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Turkey court ousts opposition leader in latest blow to Erdogan's challengers
ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) - A Turkish court effectively ousted the main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Thursday in a ruling that annuls the party's 2023 congress at which he was elected chairman, mark...
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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 drone in Russia's Bryansk region on Thursday, state company Russian Railways said. All three victims wer...
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US Supreme Court dismisses dispute over death row inmate's intellectual disability finding
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a challenge by Alabama officials to a judicial finding that a death row inmate convicted of a 1997 murder is ...
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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 said it would buy back $250 million of its stock through an accelerated share repurchase agreement,...
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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 by 76 % in domestic pigs and 44 % in wild boar, as the disease reemerged in Spain after more than t...
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US Supreme Court deals setback to cruise operators over Cuba confiscations
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, May 21 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a setback to four American cruise operators that contested $440 million in combined judgments after being accused of unla...
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Exclusive-US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair warns of China role in Argentina contract bid
By Leila Miller and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of "Chinese malign in...
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Private credit bond spreads show smaller lenders priced at greater risk
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy May 21 (Reuters) - Bond investors are assigning diverse risk premiums to U.S. private credit firms, with smaller lenders being priced at greater risk and hence wider spread...
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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, figures released on Thursday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone co...
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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 parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outs...
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