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September 2, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union will take months to decide if banks can continue clearing derivatives in London, the EU’s financial services chief said on Thursday in a sign of how Brussels is keeping up pressure to shift business to Frankfurt. A European Commission working group looked at […]

September 2, 2021 By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) – Western Union Co is resuming money-transfer services to Afghanistan, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday, a decision he said was in line with a U.S. push to allow humanitarian activity to continue after the Taliban’s takeover. The world’s largest money-transfer firm and MoneyGram International Inc, […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was launching its first commercial research mission named “Unity 23” in partnership with Italian Air Force. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) Source Link Virgin Galactic to launch first commercial research mission David Barret

September 2, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Raab was speaking during a joint press conference with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, where he […]

September 2, 2021 HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam could be facing a lengthy battle against the coronavirus and cannot rely on lockdown and quarantine measures indefinitely, its prime minister said, as the country struggles to contain its deadliest outbreak so far. Vietnam has deployed soldiers and forced residents of its biggest city to stay in their […]

Over the previous two or three years we’ve seen an explosion of new debit and credit card products come to market from consumer and B2B fintech startups, as well as companies that we might not traditionally think of as players in the financial services industry. On the consumer side, that means companies like Venmo or […]

TechRadar's PC Gaming Week is back for 2021, and PC gaming has never been better – or more important. The PC continues to be the best place to play games if you're after sheer breadth of game types. From obscure indie games to visually stunning AAA titles, our humble PCs (or tricked out rigs) let […]

We saw yesterday that Microsoft is telling Windows 11 testers whose PCs don’t meet the minimum spec for the OS, who despite that were happily running preview builds thus far, that they now have to go back to using Windows 10 – causing some confusion about perceived promises in the past, and a clarification to […]

The best cordless vacuum cleaners combine powerful suction and large dust canisters so you can ensure your hard floors and carpets are dust-free, without a wire restricting just where you can clean. Cordless vacuums are powered by rechargeable batteries, which can last anywhere between 15 minutes and one hour between charges. Many models even have […]

Gartner says worldwide smartphone sales rose by 10.8% in the second quarter of 2021, with rebounding demand and 5G phones helping to drive growth despite ongoing production challenges. A total of 328.8 million handsets were sold during the three-month period, with manufacturers tasked with supply chain constraints and shortage of components caused by Covid-19. “Reinforced […]

Amazon is looking to recruit anywhere between 40,000 and 55,000 new employees across a range of positions and offices. The tech giant said its upcoming Career Day, which will take place on September 15, will be the perfect opportunity for people looking to turn the page in their corporate and tech roles. There will be […]

September 2, 2021 By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) – Issam Al Sabhi’s goal two minutes from time gave Oman a 1-0 shock win over Japan in their opening clash in the final round of Asia’s World Cup preliminaries for Qatar 2022 as South Korea and Iraq played out a scoreless draw in Seoul. Al […]

September 2, 2021 OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada posted a narrower trade surplus in July than in the previous month, missing analyst expectations, as imports rose at a faster pace than exports, Statistics Canada data showed on Thursday. Canada’s surplus with the world was C$778 million ($616.6 million) in July, down from a downwardly revised C$2.6 billion […]

September 2, 2021 By Marc Jones and Wayne Cole LONDON (Reuters) – Record-high world stocks slowed their charge on Thursday as concerns grew over the Chinese economy after a run of soft data, while the risk of a sub-par U.S. payrolls report kept the dollar on the defensive. A raft of Asian manufacturing surveys overnight […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – American Eagle Outfitters Inc reported quarterly revenue that missed estimates on Thursday as the apparel retailer’s online business slowed following vaccinations and the easing of some COVID-19 curbs, sending its shares tumbling 12% before the bell. The company’s second-quarter digital sales fell 5% from a year earlier, hurt by customers […]

September 2, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would send a letter by next week to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him to help craft a plan to offer work visas to migrants. When asked during a regular news conference what steps would be taken to […]

September 2, 2021 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in central Bangkok on Thursday to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and said they would return every day until he leaves office. The demonstration at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok was one of the biggest such gatherings this year despite […]

We live in a time where Star Wars is on both the big screen and the small screen, with many different parts of the universe to enjoy. We've been given content for fans of the prequels, the original trilogy, the sequels and the Clone Wars in new stories such as Rebels, The Bad Batch and […]

The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to ban the spyware maker SpyFone and its chief executive Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance industry, the first order of its kind, after the agency accused the company of harvesting mobile data on thousands of people and leaving it on the open internet. The agency said SpyFone “secretly […]

September 2, 2021 FARO, Portugal (Reuters) -Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading scorer in men’s international football when he headed two last-gasp goals to give Portugal a 2-1 comeback victory over Ireland in Group A of World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday. The Manchester United forward saw Gavin Bazunu, a Manchester City loanee, save a first-half […]