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Seeking right tone, new UK PM Truss had to quickly change gear for queen

Seeking right tone, new UK PM Truss had to quickly change gear for queen

By Elizabeth Piper and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Just a week after Queen Elizabeth asked Liz Truss to form a government,..

Cryptoverse: Ether snaps at bitcoin’s heels in race for crypto crown

Cryptoverse: Ether snaps at bitcoin’s heels in race for crypto crown

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – For years, ether could barely dream of challenging its big brother bitcoin..

Oracle offers its MySQL HeatWave database and analytics on Amazon’s cloud

Oracle offers its MySQL HeatWave database and analytics on Amazon’s cloud

(Reuters) – Oracle Corp has started to offer MySQL HeatWave, its cloud database service for transactions, analytics and machine ..

French cloud provider OVH lines up diesel generators to offset potential power cuts

French cloud provider OVH lines up diesel generators to offset potential power cuts

By Mathieu Rosemain STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – OVHcloud, France’s biggest home grown cloud services provider, is braci..

Premium bicycles win new fans among China’s city folk

Premium bicycles win new fans among China’s city folk

BEIJING (Reuters) – Zhou Changchang likes to spend his spare time cruising along the streets of China’s capital with his c..

Nintendo shares jump 5% on record ‘Splatoon’ launch

Nintendo shares jump 5% on record ‘Splatoon’ launch

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd jumped 5% on Tuesday after the Japanese gaming company reported record..

Most Twitter shareholders vote in favor of sale to Musk-sources

Most Twitter shareholders vote in favor of sale to Musk-sources

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – A majority of Twitter Inc’s shareholders have voted in favor of the social media compan..

Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers rocket failure during uncrewed mission

Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers rocket failure during uncrewed mission

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin failed mid-flight shortly after lifto..

The future of contactless payments

The future of contactless payments

By Stacey ONeill, Managing Director, Nationwide Courier Services, https://nationwidecourierserviceltd.co.uk/ Contactless payments are ..

No Time to Procrastinate for SMEs

No Time to Procrastinate for SMEs

With COVID-19, labour shortages, and now the impact of geopolitical conflict to contend with, businesses are losing confid..

The Advantages of Cloud Computing for Financial Organisations

The Advantages of Cloud Computing for Financial Organisations

By Gordon Davey, general manager of Azure Cloud Services, SoftwareONE’s As a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, organisations have had ..

Explainer-The G7’s price cap on Russian oil begins to take shape

Explainer-The G7’s price cap on Russian oil begins to take shape

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limi..

King Charles, in parliament, promises to follow queen’s example

King Charles, in parliament, promises to follow queen’s example

LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles told parliament on Monday he was “resolved faithfully to follow” the example set by his mot..

Mobile school offers hope to nomad children in Chad

Mobile school offers hope to nomad children in Chad

By Mahamat Ramadane TOUKRA, Chad (Reuters) – In a makeshift open-air classroom, dozens of children sat squeezed together on a ma..

Global reinsurers see inflation, war driving higher rates

Global reinsurers see inflation, war driving higher rates

By Miranda Murray and Carolyn Cohn BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) -Global geopolitical tensions, high inflation and climate change have heigh..

ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2% to curb inflation – sources

ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2% to curb inflation – sources

By Francesco Canepa PRAGUE (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers see a rising risk that they will have to raise their key inte..

Tennis-The future is now: Alcaraz wins U.S. Open and becomes world number one

Tennis-The future is now: Alcaraz wins U.S. Open and becomes world number one

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) -Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz completed his rapid rise to the top of the tennis world on Sunday,..

Australia financial crimes regulator opens investigation into Britain’s Entain

Australia financial crimes regulator opens investigation into Britain’s Entain

(Reuters) -The Australian financial crimes regulator said on Monday it opened an investigation into British sports betting giant Entai..

Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports

Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports

By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S sh..

King Charles to fly to Scotland to join sombre procession of queen’s coffin

King Charles to fly to Scotland to join sombre procession of queen’s coffin

By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will fly to Edinburgh to join his sibl..

Oprah-produced ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier ‘redefined’ Hollywood

Oprah-produced ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier ‘redefined’ Hollywood

By Jenna Zucker and Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – The late Sidney Poitier forever changed the conception of what a Black m..

Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms

Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel does not anticipate a renewal of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers before the U.S. mid-te..

Some Russians mourn Queen Elizabeth with flowers as Kremlin pays respects

Some Russians mourn Queen Elizabeth with flowers as Kremlin pays respects

By Mikhail Antonov and Lev Sergeev MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin paid respectful tribute to Queen Elizabeth on Friday and dozen..

Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows

Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows

(Reuters) – Global equity funds remained out of favour in the seven days to Sept. 7 as a strong U.S. services industry report fu..

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

(Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died ..

Motor racing-Porsche’s Formula One plans stall as Red Bull talks collapse

Motor racing-Porsche’s Formula One plans stall as Red Bull talks collapse

BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche and Red Bull have ended talks over Porsche joining Formula One, but the German sports car brand remai..

Four European countries call for special treatment of defence in EU debt rules – document

Four European countries call for special treatment of defence in EU debt rules – document

By Jan Strupczewski PRAGUE (Reuters) – Greece, Romania, Poland and Lithuania are urging the European Commission to give special ..

Germany’s bakeries burnt by rising energy prices

Germany’s bakeries burnt by rising energy prices

By Riham Alkousaa and Petra Wischgoll MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany) (Reuters) – German bakery owner Peter Hemmerle is expecting..

Germany’s Scholz: Queen Elizabeth embodied the best of Europe’s shared inheritance

Germany’s Scholz: Queen Elizabeth embodied the best of Europe’s shared inheritance

(Reuters) – Germany joins Britain in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth, whose sense of duty was “legendary” and ..

With Queen Elizabeth’s death, republicans sense their chance

With Queen Elizabeth’s death, republicans sense their chance

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – During Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, republican rumblings surfaced on occasion, bu..

UK declares period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth

UK declares period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Friday officially declared the start of a period of national mourning for Queen Eli..

India to hold one day state mourning on passing away of Queen Elizabeth

India to hold one day state mourning on passing away of Queen Elizabeth

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government on Friday announced one day of state mourning on Sept. 11 as a mark of respect on th..

Sporting events cancelled, tributes paid after Queen Elizabeth dies

Sporting events cancelled, tributes paid after Queen Elizabeth dies

(Reuters) -The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, r..

Saudi Arabia’s king, crown prince send condolences on Queen Elizabeth’s death

Saudi Arabia’s king, crown prince send condolences on Queen Elizabeth’s death

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman sent condolences to British K..

In France, Eiffel Tower goes dark in tribute to Queen Elizabeth

In France, Eiffel Tower goes dark in tribute to Queen Elizabeth

PARIS (Reuters) -The Eiffel Tower’s lights went dark early on Thursday night in tribute to Queen Elizabeth, with Parisians recal..

BMW PGA Championship halts play after death of Queen Elizabeth II

BMW PGA Championship halts play after death of Queen Elizabeth II

The death Thursday of Queen Elizabeth II led to the stoppage of play at the BMW PGA Championships at Surrey, England.   The flags..

Russia’s Putin extends condolences to Britain for ‘irreparable loss’ of Queen

Russia’s Putin extends condolences to Britain for ‘irreparable loss’ of Queen

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended his condolences to Britain for the “irreparable lossR..