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ECB's Rehn sees few signs yet of high inflation taking root

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may raise interest rates...

21st May, 2026

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Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition

By Giuseppe Fonte, Gavin Jones and Francesca Landini ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Copenhagen Infrastruct...

21st May, 2026

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From TACO to FOMO: How retail traders turned Trump-driven volatility into a playbook

By Canan Sevgili, Alessandro Parodi and Vera Dvorakova May 21 (Reuters) - A wave of retail-driven tr...

21st May, 2026

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Morning Bid: Samsung Electronics' wage drama not over yet

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter The fight over pay...

21st May, 2026

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Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

By Jana Choukeir and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it was...

21st May, 2026

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Shares rally on Nvidia earnings, Samsung strike suspension

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as some vessels resume...

21st May, 2026

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Oil rebounds on uncertainty over Iran peace deal and inventory drawdowns

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after two d...

21st May, 2026

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Dollar rally pauses on Iran deal hopes; yen edges back from intervention zone

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered below a six-week peak on Thursda...

21st May, 2026

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UK commits $26.87 million to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

May 21 (Reuters) - Britain has allocated up to 20 million pounds ($26.87 million) in new aid funding...

20th May, 2026

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US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list

May 20 (Reuters) - The United States has removed Francesca ​Albanese, a U.N. expert on the ‌Palestin...

20th May, 2026

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine discussed sanctions on Russia with Britain

May 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine had been in contact...

20th May, 2026

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Bound for Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO

By Echo Wang and Manya Saini May 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX took the wraps off its IPO filing on Wednesda...

20th May, 2026