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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – London Stock Exchange Group has teamed up with Global Futures and Options (GFO-X) to offer Britain’s first regulated trading and clearing in bitcoin index futures and options derivatives, the companies said on Thursday. Britain, which aims to become a global hub for crypto technology, launched a public consultation earlier this year on future rules for cryptoassets, which are currently unregulated. GFO-X, which is licensed […]

(Reuters) -The person who leaked U.S. classified documents prompting a national security investigation is a gun enthusiast in his 20s who worked on a military base, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing fellow members of an online chat group. The person shared classified information to a group on the instant messaging platform Discord of about two dozen men and young boys who shared a “mutual love of guns, military […]

By Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) -French utility EDF has warned drawn-out strikes at its nuclear reactors and hydro-electricity plants have cost it 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) in lost output and that it is reviewing hiring plans for the year, three sources said. Two of the sources, who are union members and were briefed by two EDF executives in separate conversations last week, told Reuters they were informed that EDF […]

(Reuters) – Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to stop featuring gambling sponsorships on the front of soccer kits from the 2026-27 season, the English top-flight league said on Thursday. Eight of the 20 clubs in the league currently have betting companies as shirt sponsors, including Newcastle United (Fun88), West Ham United (Betway) and Everton (Stake.com). The UK government is expected to publish a white paper – a proposal for […]

By Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is expelling 15 Russian embassy officials that the foreign ministry said on Thursday were intelligence officers operating under the cover of diplomatic positions, a move which Moscow said it would respond to. Some 40 Russian diplomats are currently accredited in Oslo, so the expulsions amount to more than a third of their number. It is the latest instance of a […]

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Thursday, while the dollar held near two-month lows after U.S. inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve may soon be finished raising interest rates, which in turn kept gold above $2,000 an ounce. The euro hit a 2-1/2 month high at $1.103. Investors are positive on Europe, where blue-chip stocks hit a two-decade peak on Wednesday, and reckon Europe’s central bankers will […]

(Correct proportion of Russian diplomats being expelled to over a third from a quarter, in second paragraph) By Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -Norway is expelling 15 Russian embassy officials that the foreign ministry said on Thursday were intelligence officers operating under the cover of diplomatic positions, a move which Moscow said it would respond to. Some 40 Russian diplomats are currently accredited in Oslo, so the expulsions […]

By Liz Lee and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China will ban vessels from an area near Taiwan on Sunday because of the possibility of falling rocket debris, its maritime safety agency said on Thursday, as Japan sought details from Beijing on a reported no-fly zone in the same location. China has not commented on the no-fly zone but South Korea, which was also briefed on the plans, said it […]

By Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -Norway is expelling 15 Russian embassy officials that the foreign ministry said on Thursday were intelligence officers operating under the cover of diplomatic positions, a move which Moscow said it would respond to. The expulsions amount to a quarter of Russian diplomats currently accredited in Oslo, the Norwegian government said. It is the latest instance of a Western nation expelling Russian diplomats […]