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Australia should change laws to accommodate crypto, Senate report says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia needs to introduce new regulations for digital asset miners, such as tax discounts and a licensing regime for crypto exchanges, to be "competitive with Singapore, the UK a...
Oct 20, 2021
Former U.S. president Donald Trump launches new social media platform
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that hav...
Oct 20, 2021
New Zealand’s COVID-19 cases hit record for second time this week
(Reuters) - New Zealand reported record daily COVID-19 cases for the second time in three days on Thursday, as the Delta variant continued to spur a spike in infections in the country's biggest city, ...
Oct 20, 2021
China Evergrande shares set to slide 10.5% after $2.6 billion deal collapses
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of China Evergrande Group are set to fall 10.5% on Thursday after a deal to sell a $2.6 billion stake in its property services unit fell through, in the latest blow to the...
Oct 20, 2021
New Zealand swears in first indigenous woman as Governor-general
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's first indigenous Mori woman to be named Governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, was formally sworn into the largely ceremonial role in parliament in Wellington on Thurs...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. bars Malaysian glove maker Supermax over alleged labour abuses
By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States has barred imports from Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp over alleged forced labour practices at the company, the fourth Malaysian fir...
Oct 20, 2021
Woodside flags 27% drop in Wheatstone gas reserves, shares fall
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Woodside Petroleum on Thursday slashed the gas reserves estimate for the Wheatstone project, operated by Chevron Corp off Western Australia, in an unexpected downg...
Oct 20, 2021
Bank of England to raise rates to 0.25% in Q1, possibly sooner – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will be the first major central bank to raise interest rates in the post-pandemic cycle but economists polled by Reuters think the first hike w...
Oct 20, 2021
Canada to unveil vaccine passport plans Thursday -source
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will unveil plans on Thursday for a vaccine passport, a government source said on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laying out how the pro...
Oct 20, 2021
Oil extends gains as U.S. crude inventory draw points to strong demand
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend gains from the previous session as U.S. crude and fuel inventories tightened further, with supplies of gasoline hitting a two-y...
Oct 20, 2021
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