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Published by DPA France and Germany hope to get a digital euro project up and running before the year is out, said the finance ministers of the two countries on Wednesday during a meeting in … Full ArticleFrance, Germany hope to jump-start work on digital euro project

Published by Reuters By Jennifer Hiller and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Exxon’s business strategy hung in the balance on Wednesday as it scrambled to stave off a challenge from investors aiming to reshape its board … Full ArticleExxon scrambles to stave off dissidents as board fight nears climax

Published by Reuters DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. firms General Motors (GM) and Lockheed Martin Corp will develop a vehicle to drive NASA astronauts around on the moon’s surface, they said on Wednesday, competing for a … Full ArticleU.S firms GM, Lockheed aim for the moon with lunar rover venture

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will likely face tough questioning on Wednesday from opposition … Full ArticleGun control advocate aims to be second confirmed ATF director in 15 years

Published by Reuters By Bart H. Meijer THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to significantly deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in a landmark ruling that could pave … Full ArticleDutch court orders Shell to deepen carbon cuts in landmark ruling

Published by Reuters By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it is buying MGM, the fabled U.S. movie studio home to the James Bond franchise, for $8.45 billion, giving it a huge … Full ArticleAmazon snaps up James Bond owner MGM for $8.45 billion as streaming war heats up

Published by Reuters By Tom Balmforth and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday a journalist pulled off a plane that was forced to land in Minsk had been plotting … Full ArticleBelarus leader says detained journalist was plotting ‘bloody rebellion’

Published by Esports Insider Esports and casino experiences (known in Japan asオンラインカジノ 体験) might not be two words you often hear together, but that is rapidly changing. Between esports arenas in Las Vegas to casino … Full ArticleThe growing link between esports betting and casinos

Published by Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s early plan to combat COVID-19 was a “disaster” and “awful decisions” led to the government imposing lockdowns that could have been avoided, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former top … Full ArticleBritish PM’s former top adviser says early COVID-19 plan was a “disaster”

Published by Reuters By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – The United States topped a list of the countries most frequently targeted by deceptive foreign influence operations using Facebook between 2017 and 2020, the social media company … Full ArticleU.S. a top target for foreign and domestic influence operations, says new Facebook report