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Tanzania central bank says it is working on president’s cryptocurrency push
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's central bank has said it is working on President Samia Suluhu Hassan's directive to prepare for cryptocurrencies, pointing to a possible reversa...
Jun 25, 2021
Iran’s leader gets locally made coronavirus vaccine shot
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received his first dose of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, state television reported, amid an effort by the country to speed up ...
Jun 25, 2021
Euro zone to recover faster than thought, still needs support -ECB
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone is recovering faster than earlier expected, but still needs continued fiscal and monetary support so that the pandemic does not leave scars, European Central Bank he...
Jun 25, 2021
Tireless Project returns this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s Tireless Project is back this weekend with its monthly collection of tires. The project, in its seventh year, is run entirely by volunteers. This month’s coll...
Jun 25, 2021
France’s Macron says tensions with Turkey have eased
PARIS (Reuters) - Tensions with Turkey have eased over the last few weeks but European countries will remain cautious, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. "Tensions have eased in recent w...
Jun 25, 2021
S&P, Nasdaq futures at peaks ahead of crucial inflation report
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes were near record highs on Friday, helped by gains in major U.S. lenders and a robust earnings forecast from Nike, while in...
Jun 25, 2021
Nike shares on track to hit record high as sales get post-lockdown boost
(Reuters) - Shares of Nike Inc surged 12% on Friday and were set to open at a record high after the sportswear giant forecast full-year sales of more than $50 billion, riding on pent-up demand for sne...
Jun 25, 2021
UK’s Hancock apologises over kissing photo, says focused on job
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Matt Hancock apologised on Friday and accepted he had breached social-distancing guidance after a tabloid newspaper published a picture of him kissing and em...
Jun 25, 2021
Branson’s Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval to fly people to space
(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Friday it received approval from the U.S. aviation safety regulator to fly people to space, following a...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S.’ Blinken says lack of IAEA-Iran monitoring deal a serious concern
PARIS (Reuters) - The lack of a deal between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran for an interim agreement on monitoring Iran's atomic activities is a serious concern that has been communicated to Tehra...
Jun 25, 2021
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