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Europe's would-be water bombers in race to tackle future wildfires

By Tim Hepher, Giulia Segreti and Allison Lampert TOULOUSE, France, August 7 (Reuters) - Deep inside...

7th August, 2026

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Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis

By Crispian Balmer MADRID/ROME, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spain threatened on Friday to impose restrictions...

7th August, 2026

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Armenian church leader goes on trial in standoff with government amid Russia tensions

By Lucy Papachristou Aug 7 (Reuters) - Armenia on Friday began a trial of the head of its ancient Ap...

7th August, 2026

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Discounters should face same land rules as grocers, UK regulator says

LONDON Aug 7 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Friday proposed extending supermarket la...

7th August, 2026

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Unipol targets stake above 30% in future BPER-MPS banking group

MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Unipol aims to hold more than 30% of a future banking group...

7th August, 2026

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Airbnb hits four-year high as investors cheer revenue forecast raise, AI payoff

By Anshuman Tripathy Aug 7 (Reuters) - Airbnb shares surged 14% to a more-than-four-year high on Fri...

7th August, 2026

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UK's Oxford Biomedica tumbles after annual revenue forecast cut

Aug 7 (Reuters)Durham, NC - Britain's Oxford Biomedica fell more than 24% on Friday after the cell a...

7th August, 2026

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Poland's former Orlen managers face trial over oil deal losses

WARSAW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Three former managers of Polish refiner Orlen and one of its subsidiaries...

7th August, 2026

Image for Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean's largest human smuggling networks
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Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean's largest human smuggling networks

MADRID, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spanish police have dismantled what they described as one of the largest p...

7th August, 2026

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Debt burden grows for German suppliers in embattled auto sector, study shows

BERLIN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - German auto suppliers are more indebted and spend more on interest than th...

7th August, 2026

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Russian court hands publisher suspended sentence over 'LGBT propaganda', TASS reports

MOSCOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday handed a publisher a four-year suspended prison...

7th August, 2026

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Norway will speed up onshore wind power developments, government says

By Nora Buli OSLO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Norway's government on Friday presented plans to cut red tape a...

7th August, 2026