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Pfizer to discuss need for booster Covid-19 vaccine shot with US officials
Pfizer will on Monday discuss with US health officials the need for booster shots for its Covid-19 vaccine.
EU announces global infrastructure plan to rival China's 'Belt and Road'
The European Union’s foreign ministers agreed on Monday to launch an infrastructure plan that would link the bloc to the world, rivaling China’s ‘Belt and Road’’ initiative.
Thousands of Cubans rally in protest against government
Thousands of Cubans have joined the biggest protests in decades against the island's Communist government in response to the country's economic collapse and certain restrictions on civil liberties.
Shell to join hydrogen production project in Norway
Shell is set to join a project in Norway to produce hydrogen from natural gas while capturing the emissions, Aker Clean Hydrogen announced on Monday.
ECB's Lagarde expects interesting variations and changes at next ECB policy meeting
The head of the European Central Bank put the world on notice to expect changes at the governing council's next policy meeting in 10 days' time.
Chinese regulator to order Tencent Music to give up exclusive rights to music labels
China’s antitrust regulator is set to order Tencent Holdings to give up its exclusive rights to music labels in a move meant t to favour smaller rivals.
Cryptocurrency payments through Visa reach $1bn
More than $1bn in cryptocurrency payments have passed through Visa cards in the first half of 2021, the payments infrastructure company has revealed.
Countdown to the (re) evolution of Ethereum that will catapult ether again
The highly anticipated London update of the Ethereum network is getting closer and closer. Last week, the developers of the blockchain on which smart contracts are deployed and the majority of DeFi (for the acronym in English of decentralized finance) carried out various tests for the improvements of the algorithm that will be completed on August 4, date announced for release. Analysts expect this event as a true milestone for ether - the native unit of this network - which has the potential to serve as a price catalyst.
Bitcoin remains flat, investors look for signs and continue to amass coins
The price of bitcoin has remained flat over the weekend, encapsulated in the range that it has been drawing in recent days, but eager to retry an assault on $35,000, a price level that was choked last week. This Monday it regains the 34,000 dollars and gains 2%, while investors look for signals that confirm what will be the next move of the queen of crypto. Meanwhile, large accounts continue to amass coins, market data shows.
Fed targets crypto assets for the first time in its review of financial risk
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has for the first time highlighted rising crypto-asset prices in its overall assessment of the stability of the financial system, saying it reflects increased risk-taking by investors.