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Spain records highest number of May heat-related deaths

MADRID, June 3 (Reuters) - Spain recorded its highest heat-related mortality for the month of May si...

3rd June, 2026

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UK equities slip as Middle East impasse drives oil higher

June 3 (Reuters) - UK shares declined on Wednesday, as risk sentiment took a hit after hostilities i...

3rd June, 2026

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Russia's oil and gas revenue rises 32% y/y to $9.26 billion in May, data shows

MOSCOW, June 3 (Reuters) - Russia's oil and gas tax revenue, which accounts for around a fifth of to...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Sterling struggles for direction as Iran talks at impasse
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Sterling struggles for direction as Iran talks at impasse

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - The British pound was little changed against the dollar a...

3rd June, 2026

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Broadcaster CANAL+ becomes first French company to list in Johannesburg

By Nqobile Dludla and Lulah Dube JOHANNESBURG, June 3 (Reuters) - Shares of pay-TV group CANAL+ rose...

3rd June, 2026

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Analysis-Guilty verdict against Andrew Left to shake up activist short-selling playbook

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Michelle Price NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury's fraud conviction...

3rd June, 2026

Image for EU court backs regulators, hands Vivendi defeat in Lagardere antitrust case
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EU court backs regulators, hands Vivendi defeat in Lagardere antitrust case

(Corrects first paragraph to say the case is about EU regulators' investigative powers and not Viven...

3rd June, 2026

Image for ECB June hike a done deal, another likely in September, economists say: Reuters poll
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ECB June hike a done deal, another likely in September, economists say: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is set to raise its deposi...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Partners Group caps withdrawals from $8.6 billion fund, shares plunge
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Partners Group caps withdrawals from $8.6 billion fund, shares plunge

ZURICH, June 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Partners Group on Wednesday said it is capping withdrawals...

3rd June, 2026

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Some signs point to larger inflation risk than in 2022, ECB blog argues

FRANKFURT, June 3 (Reuters) - It is not a given that the current inflation shock facing the euro zon...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Rouble's strength squeezes Russian exporters despite Iran war oil gains
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Rouble's strength squeezes Russian exporters despite Iran war oil gains

By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 3 - A strong rouble is squeezing...

3rd June, 2026

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France fines Shein €22 million, Shein calls fines disproportionate

PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - France's consumer protection agency fined Chinese fast fashion retailer Sh...

3rd June, 2026