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UK competition watchdog launches probe into eBay's purchase of Depop

June 8 (Reuters) - UK's competition regulator on Monday launched a probe into eBay's $1.2 billion pu...

8th June, 2026

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Sterling muscled toward two-month lows by robust dollar

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - The pound neared its lowest level in nearly two months o...

8th June, 2026

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Intesa CEO says bank took Generali stake to pre-empt defensive moves

MILAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo has taken a 3% stake in Generali to prevent the insurer fr...

8th June, 2026

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Tate & Lyle: From sugar barons in London's East End to US takeover

June 8 (Reuters) - Tate & Lyle on Monday agreed to a £2.7 billion ($3.6 billion) takeover in cash fr...

8th June, 2026

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Kosovo prime minister looks to other parties for cooperation after election win

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, June 8 (Reuters) - Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called for cooperatio...

8th June, 2026

Image for Factbox-Italy banking shake-up: Intesa moves for MPS after Banco BPM approach
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Factbox-Italy banking shake-up: Intesa moves for MPS after Banco BPM approach

MILAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo on Monday announced a €30.6 billion (...

8th June, 2026

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EU plans tax changes to reduce electricity bills, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - The European Union is preparing changes to energy taxes...

8th June, 2026

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Mauritius has not received US proposal on Chagos Islands

PORT LOUIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Mauritius said on Monday that it had not received any proposal from t...

8th June, 2026

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Gaudí's legacy celebrated by papal visit a century after his humble death

By Joan Faus BARCELONA, June 8 (Reuters) - When Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí was fatally struck by...

8th June, 2026

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French telecoms groups readying $23.5 billion SFR deal for antitrust approval 

By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - French telecoms groups Bouygues, Orange and Iliad-ow...

8th June, 2026

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Fall in Hungary's inflation, risk premia likely lowered required rate level, central banker says

By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, June 8 (Reuters) - A fall in Hungary's inflation and...

8th June, 2026

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Latvia's military issues alert over drone incursion

RIGA, June 8 (Reuters) - Latvia's armed forces on Monday issued an air threat alert for its eastern...

8th June, 2026