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Unilever explores bid for supplements maker Thorne, FT reports

June 26 (Reuters) - Unilever is exploring a bid for Thorne, a U.S. supplements maker valued at up to...

26th June, 2026

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Financial regulators scramble to counter AI rise with own tools

ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - Banks and financial sector watchdogs must move quickly to adopt new tech...

26th June, 2026

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Analysis-Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Seething over Ukrainian drone strikes and angered by wh...

26th June, 2026

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Sterling set for best week against euro since mid-May, ignores politics for now

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Britain's pound was a touch firmer against a broadly softer dollar on Fr...

26th June, 2026

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Exclusive-Chinese brokerages push for LME membership to expand global metals role

By Tom Daly and Pratima Desai LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Three Chinese brokerages - Yongan Futures,...

26th June, 2026

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Factbox-Ukraine attacks Russian energy sites — What has been hit?

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent mo...

26th June, 2026

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Iran insists on right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman

By Eman Abouhassira, Jana Choukeir and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Iran reassert...

26th June, 2026

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Parliament's budget committee backs Germany's stake in KNDS, sources say

BERLIN, June 26 (Reuters) - The German parliament's budget committee approved the government's plann...

26th June, 2026

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Germany joins opponents of EU methane law, warns it could up-end jet fuel supply

By Kate Abnett and Friederike Heine BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest gas market, Germa...

26th June, 2026

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Watches of Switzerland to drop 2028 growth target, Bloomberg News reports

June 26 (Reuters) - Watches of Switzerland plans to drop a target to more than double sales and prof...

26th June, 2026

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Russian-installed authorities declare emergency in Crimea

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol have...

26th June, 2026

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Commerzbank asks investors to reject UniCredit bid

FRANKFURT, June 26 (Reuters) - Commerzbank on Friday published a letter to shareholders again asking...

26th June, 2026