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Image for Russian nuclear head: situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reaching 'point of no return'
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Russian nuclear head: situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reaching 'point of no return'

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in...

18th May, 2026

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Volkswagen flags Chinese competition in Brazil, sees limited Iran impact

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen is concerned about declining res...

18th May, 2026

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CEO of Spanish defence firm Indra follows chairman out of the door

May 18 (Reuters) - Spanish defence firm Indra said on Monday that its Chief Executive Officer Jose V...

18th May, 2026

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Analysis-US small caps, consumer stocks, housing shares could bear brunt of yield spike

By Lewis Krauskopf and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - As the spike in bond yields re-em...

18th May, 2026

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EU selects EQT to run its nearly $6 billion Scaleup Europe Fund

May 18 (Reuters) - The European Union has selected Swedish private equity group EQT ‌AB to run its 5...

18th May, 2026

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Chinese greenfield investment in Europe reaches new record, newspaper reports

BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese investment in Europe reached a new record in 2025, with more fact...

18th May, 2026

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Analysis-No deal, no exit: How US-Iran standoff risks fresh conflict

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Three months after the United States a...

18th May, 2026

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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI

By Kenrick Cai and Deepa Seetharaman OAKLAND, California May 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday ru...

18th May, 2026

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Canal+ threatens to blacklist French film industry figures after Bollore criticism

PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - A top media group in France has threatened to blacklist 600 cinema profess...

18th May, 2026

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Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain has received supplies of the antiviral drug favi...

18th May, 2026

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Exclusive-Saudi PIF in talks with potential investors to fund Newcastle United plans, sources say

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Federico Maccioni LONDON/DUBAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's sovereign we...

18th May, 2026

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StanChart's Winters faces test on growth strategy after long turnaround

By Selena Li HONG KONG, May 19 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters faces a key test on T...

18th May, 2026