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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NETHERLANDS-PROTESTS (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV):UPDATE 5--Three in hospital after police fire on Dutch COVID-19 protesters

The International Monetary Fund's executive board was due to debate Kristalina Georgieva's future as head of the institution on Friday over her alleged role in a World Bank data-rigging scandal, with some European governments expected to back her, people familiar with the matter said.

The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 170 on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and ripped up roads and power lines.

GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX):GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally as investors begin May in bullish mood

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally as investors eye economic rebound, gold gains Reuters 5/3/2021 * UK, Chinese, Japanese markets closed for holidays * MSCI's all-country world index gains, off record peak * German yields hit highest since March 2020 * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets on Monday was not far from a record as investors remain bullish about the economic recovery ahead of U.S. data that is ...