Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wildfire in Spain disrupts Madrid-Barcelona rail service as heatwave looms
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - The high-speed rail service between Spain's Madrid and Barcelona was disrupted on Thursday after a wildfire broke out near a section in Catalonia, rail operator Adif said. ...
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Iran peace not stopping central banks from raising borrowing costs
By Balazs Koranyi and Leika Kihara FRANKFURT/TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Iran war-induced inflation surge is becoming too much for central banks around the world to simply look past and a string of...
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Parents of Serbian school shooter sentenced in retrial, report says
BELGRADE, June 18 (Reuters) - The parents of a Serbian boy who killed 10 people in a 2023 Belgrade school shooting were convicted at a retrial on Thursday, the prosecutor's office said, with the court...
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QUOTES-Bank of England policymakers set out views on rates outlook in minutes of June meeting
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 7-2 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee. Below are key excerpts from comments by indivi...
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US signs $725 million loan pact with Energy Fuels to boost domestic rare earth production
By Mike Stone and Nandan Mandayam June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday signed a $725 million conditional loan commitment with Energy Fuels to boost domestic processing of rare earth ele...
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China appoints senior official Cai Qi as head of National Academy of Governance
BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - China has officially appointed Cai Qi, a member of the elite Politburo Standing Committee, as president of the National Academy of Governance, replacing Chen Xi, the human...
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Bank of Spain sees few risks from red-hot housing market
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spain's housing market is expanding strongly, but without presenting the financial stability risks seen in past property booms, the Bank of Spain said in its 2025 annual re...
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Brazil police target Lula ally Jaques Wagner in Banco Master probe, say sources
BRASILIA, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police served a search and seizure warrant on Senator Jaques Wagner, a close ally of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the government's leader in t...
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Pfizer CFO Dave Denton to step down, leave company in August
June 18 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Thursday that finance chief Dave Denton will step down and leave the company on August 15 to take a role in the consumer goods industry. The U.S. drugmaker named Cec...
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Accenture strikes $4.18 billion cybersecurity deal, shares fall on weak forecast
June 18 (Reuters) - Accenture unveiled $4.18 billion in cybersecurity acquisitions on Thursday to push deeper into the booming sector, as a weak sales forecast sent its shares down 14% and underscored...
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