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Plane carrying coffin of Queen Elizabeth lands in London
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Old and young Britons honour departed Queen, greet new King
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‘Once in a lifetime event’: London queues to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth
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King Charles, in N.Ireland, pays tribute to queen’s peace-making role
London flight, hotel fares surge ahead of Queen’s funeral
Date: September 13, 2022
By Muhammed Husain and Chandini Monnappa (Reuters) – Hotel prices in London and airfares to the British capital are soaring as hundreds of thousands of people flock there ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday, potentially providing some respite to the city’s tourism business amid economic woes. The death of the queen, 96, on Sept....
Locked in a safe somewhere in London: over 30 sealed royal wills
Date: September 13, 2022
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – The will of Queen Elizabeth II, if the public could see it, would provide rare insights into the late monarch’s wealth, but unlike those of ordinary British citizens hers will be sealed and locked in a safe for at least 90 years. The practice of sealing the wills of...
Factbox-World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Date: September 13, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will take place in London on Monday, Sept. 19, and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend. The following have said they will come to London. ROYAL ATTENDEES – King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of...
Bank capital rules for cryptoassets due by year end
Date: September 13, 2022
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The global Basel Committee of banking regulators will complete work on “robust” rules for how banks must set aside capital to cover cryptoassets on their books, the committee’s oversight body said on Tuesday. The panel, made up of banking regulators from the world’s main financial centres, has proposed punitive capital...
EU plans Sept 30 summit to greenlight emergency energy plans
Date: September 13, 2022
By Jason Hovet and Kate Abnett PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union energy ministers will attempt to approve new bloc-wide measures to pull down soaring gas and power prices at an emergency summit on Sept. 30, after Brussels announces the proposals this week. The European Commission is drafting a package of measures aimed at cushioning individuals...
Cryptoverse: Ether snaps at bitcoin’s heels in race for crypto crown
Date: September 13, 2022
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – For years, ether could barely dream of challenging its big brother bitcoin. Now, its ambitions may be becoming more realistic. The second-biggest cryptocurrency is taking market share from bitcoin ahead of an all-important “Merge” software upgrade that could sharply reduce the energy usage of its Ethereum...