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Crypto exchange Binance says sterling withdrawals reactivated after outage
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday that sterling withdrawals from its platform had been reactivated, with users also able to buy digital coins wit...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Berrettini continues winning run on grass
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini continued his winning run on grass with a confident display against Guido Pella of Argentina to roll into the second round of Wimbledon with a...
Jun 30, 2021
Responding to Putin, UK says royal navy ship stuck to international law
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's HMS Defender warship acted in accordance with international law and was conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sp...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Wimbledon defends ‘slippery’ courts after Serena injury
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon organisers on Wednesday defended the state of the grasscourts after concerns from players that the lawns are too slippery. Seven-times champion Serena Wil...
Jun 30, 2021
Future Volvo electric cars will be safer, come with insurance – CEO
(Reuters) - Future electric vehicles from Geely's Volvo Cars will come bundled with insurance, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said during a global technical briefing on Wednesday. The company's goal is to build...
Jun 30, 2021
Exxon to sell elastic polymers business to Celanese for $1.15 billion
(Reuters) -Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday it would sell its Santoprene business, which makes elastic polymers used in automotive, industrial and consumer products, to chemical maker Cela...
Jun 30, 2021
Worsening power cuts show depth of Sudan’s economic challenge
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - For 17-year-old Wa'ad, frequent power cuts in Sudan's capital have meant struggling to revise for secondary school exams by candlelight on many nights. The inc...
Jun 30, 2021
Ethiopian troops ‘forced’ out of Mekelle, Tigray forces spokesman says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian forces were forced to withdraw this week from the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle, a spokesman for the Tigrayan forces said on Wednesday, calling Prime Minister Abiy A...
Jun 30, 2021
Brazil’s unemployment rate at historic high 14.7% in quarter through April
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's unemployment rate held steady at a historic high of 14.7% in the three months through April, figures showed on Wednesday, with the rate of deterioration in the labor mark...
Jun 30, 2021
Exclusive: Angola’s oilfield debts to energy majors hit $1 billion – sources
By Noah Browning and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Angola has accumulated around $1 billion in debt to western oil companies operating its oilfields, with the bill prompting the African country's rece...
Jun 30, 2021
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