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Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio, spurred by market rally
By Anshuman Daga and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Temasek Holdings reported a 25% rise in its portfolio value to a record S$381 billion ($282 billion) in the year ended March 2...
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UK-based equity funds had record $8.6 billion inflows in second quarter – Calastone
LONDON (Reuters) - UK-based equity funds had record inflows totalling 6.2 billion pounds ($8.6 billion) in the second quarter, fund network Calastone said on Tuesday. Funds focused on environmental, s...
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British police seize record $408 million haul of cryptocurrency
LONDON (Reuters) -British police have seized record hauls of cryptocurrency totalling 294 million pounds ($408 million) as part of an investigation into money laundering after organised crime groups m...
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Japanese firms agree to sell payment startup Pring to Google
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cashless payment technology company Metaps Inc and gas supplier Nippon Gas Co said they agred to sell their shares in payment startup Pring to Alphabet's Google. Metaps said...
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UK warns tech platforms: take action over racist Euros messages
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain warned social media platforms they must take action over racist messages sent to England's Black soccer players following the Euro 2020 final defeat or they would face conse...
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China’s Alibaba to lead fund for startups in Greater Bay Area
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will anchor a fund for startups in China's Greater Bay Area, the company announced on Tuesday. The fund will have a targeted siz...
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Thailand approves self-tests, self-isolation as COVID-19 cases climb
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has given the go-ahead for home isolation of coronavirus patients with mild symptoms and use of home self-test kits, as a stubborn coronavirus outbreak puts pressure on it...
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Warburg Pincus leads $153 million fundraising for UK fintech Quantexa
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - UK-based Quantexa has raised $153 million in a funding round led by Warburg Pincus, the financial technology start-up said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its ...
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U.S. output surging amid pandemic due to digitization – Goldman
(Reuters) - The shutdowns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic have hurt the U.S. economy, but Goldman Sachs analysts are seeing a redeeming trend - a productivity surge led by a rapid digitization, which ...
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Exclusive: European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps
By Michel Rose, Polina Ivanova and Emilio Parodi PARIS (Reuters) - The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data that regulators deem to be standard r...
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