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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has invested $200 million in Mercado Bitcoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, said Roberto Da...

ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government refused on Thursday to disclose any details on the re-arrest of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, amid mounting speculation over which other countries were invol...

PARIS (Reuters) - Some parties to the Iran nuclear talks need more time before resuming negotiations in Vienna and a new round is unlikely before next week, Russia's envoy said on Thursday. "The #Vien...

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve has woken up world markets to the prospect that policymakers might soon start withdrawing monetary and fisca...

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Voters in a northern English region were casting their ballots on Thursday in a new test of whether British Prime Minister Boris Johnson can extend his Conservati...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's carbon emissions fell below 1990 levels last year, helped by more renewable energy, a drop in coal-fired power and an economy slowed by the pandemic, a statement released by...

By Pratima Desai and Mai Nguyen LONDON/HANOI (Reuters) - As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting carbon emissions - partly by phasing out internal-combustion-engine cars - demand for ...

By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has asked AstraZeneca to extend the shelf life of some 43,000 COVID-19 vaccines that expired on June 30, as the country has been unable to administe...

PRESENA GLACIER, Italy (Reuters) - Battling to save northern Italy's Presena glacier from further shrinking, climate experts are covering it with long strips of cloth which will reflect the sun's rays...

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Asset Management, the fund arm of Britain's biggest bank, said on Thursday it would take a minority stake in women-led U.S.-based environmental, social and gove...