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EU Commission approves Germany’s 25.6 billion euro recovery plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Tuesday Germany's 25.6 billion euro plan to recover from the pandemic and transform the economy to become greener and more digitalised in comin...
Jun 22, 2021
Tokyo 2020 president defends decision to allow spectators amid public frustration
TOKYO (Reuters) - With 30 days to go until the start of an Olympic Games dogged by the coronavirus pandemic and by controversy, Tokyo Olympics President Seiko Hashimoto defended the organisers' decisi...
Jun 22, 2021
Daily forex volumes jump 21% in May as dollar trading picks up – CLS
LONDON (Reuters) - Average daily turnover in foreign exchange markets soared 21% in May to $1.8 trillion versus the same month a year earlier, CLS said on Tuesday, aided by big rises in trading of the...
Jun 22, 2021
Tanzania to offer alternative education for school dropouts including pregnant girls -official
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Secondary school drop-outs in Tanzania will be offered the opportunity to resume studies in alternative colleges, the government said on Tuesday, part of a shift away from a ...
Jun 22, 2021
Fed’s Mester flags financial stability concerns in central bank accommodation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve bank president Loretta Mester said Tuesday that the extended low interest rates, ongoing bond purchases, and loose-policy promises ...
Jun 22, 2021
Brazilian senator says social media firms may be probed over pandemic role
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - The head of a Brazilian Senate commission probing the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic said on Tuesday the body might investigate social media co...
Jun 22, 2021
Deutsche Bank may face higher capital bar for leveraged loans – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The European Central Bank has told Deutsche Bank AG it will probably need to hold more equity to account for the risk in lending to highly indebted clients, Bloomberg News reported on Tues...
Jun 22, 2021
Exclusive: Harvard wasn’t pressured over Toshiba, former Japan adviser says
By Ross Kerber and Makiko Yamazaki BOSTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - A former Japanese government adviser said he did not put pressure on Harvard University's endowment fund to influence its voting at Toshiba ...
Jun 22, 2021
Global steel output gains 16.5% in May, China growth cools
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - Global steel output shot up by 16.5% year-on-year in May as an easing of pandemic restrictions fuelled economic activity, but growth in top market China cooled, data ...
Jun 22, 2021
Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital raises $300 million from PayPal, Visa
(Reuters) - Blockchain Capital, a cryptocurrency- and blockchain-focused venture capital firm, raised $300 million in funding for its Fund V from investors including PayPal Holdings Inc and Visa Inc, ...
Jun 22, 2021
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