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U.S. household wealth rose to record $136.9 trillion in first quarter, Fed says
(Reuters) - U.S. household wealth jumped to a record $136.9 trillion at the end of March, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, bolstered by massive government aid aimed at blunting th...
Jun 10, 2021
EU lawmakers seek ban on caged farming, foie gras force-feeding
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday called for the European Union to end caged farming of animals and ban force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce foie gras. The...
Jun 10, 2021
Dutch tech investor Prosus sees earnings almost doubling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prosus NV, the Dutch investor with a 28.9% share of Chinese software giant Tencent, said on Thursday it expected full-year earnings per share to have nearly doubled in the past ye...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. says it will push COVID vaccine waivers, but ‘may take time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but...
Jun 10, 2021
‘CryptoPunk’ NFT sells for $11.8 million – Sotheby’s
LONDON (Reuters) - A non-fungible token (NFT) of a digital artwork called a "CryptoPunk" was sold for $11.8 million on Thursday, according to a tweet by auction house Sotheby's. The NFT - a blockchain...
Jun 10, 2021
Macron says intellectual property rights must not hinder access to vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) -Intellectual property rights should not hinder access to vaccines during a pandemic and France and South Africa will propose at the G7 summit that nations work on a limited easing of ...
Jun 10, 2021
Merkel welcomes better COVID-19 situation but Delta variant a worry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that a recent improvement in the number of coronavirus cases in Germany was pleasing but warned that the pandemic was not over and the risk...
Jun 10, 2021
EU to agree easier travel, more safer places to visit
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to agree on Friday to let people who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus travel freely within the bloc this summer and also ...
Jun 10, 2021
Airbus focus is on evolving existing jet models, CEO says
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in remarks aired on Thursday that the planemaker is looking at how to evolve existing models, and he also voiced optimism ab...
Jun 10, 2021
Canada privacy regulator says federal police broke laws using facial recognition software
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The Canadian federal police force broke the law when they used facial recognition software, the country's top privacy regulator found in a report released on Thursday. T...
Jun 10, 2021
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