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Euroclear joins bank-backed blockchain payment system
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Securities settlement house Euroclear said on Monday it had joined a consortium of banks building a payment system for tokenised assets in the latest sign of establishe...
Mar 20, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas in hospital for infection – statement
(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to a hospital in Washington on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with an infection, the top court said i...
Mar 20, 2022
Nearly 90 small earthquakes hit Portugal’s Azores island of Sao Jorge
LISBON (Reuters) - Authorities in Portugal's Azores archipelago have been placed on alert after nearly 90 small earthquakes hit the mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Sao Jorge in a little over 24 hours,...
Mar 20, 2022
U.S. charges former Apple buyer with defrauding more than $10 million from company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged a former Apple Inc employee with defrauding the iPhone maker out of more than $10 million in a series of schemes. Dhirendra Prasad faces f...
Mar 20, 2022
ECB will react to second-round inflation effects – Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will take action if it sees second-round inflation effects and a de-anchoring of medium-term inflation expectations, European Central Bank Vice Presiden...
Mar 20, 2022
Wisconsin police officer accused of using knee restraint on 12-year-old girl
By Brendan O'Brien and Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - An off-duty police officer accused of placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her after a school fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin,...
Mar 20, 2022
Union workers at Chevron refinery prepare for strike on Monday
(Reuters) - The union representing workers at a Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California, has told its members to prepare for a strike shortly after 12 a.m. on Monday barring agreement on a new la...
Mar 20, 2022
Brazil court gives Telegram Sunday deadline to comply with order
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Messaging app Telegram must fully comply by Sunday with Brazil Supreme Court orders to block accounts that allegedly spread misinformation if it is to continue operating in the c...
Mar 20, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot probe to reveal new details on attack, Cheney says
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress' probe of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol will reveal new details of that day's events and may recommend new criminal penaltie...
Mar 20, 2022
Box Office: ‘The Batman’ Rules Again, Crosses $300 Million in North America
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Robert Pattinson's gritty superhero adventure "The Batman" is the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row. That feat is not s...
Mar 20, 2022
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