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Factbox-The 30 mourners at Prince Philip’s funeral By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) -Only 30 mourners will be able to attend the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip on Saturday because of restrictions in England to stop the spread of COVID-19. Here is a list of those who will be in the congregation of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the ceremonial royal funeral service for Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, who died last week aged 99. ROYAL FAMILY: Queen Elizabeth. Prince Charles; Princess Anne; Prince Andrew; Prince Edward - the children of the queen and Philip. The children's spouses: Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; Vice Admiral...

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UK delivers more than 600,000 vaccines in 24 hours By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 600,000 first and second doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered in Britain in the space of 24 hours, according to data released on Saturday. Official figures showed that 119,306 first doses were given on Friday, and 485,421 second doses. The data also showed a further 35 people had died from the virus within 28 days of a positive test, and 2,206 people had tested positive. In the last seven days, daily deaths were down 29% from the previous week, while cases were down 6.5%. ...

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Meghan to watch Prince Philip’s funeral from home in California, source says By Reuters

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, will watch the funeral of Prince Philip at her home in California on Saturday after she was advised by her doctor not to travel while pregnant, a source familiar with the situation said. Meghan will watch as Harry walks in procession behind the coffin of the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth and alongside other members of the royal family, including his father Prince Charles and brother Prince William. The funeral, to be held at the St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle where Harry...

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British fintech Revolut on path to $10 billion valuation with new funding – Sky News By Reuters

(Reuters) - Digital banking app Revolut is on track for a new fundraising that will value the company at more than $10 billion, Sky News reported on Saturday. The London-based financial technology startup is lining up FT Partners, a U.S.-based fintech-focused investment bank, as its adviser on the new funding, which is expected to take place after the summer, the report added. Revolut declined comment on what it said was speculation. The company, which raised $500 million in a funding round at a valuation of $5.5 billion in early 2020, has established a...

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Exclusive-China’s Ant explores ways for Jack Ma to exit as Beijing piles pressure – sources By Reuters

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group is exploring options for founder Jack Ma to divest his stake in the financial technology giant and give up control, as meetings with Chinese regulators signaled to the company that the move could help draw a line under Beijing's scrutiny of its business, according to a source familiar with regulators' thinking and two people with close ties to the company. Reuters is for the first time reporting details of the latest round of meetings and the discussions about the future of Ma's control of Ant, exercised...

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U.S. Sikh group demands probe of possible hate bias in deadly Indianapolis FedEx rampage By Reuters

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Half of the eight workers shot to death at an Indianapolis FedEx (NYSE:FDX) facility by a former employee before he killed himself belonged to the Sikh religious community, leading an advocacy group to urge a probe of possible racial or ethnic hatred as a factor. Law enforcement officials said Friday they have yet to determine what motivated the gunman, 19-year-old Brandon Hole, who was white, to carry out Thursday night's rampage, at a FedEx operations center near Indianapolis International Airport. The attack in Indiana's state capital, the third most...

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China resolutely opposed to U.S., Japan joint statement – Chinese embassy in U.S. By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is resolutely opposed to the joint statement issued by the United States and Japan following talks between the two countries' leaders, China's embassy in the U.S. said in a statement on Saturday. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang are China's internal affairs and should not be interfered with, it said, adding the talks had gone beyond the scope of normal bilateral relations, harming third party interests and threatening peace and stability in the region. ...

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More electrical problems found on some Boeing 737 MAX: sources By Reuters

By Tracy Rucinski and Tim Hepher (Reuters) - An electrical problem that led to dozens of Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX jets being suspended from service has widened after engineers found similar grounding flaws elsewhere in the cockpit, industry sources said on Friday. Airlines pulled dozens of MAX jets from service a week ago after Boeing Co warned of a production-related electrical grounding problem in a backup power control unit situated in the cockpit on some recently built airplanes. Since then, suspected grounding problems have been found in two other places on the flight deck,...

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Simon Pops Because We Are So Going Back to the Mall By Investing.com

By Christiana Sciaudone Investing.com -- Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) rose 3% after getting an upgrade as we're expected to go mad at the mall. Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) bumped shares to buy from hold and increased the price target to $130 from $112.  "SPG's valuation can grow," said analyst Jonathan Petersen, according to StreetInsider, citing "retailer investments, pent-up consumer demand, and lower bad debt are positive catalysts, in addition to external growth opportunities."Malls, of course, have been ghost towns for much of the past 13 months, victims of the pandemic that has killed and sickened millions and kept...

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