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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group reportedly plans to create a blockchain-based platform offering traditional financial assets.

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Philip Webster also stepped down from his role as lead manager of the CT UK High Income trust in July, and was replaced by Moss.

Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, told the FT the firm had decided to push forward with the project after 12-months of internal debate on the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venture.The UK exchange is reportedly mulling a sepearate entity for the new venture and is now engaged in conversations with the UK government and regulators on the idea.Ross stressed that the project does not involve cryptocurrencies and only uses the blockchain technology underpinning the digital assets to make buying, selling and holding of traditional assets more efficient."The idea is to use digital technology to make a process that is slicker, smoother, cheaper and more transparent . . . and to have it regulated," Roos said.

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi has marked a triumphant return to Earth after a remarkable six-month sojourn aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Notably, AlNeyadi holds the distinction of being the first person from the Arab world to journey into the cosmos and the first Arab astronaut to accomplish a 7-hour spacewalk. In a heartfelt message to the cosmos, AlNeyadi conveyed, «Space, this is not a goodbye.

Royal biographer Andrew Morton has recently suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to return to the UK due to the prospect of Meghan having to curtsy to Kate Middleton, when and if Prince William takes the throne. Morton, who has been a close collaborator with Princess Diana, appeared on Sky News' "Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips" to share his insights on the matter. Meghan and Harry, who distanced themselves as senior royals in 2020, are now leading independent lives in California.

WBS and Aviva first collaborated in 2011 on the advised elements of the Aviva platforms, with WBS providing trading and custody services for exchange traded assets.

According to the FT, Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, spoke to it had decided to press forward with the venture after 12-months of internal debate on the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venue.

Average hourly wages rose 0.2% from July and 4.3% on an annual basis, decreasing slightly but remaining above the levels needed to hit the Fed’s 2% inflation target.

In 2009-10, India’s civil aviation sector, including both scheduled and non-scheduled airlines, recorded just under 44 billion revenue passenger kilometre (RPK) - the total distance flown multiplied by the total number of fare-paying passengers. In 2022-23, Indigo airlines alone recorded more than double that figure, a staggering 93.9 billion RPK. That is a telling statistic that underlines the radical transformation of India’s civil aviation industry.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss injection Wegovy in Britain in a bid to expand its presence in the region and keep up with rising demand. The company said that Wegovy will be available in the UK ‘through a controlled and limited launch’. Wegovy has been shown to help patients reduce their body weight by around 15 percent when paired with exercise and lifestyle changes.

blockchain technology known for powering cryptocurrency, the Financial Times reported. The company had been examining the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venue for around a year and reached an «inflection point» where it decided to take plans forward, Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, told FT in an interview.

Hyundai Motor on Monday launched the N brand's first all-electric model, the Ioniq 5 N, in the domestic market as it accelerates its transition to a future mobility solutions provider. The Ioniq 5 N, first unveiled at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in Great Britain in July, comes with an 84 kWh battery pack and can accelerate from zero to 100 kph in 3.4 seconds, the company said in a statement. The new model represents a new segment of driver-focused high-performance EVs since it boasts advanced cornering and racetrack capabilities as an everyday sportscar, reports Yonhap news agency. It is priced at $58,000 after individual consumption taxes and tax benefits given to environment-friendly vehicles. It can travel about 350 kms on a single charge, the statement said. Ioniq 5 N combines the standard Ioniq 5 model's electric global modular platform (E-GMP) with N's motorsport-bred technologies.

dge.tn.gov.in. “There is a chance in marks for those who wrote the completed June/July 2023, Higher Secondary First Year/Second Year Supplementary Examinations and applied for Re-total and Revaluation," the notification read, roughly translated from Tamil to English language.

New Delhi: Discovery Inc-owned video streaming service, discovery+, will stream a new series called I Should Have Stayed Home that follows the journey of two brothers through the terrains of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, on September 11. In June 2021, the factual entertainment broadcaster had said it was expanding its play beyond infotainment to genres like kids, sports and entertainment programming.

G20 Summit 2023: At the venue of the G20 Summit, heritages of 29 countries will be showcased, including the Mona Lisa and a copy of the 13th-century Magna Carta. According to the Ministry of Culture, the second level of Bharat Mandapam, G20 Summit's main room, will host an exhibition comprising showpiece artwork from all 29-nation participants in both digital and physical form. Also read: G-20 Summit 2023: THESE metro stations to be completely shut between Sep 8-10 As part of the 'Culture Corridor – G20 Digital Museum', artifacts in physical and digital formats sourced from all G20 members and invited countries, will be exhibited on the same floor where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this "cultural corridor" while moving into and out of the summit room.

Indian Space Research Organisation by offering deep space communication services and aiding ISRO in validating critical new flight dynamics software. The ESA said that it is impossible to get any scientific data from a spacecraft without ground station support because communication is an essential part of every space mission, according to a report published by the news agency PTI.

Imperial College London, a top-ranking UK university, has announced a strategic partnership with the fintech startup FluidAI on August 21. The collaboration aims to address and rectify inefficiencies in the digital asset market using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

The UK government is investing £100 million in an effort to strengthen its foothold in the global AI chip market. This initiative is geared towards creating a robust AI infrastructure in the UK, akin to developments in the US and other nations. The allocated funds will be channeled towards purchasing essential components from top chip manufacturers, including Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.

The Wheel of Time season 2, episode 4, is poised to take fans on another gripping journey into the world of Aes Sedai and the mysteries it holds. Scheduled for release on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 3 am ET, on Amazon Prime Video, this episode promises to continue the captivating narrative.

United Kingdom is gearing up for the warmest weather of the year this week as a looming heatwave promises temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. While autumn officially commenced on September 1st, much of the UK will experience a late surge of summer heat, coinciding with the return of many students to school.