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Britain, EU must use caution in new online rules – UN

Britain, EU must use caution in new online rules – UN

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Britain and other countries drawing up legislation to regulate online content – in..

Oil drops on oversupply fears after Saudi-UAE deal, lagging U.S. demand

Oil drops on oversupply fears after Saudi-UAE deal, lagging U.S. demand

By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after Reuters reported Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Em..

4 ways to create a tranquil, tech-free retreat at home

4 ways to create a tranquil, tech-free retreat at home

By: Sarah Hastings, RW4Y According to (Ofcom) over lockdown, we spent an average of 45 hours a week watching TV and other online strea..

Augmented reality leader Reactive Reality continues its international expansion with the opening of a Tokyo office

Augmented reality leader Reactive Reality continues its international expansion with the opening of a Tokyo office

Reactive Reality (www.reactivereality.com), the leading augmented reality (AR) company increasing sales and brand loyalty for fashion ..

Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Highly-speculative cryptoassets like bitcoin are becoming more interlinked with big investors, b..

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – A calming down of Italian government bonds, typically among the most ..

Pay Off Debt Or Save For Retirement?

Pay Off Debt Or Save For Retirement?

By: Nicholas R. Fernandes Founder CreditSage (Smart Credit Rebuilding) There isn’t a straight answer to this, typically if you have de..

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

The London based AKO Foundation, starts to collaborate with Aalto University Executive Education’s (Aalto EE) Business of Culture prog..

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks closed at a record on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields held ab..

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil slumped on Monday over concerns about spreading COVID-19 variants derailing the global econom..

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swatch Group returned to profit in the first six months of 2021 and its sales jumped more than 50% as demand recover..

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – The local Tokyo Olympics organising committee is unlikely to get much..

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

By Joan Faus and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will invest 4.3 billion euros ($5.1 billion) to kick-start the production..

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s pro baseball league suspended its season on Monday after five players tested posi..

Lux Afrique Polo Day Announces Exciting Return of Europe’s Premier African Polo Event

Lux Afrique Polo Day Announces Exciting Return of Europe’s Premier African Polo Event

1 July 2021 LONDON, UK – Lux Afrique Polo Daythe only event in Europe dedicated to the celebration of African polo, returns to t..

Dutch reimpose COVID curbs as cases jump in young adults

Dutch reimpose COVID curbs as cases jump in young adults

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government reimposed COVID-19 curbs on nightclubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in an effo..

C3M Risk Scoring Solves Enterprise Struggle of Alert Fatigue

C3M Risk Scoring Solves Enterprise Struggle of Alert Fatigue

  Industry-first framework quantifies high risk, high impact threats in the cloud for enhanced security team efficacy 7th July 2..

LastBasic launches automated design and engineering platform for faster and better value prototyping

LastBasic launches automated design and engineering platform for faster and better value prototyping

Virtual platform fuses technology with prototyping process to connect inventors and experts from around the world and turn ideas into ..

Strategic hires aim to drive AbScent into household name status

Strategic hires aim to drive AbScent into household name status

July 2021: Following a year of unprecedented growth, AbScent, the charity that supports people impacted by all types of smell disorder..

UK housing boom may derail post-Brexit trade dreams

UK housing boom may derail post-Brexit trade dreams

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – History suggests Britain’s house price surge could threaten hopes of post-Brexit export-p..

Zivver Expands Leadership Team, Names Three New C-level Executives

Zivver Expands Leadership Team, Names Three New C-level Executives

AMSTERDAM, NL and LONDON, UK  –  Zivver , a leader in secure communications solutions, today announced that three new executives have ..

Canada’s first Indigenous governor general pledges to help heal nation

Canada’s first Indigenous governor general pledges to help heal nation

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The first Indigenous Canadian to hold the post of governor general addressed the public in h..

Return to normal? UK PM Johnson outlines end to England’s virus restrictions

Return to normal? UK PM Johnson outlines end to England’s virus restrictions

By Alistair Smout and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Monday to end social and e..

India reports 39,796 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

India reports 39,796 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

(Reuters) – India reported 39,796 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, with active ca..

Ecommerce localization specialist, Reach, builds unstoppable momentum with new senior appointments and Canadian office move

Ecommerce localization specialist, Reach, builds unstoppable momentum with new senior appointments and Canadian office move

The leading Canadian fintech has welcomed new talent after impressive 50% year- on-year growth four years running Reach, the global pa..

Moneycorp announces new Head of Payment Solutions, Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi, as digital payment needs surge

Moneycorp announces new Head of Payment Solutions, Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi, as digital payment needs surge

Specialist international payments partner moneycorp  has appointed global payments expert Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi as its new Head..

Is the road to data transformation slowing digital transformation?

Is the road to data transformation slowing digital transformation?

By David Meyer, SVP Product Management at Databricks Data is a fundamental part of digital transformation as it enables automation, in..

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The global economy faces annual losses of $2.7 trillion by 2030 if..

Concerns grow over energy consumption levels spurred by cryptocurrencies – New Index reveals

Concerns grow over energy consumption levels spurred by cryptocurrencies – New Index reveals

30 June 2021: Concerns around increasing energy usage, driven by growth in cryptocurrency markets, continue to spread, according to a ..

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -BT’s new billionaire investor is backing the British telecoms group to go it al..

Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employe..

Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA (Reuters) -Telecoms bosses toasted the return of Barcelona’s Mobile Wo..

Swiss bank UBS to allow most staff to adopt hybrid working

Swiss bank UBS to allow most staff to adopt hybrid working

ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS Group will allow most staff to mix remote working with time spent in the office, Switzerland’s bigg..

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Australia’s COVID-19 response team holds u..

ECB should retain flexibility of emergency stimulus scheme – Panetta

ECB should retain flexibility of emergency stimulus scheme – Panetta

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current ..

EU countries approve landmark climate change law

EU countries approve landmark climate change law

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law to make the bloc..

A low-code London Market – the key to industry futureproofing

A low-code London Market – the key to industry futureproofing

By Richard Farrell, Chief Innovation Officer at Netcall Aged 332 years, the London Market isn’t new to the need to modernise. For many..