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Spotify strikes deal with Universal Music to let premium users create AI covers, remixes
May 21 (Reuters) - Spotify has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to let subscribers create AI...
21st May, 2026
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Iran propaganda push seeks to project unity despite internal divisions
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran's leaders are splashing propagand...
21st May, 2026
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Three dead in attack on locomotive in Russia's Bryansk region, railways says
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Three people were killed when a locomotive was struck by a Ukrainian dron...
21st May, 2026
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Ukraine to repair massive Trypilska power plant before Centrenergo sale
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV REGION, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine intends to repair the large state-owned Tr...
21st May, 2026
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The Growth Illusion: Why Europe's Finance Leaders Are Optimising for the Wrong Thing
Alex Grach, General Manager EMEA at AppsFlyer, on the primacy battle, the fraud problem nobody is co...
21st May, 2026
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Birkenstock shares jump after $250 million buyback plan
May 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Birkenstock surged nearly 17% on Thursday after the German sandal maker...
21st May, 2026
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EU African swine fever outbreaks jumped in 2025, EFSA says
PARIS, May 21 - African swine fever outbreaks in the European Union rose sharply in 2025, increasing...
21st May, 2026
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Portugal police investigate French woman suspected of abandoning two children
LISBON, May 21 (Reuters) - Portugal's judicial police (PJ) said on Thursday they were searching for...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -19.0 in May
May 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 1.6 points in May from the April number, fi...
21st May, 2026
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Hundreds protest in Dublin over death of Congolese-born man restrained outside store
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliam...
21st May, 2026
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Euronext CEO rules out merger with Deutsche Boerse in near future
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Euronext CEO Stephane Boujnah ruled out on Thursday the p...
21st May, 2026
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Spain's Supreme Court strikes down national registry for tourist rentals
MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for short-term...
21st May, 2026
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Oil market could hit 'red zone' in July-August, IEA chief says
By Robert Harvey LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The start of peak summer fuel demand combined with the l...
21st May, 2026
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Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 Atlantic crash
By Tim Hepher PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Airbus and Air France were found guilty on Thursday of corpo...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Israel deports 37 French nationals on Gaza flotilla to Turkey, France says
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities are currently deporting 37 French nationals who were p...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Italian police search firms over Olympic cable car contract
MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Italian police searched the headquarters of two firms on Thursday involved...
21st May, 2026
Finance
German economy minister's China trip to include CEOs of BASF, Thyssenkrupp
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - Top executives of BASF, Thyssenkrupp and Siemens Energy will pa...
21st May, 2026
Finance
BoE's Taylor sees less risk of inflation persistence than in 2022
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Thursday he saw less risk...
21st May, 2026
Headlines
Germany charges two with plotting to kill Jewish leaders for Iran
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German federal prosecutors said they brought criminal...
21st May, 2026
Finance
France faces rising fiscal risks, IMF warns
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France faces mounting public finance risks as budget-tightening lags and d...
21st May, 2026
Headlines
Soccer-UK sending three police officers to World Cup for 'cultural' help
By Sam Tobin LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British police are sending just three officers to the U.S. a...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Soccer-FA to investigate Southampton over 'Spygate'
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, May 21 (Reuters) - The Football Association said on Thursday it h...
21st May, 2026
Finance
UK's Reeves announces support for consumers and businesses hit by Iran war
By Alistair Smout and Muvija M LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves on...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Exclusive-Sports streaming platform DAZN weighs tie-up with DirecTV Latin America, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Elvira Pollina LONDON/MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Sports streaming platform DAZN...
21st May, 2026
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Stellantis, Wayve target 2028 driver-assist launch
May 21 (Reuters) - Stellantis and British autonomous driving startup Wayve said on Thursday they had...
21st May, 2026
Finance
UK's Reeves tells supermarkets to pass on tariff savings to consumers
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday told supermarkets to p...
21st May, 2026
Headlines
Georgia jails opposition figure who urged 'peaceful revolution' for 2-1/2 years
TBILISI, May 21 (Reuters) - A court in Georgia sentenced a senior opposition figure to 2-1/2 years i...
21st May, 2026
Finance
EU to propose temporary exemption on China chips from 20th sanctions package, Bloomberg News reports
May 21 (Reuters) - The European Union will propose temporarily lifting sanctions on a Chinese semico...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Ralph Lauren beats quarterly revenue estimates
May 21 (Reuters) - Ralph Lauren beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, h...
21st May, 2026
Headlines
Israeli fire kills boy in Gaza as witnesses report increase in orders to flee
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, May 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli drone strike killed...
21st May, 2026
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Medical product maker Convatec warns of higher cost from Iran War
By Nithyashree R B May 21 (Reuters) - British medical products maker Convatec on Thursday posted slo...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Sterling steady but weak business activity data weighs
By Lucy Raitano LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The pound was steady against the dollar on Thursday as br...
21st May, 2026
Finance
UK's Advanced Medical Solutions gets fresh buyout bid from US-based H.B. Fuller
May 21 (Reuters) - British medical supplier Advanced Medical Solutions on Thursday said it had recei...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Paris appeals court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A Paris appeals court on Wednesday found Airbus and Air France guilty of c...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Stellantis to launch $70 billion business plan to 2030 with 60 new model offensive
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, May 21 (Reuters) - Stellantis set out a new 60 billion euro ($70 billion) bu...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Iran war drags European economy down, pushes prices up
By Jonathan Cable and Mark John LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The energy shock from the Iran war is see...
21st May, 2026
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UK to bring forward reforms on oil and gas profits channelled through foreign branches
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday the government wo...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Stellantis launches $70 billion business plan to 2030 including 60 new models
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, May 21 (Reuters) - Stellantis set out a new 60 billion euro ($70 billion) bu...
21st May, 2026
Finance
UK's FTSE 100 falls on renewed Middle East war jitters
May 21 (Reuters) - UK's blue-chip shares fell on Thursday, pressured by downbeat data and worries th...
21st May, 2026
Finance
Hungary PM Magyar says tax reform will come after new 2026 budget
VIENNA, May 21 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Thursday that his governmen...
21st May, 2026