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UK records 26,068 new daily COVID cases, highest since Jan. 29
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded a further 26,068 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since January 29, and 14 deaths, official data showed. Daily cases have been ri...
Jun 30, 2021
Sun-starved Britons flood to Spain’s Mallorca after restrictions eased
By Marco Trujillo PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Beach-craving British tourists flocked to the Spanish island of Mallorca on Wednesday after London added the Balearic archipelago to its "green travel list",...
Jun 30, 2021
Firms face owner disclosure as UAE acts to avoid dirty money list
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - More than 500,000 firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must disclose their ultimate owners from Wednesday or face penalties, as the Middle East financial hub tr...
Jun 30, 2021
Online broker Robinhood to pay $70 million for ‘systemic supervisory failures’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online broker Robinhood Financial LLC has been ordered to pay $70 million for 'systemic supervisory failures' that harmed thousands of consumers in the process, an industry regu...
Jun 30, 2021
NYC mayoral race awaits fresh vote count after confusion over board error
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - New York City's Board of Elections is expected to release updated vote totals in the Democratic mayoral contest on Wednesday, a day after the board threw the race into confusi...
Jun 30, 2021
EU agrees ceasefire with Britain in “sausage war”
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with Britain in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the "sausage war" by extending a grace period for shipments...
Jun 30, 2021
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030 as races to renewables
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain joined an international campaign to set a date for closing all coal plants by 2030 on Wednesday, signing up to a target it looks well-placed to beat by a wide margin. The Powe...
Jun 30, 2021
A church in Brazil takes on a new mission, baking bread for the poor
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As Brazil battles a pandemic that has taken over half a million lives and thrust millions more further into poverty, a church in the west of Rio de Janeiro has assumed a new...
Jun 30, 2021
AT&T to run core 5G network on Microsoft’s cloud
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc on Wednesday said that the carrier will run core parts of its 5G wireless network on Microsoft's cloud computing platform. The newer generatio...
Jun 30, 2021
Rolls-Royce partners with Shell in sustainable aviation fuel push
LONDON (Reuters) - British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would partner with oil company Shell to work on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in line with both their plans for ...
Jun 30, 2021
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