Review found Afghan central bank lacks independence from Taliban – US watchdog
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded assessment of Afghanistan’s central bank found that it lacks independence from the Taliban administration and adequate safeguards against money laundering and terrorism financing, a…
Coinbase, facing SEC lawsuit, says regulator lacks police power over crypto
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform, said it will ask a judge to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit claiming it broke the…
Pentagon Team Finds ‘Significant Racial Disparities’ In Military Justice, But Lacks Data To Identify ‘Root Causes’
Pentagon Team Finds ‘Significant Racial Disparities’ In Military Justice, But Lacks Data To Identify ‘Root Causes’ Micaela Burrow on June 9, 2023 The Pentagon has concluded that “significant racial disparities” exist within…
Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Trudeau
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Meta Platforms Inc’s opposition to proposed legislation that would compel payment by its Facebook unit and other internet…
In change for oil market, new US crude in Brent index lacks loading plan
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. crude oil being added to the global Brent benchmark will lack the list of cargoes scheduled to load that could help set the price,…
Siemens Energy: EU green deal lacks details on implementation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Plans by the European Union to loosen state aid rules in order to boost local industry and compete with U.S. support schemes tackle the right issues but lack clarity…
Twitter says lawsuit over layoffs lacks merit and has delayed severance pay
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Twitter Inc has told a federal judge in San Francisco that a lawsuit claiming the company violated U.S. law by laying off thousands of workers without notice…
Iranian Foreign Ministry says Washington lacks political will to revive nuclear deal
(Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that the United States lacked the political will for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. “We do not do talks for the…
N.Korea gets offers of aid to fight COVID as it lacks vaccines
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea is facing its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept aid that…
Japan inflation may perk up but lacks momentum, says BOJ’s Kataoka
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation may briefly exceed 1.5% but likely will not gain momentum to sustainably head toward the central bank’s 2% target, Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka said…
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