quarter as consumers struggled t...

31st May, 2022

Image for Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban
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Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Monday...

30th May, 2022

Image for Denmark’s Orsted warns of Russian gas supply halt after spurning rouble payments
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Denmark’s Orsted warns of Russian gas supply halt after spurning rouble payments

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Orsted on Monday warned that Russia’s Gazprom Export could s...

30th May, 2022

Image for Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens
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Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

By Jake Cordell LONDON (Reuters) – For Oleg Kechin, owner of a chain of barbershops, forecasts that...

30th May, 2022

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COVID-hit Shanghai to end two-month lockdown on June 1

By Brenda Goh and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai on Monday announced an end to its tw...

30th May, 2022

Image for Swedish economy shrinks as pandemic and war pinch exports
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Swedish economy shrinks as pandemic and war pinch exports

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of the year, data from the...

30th May, 2022

Image for Analysis-Safe as houses? Rising rates test foundations of property boom
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Analysis-Safe as houses? Rising rates test foundations of property boom

By Francesco Canepa and Julie Gordon (Reuters) – In Toronto’s far-flung suburbs, just a few months a...

30th May, 2022

Image for Ukraine war hits Africa’s most vulnerable as aid costs spike
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Ukraine war hits Africa’s most vulnerable as aid costs spike

By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in norther...

30th May, 2022

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Prince William holds future of British monarchy in his hands

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – While nearly all attention will be focused next week on Queen E...

27th May, 2022

Image for Analysis-Russia’s ‘political’ debt default sets emerging market precedent
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Analysis-Russia’s ‘political’ debt default sets emerging market precedent

By Davide Barbuscia and Sujata Rao NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is on the cusp of a unique kin...

27th May, 2022