The Central Bank of Brazil suspended WhatsApp’s Facebook payments function in the country, just over a week after the messaging service announced its launch, Bloomberg reports. In a statement, the central bank said it had made the decision to guarantee competition in the payment systems market. Bloomberg He notes that …
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In a statement Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was “extremely concerned” about the decision to file espionage charges against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China since 2018. “These charges are politically motivated and completely unfounded,” said Pompeo. “The United States supports Canada …
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Marvel star Tessa Thompson, UnsafeKendrick Sampson and more have encouraged the film industry to cut ties with the police. The actors, who have mobilized for social change after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and subsequent protests, joined with Variety and Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah recently …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was under pressure on Wednesday, after optimistic data in Europe boosted the euro and helped fuel hopes for a global economic recovery, bolstering investors’ appetite for riskier currencies. FILE PHOTO: US dollar bills are seen in this photograph taken on February 12, 2018. REUTERS / …
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Forget the second wave. The first wave is still flooding us. The evidence can no longer be denied as coronavirus outbreaks emerge in all kinds of places, in cities and towns large and small. We are all fed up with social estrangement, being largely confined to our homes and apartments, …
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