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Austrian supreme court rules against Ryanair add-on fees

June 29 (Reuters) - Low-cost carrier Ryanair lost a case before Austria's Supreme Court over some of...

29th June, 2026

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Russia jails club owner and two employees under ban on 'LGBT movement'

By Lucy Papachristou June 29 (Reuters) - A Russian court has jailed the owner of an LGBT nightclub a...

29th June, 2026

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Soccer-Hakimi to appeal ruling to stand trial for rape, lawyer says

NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain defender and Morocco international Achraf Hakimi will...

26th June, 2026

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Italy's former railways chief starts 5-year jail term for 2009 disaster

ROME, June 26 (Reuters) - The 72-year-old former head of Italy's state railway company has begun a f...

26th June, 2026

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Swatch claiming $170 million in damages against Samsung over trademark infringement, FT reports

June 26 (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch is seeking $170 million in damages in a lawsuit against...

26th June, 2026

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Bayer shares surge after U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of company

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Shares in Germany's Bayer surged by the most in 23 years on Thursday aft...

25th June, 2026

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UK moves to criminalise gender and sexuality conversion therapies

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday set out plans to criminalise abusive and harmful the...

25th June, 2026

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Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell says new evidence undermines conviction; US prosecutors disagree

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing tha...

25th June, 2026

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Baltic Exchange defends its tanker rates as reliable during Iran war

By Jonathan Saul and Robert Harvey LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange defended its flag...

24th June, 2026

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Italian prosecutors demand long jail terms for Egyptians over murder of Italian student

By Crispian Balmer and Marco Roberti ROME, June 23 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors on Tuesday sought...

23rd June, 2026

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UK approval for Gatwick airport expansion lawful, court rules

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Britain's approval of plans to expand Gatwick Airport was lawful, London...

23rd June, 2026

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Former Scottish National Party chief jailed for five years

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed...

23rd June, 2026