Presumed human remains and shattered Titanic submersible returned to shore

By Ismail Shakil and Steve Gorman OTTAWA (Reuters) -Presumed human remains and debris from the tourist submersible crushed to pieces in an undersea implosion that killed all five people aboard were recovered from the ocean bottom and brought ashore to Canada on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The possible remains and shattered bits of…

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UNESCO member states set to give green light to US return

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – The 193 member states of the United Nations’ cultural agency are expected to back the United States’ return to the organisation almost five years after then-President Donald Trump withdrew over accusations of anti-Israel bias and mismanagement. The Paris-based agency, founded in the ashes of World War Two to protect…

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Digital banking in Italy’s industrial heartland at over 75% – BOI

MILAN (Reuters) -More than three-quarters of the population in Lombardy, Italy’s largest and most industrialized region, banked online last year, compared with the national average of 63%, the Bank of Italy said on Wednesday. Digital banking in Lombardy has grown 20 percentage points since 2015, the central bank said in a report on the region’s…

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US health department, law firms latest hit in wide-ranging hack

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was among those affected by a wide-ranging hack centered on a piece of software called MOVEit Transfer, a source at HHS said on Wednesday. “While no HHS systems or networks were compromised, attackers gained access to data by exploiting the vulnerability…

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Study shows 130 countries exploring central bank digital currencies

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a closely-followed study shows. The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank published on Wednesday said significant progress over…

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Inflation hits royal finances as King Charles turns down heating to save emissions

LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring inflation has hit the finances of the British royals, pushing up expenditure, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, as it revealed King Charles had ordered the heating in royal homes to be turned down to cut emissions. The annual Sovereign Grant report, which details the royals’ taxpayer-funded spending and income, detailed that…

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