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By Ankita Yadav (Reuters) -UK stocks closed lower in volatile trade on Wednesday on investors’ concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s independence, while investors awaited domestic employment data later in the week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 0.1%, while the midcap FTSE 250 index fell 0.4%. Minutes before the UK stock market closed, a …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked cities across Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people, authorities said on Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia – three cities in different parts of …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in what the U.S.-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators. The GHF, which is supported by Israel, said 19 people were trampled and one …

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano erupted on Wednesday in southwest Iceland, authorities said, with live media images showing it belched smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava, the latest in a series of outbreaks near the capital in recent years. Often referred to as a land of ice and fire, the North …

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By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -Prosecutors on Wednesday sought the arrest of Milan’s councillor for urban planning, the head of real estate firm Coima and four others as part of investigations into planning permits that have led to a construction freeze in Italy’s financial capital. The Milan property market began booming in 2015, when the …

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