A view of the London skyline shows the City of London financial district, seen from St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Britain February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boost…
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California regulator rejects desalination plant despite historic drought
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 12 (Reuters) – California regulators on Thursday rejected a $1.4 billion desalination plant on environmental grounds, dealing a setback to Governor Gavin Newsom, who had supported the project as a partial solution for the state’s sustained drought. The California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 to reject the proposal by Poseidon Water, controlled…
French police to investigate vandalism behind internet outage
PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has opened a probe into the causes of a major internet outage which affected France’s telecommunications network on Wednesday following reports of coordinated acts of vandalism. The French Telecoms Federation said attacks of vandalism had impacted telecoms networks in several regions, including the Ile-de-France…
Deutsche Bank not financing controversial African oil pipeline, source says
FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is not financing a pipeline in Africa that environmental campaigners have said will displace thousands of families and disrupt nature reserves, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday. Germany’s largest lender has come under pressure to clarify its stance on the financing of the…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Signs of market bottom elude investors after steep selloff
“Stock Exchange” is seen over an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall St. in New York City, US, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) – Investors are studying an array of indicators for clues on how much further…
Bitcoin eyes record losing streak as ‘stablecoin’ collapse crushes crypto
Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies nursed large losses on Friday, with bitcoin pinned below $30,000 and set for a record…