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Flying taxis to take to the sky in mid-2020s, says UK’s Vertical Aerospace
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Fed up with traffic jams? Imagine a world where your taxi takes to the skies and lands on top of your office building, recharges and sets off afresh. That's the visio...
Oct 13, 2021
Texas vaccine mandate ban likely to be trumped by federal law but could cause uncertainty
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates will likely be superseded by the Biden administration plan to require shots for workers, but the dueling rules cou...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court weighs Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By Lawrence Hurley and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear the federal government's bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death...
Oct 13, 2021
As Evergrande default looms, what legal options do offshore creditors have?
By Karin Strohecker and Scott Murdoch LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - With China Evergrande Group's default deadline drawing closer, offshore bond investors in the property developer are pondering their ...
Oct 13, 2021
Binance to halt Chinese yuan trading amid Beijing’s crypto crackdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Binance will stop the use of the Chinese yuan on its peer-to-peer trading platform, the latest move by major global cryptocurrency exchanges to cut their ties with mainland Chines...
Oct 13, 2021
Deutsche Bank CEO calls on ECB to rethink policy in light of inflation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's chief executive Christian Sewing on Wednesday called on the European Central Bank to rethink its ultra-loose monetary policy in light of new inflation risks. Poli...
Oct 13, 2021
China’s Guangdong housing regulator warns consumers for property purchases
BEIJING (Reuters) - The local housing regulator in China's southern Guangdong province warned consumers over property purchases on Wednesday as China Evergrande Group missed its third round of bond pa...
Oct 13, 2021
Christmas isn’t cancelled despite choked port, Britain says
By Sarah Young and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Wednesday that people should buy normally for Christmas and there would be no shortage of gifts after shipping containers carryin...
Oct 13, 2021
Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cybe...
Oct 13, 2021
Carl Pei’s Nothing raises $50 million, partners with Qualcomm
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Technology company Nothing, founded by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, on Wednesday said it has raised $50 million from strategic and private investors, and has partnered with U.S. ...
Oct 13, 2021
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