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German security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is partnering with the Central Bank of Mauritania to explore the design and development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) dubbed ‘digital Ouguiya.’

lumpy skin disease (LSD) in 2022 that has so far killed more than 200,000 cows, hurting milk output. The plan involves monitoring occurrence of animal diseases, their prevention and management of outbreaks, with the possibility of jointly developing vaccines and other medicines, a Brazilian diplomat said. “We had a meeting with the chief minister of Punjab.

Conservative Brazilians heaped praise on Elon Musk at a rally in the capital of Rio de Janeiro supporting far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro

X until Friday to explain why it allegedly did not fully comply with earlier rulings ordering the Elon Musk-owned company to block certain accounts. The decision is part of an inquiry opened earlier this month by Justice Alexandre de Moraes into Musk, after the billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on X that the judge had ordered blocked.

An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manua...

heat extremes could become an «emerging feature» of a warmer planet, according to a new study. The new research that reviewed the weather and climate of 2023 also said that many of the extreme events experienced last year are consistent with predictions previously made about a warmer world. Putting the events of the warmest year on record in perspective, researchers said that in a warmer future, more events involving record-breaking hot temperatures occurring earlier in the year, and cyclones exacerbating rainfall extremes are in order. Change in seasonality of extreme events too is another trend the researchers observed.

The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth has come to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion

Stablecoin Tether's recent growth is being driven by its use as an alternative to the U.S. dollar in emerging markets, rather than by demand for cryptocurrency trading, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told Reuters on Friday. Tether issues a stablecoin, also called Tether or USDT, which is designed to maintain a constant value of $1 and is widely used in crypto-to-crypto trading. It has grown rapidly in recent years, hitting more than $100 billion worth of Tether tokens in circulation in March. «In the last few years we have seen the usage of USDTgoing from pure cryptocurrency trading to being basically the most used digital dollar in the world», Ardoino said on the sidelines of the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai, where industry enthusiasts gathered despite heavy rains this week disrupting life in the desert city.

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Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles

A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X

A Brazilian woman has been arrested after she wheeled a corpse into a bank, presumably hoping it would help her secure a loan.

Biocon on Wednesday said it has tied up with Brazil-based Biomm SA for the commercialisation of its diabetes drug in the Latin American nation. Under the terms of the agreement, Biocon will undertake the development, manufacturing and supply of Semaglutide (gOzempic), and Biomm will be responsible for obtaining regulatory approval and commercialization in the Brazilian market. Biomm focuses on developing, manufacturing and commercialising complex biotech and biosimilar drug products at its production facility in Nova Lima. «Our partnership with Biomm marks another important step forward in our strategy to expand our global footprint beyond the US and Europe for Peptides,» Biocon CEO and MD Siddharth Mittal said in a statement.

ALSO READ: US stocks mixed as Treasury yields advance Adjusted earnings, excluding the cost from the sale of the Brazilian business and some expenses tied to the cyberattack, totaled $6.91 per share. Total costs tied to the cyberattack and recovery amounted to 74 cents per share in the first quarter.

UnitedHealth Group trounced first-quarter expectations even as costs from a cyberattack to its Change Healthcare business ate into its performance

Pokémon Horizons: The Series" part 2 release date on Netflix has been confirmed by makers. The part two is likely to have 12 episodes and the new batch will premier on May 10, as per a report on WhatsOnNetflix. "Pokémon Horizons: The Series" marks the 26th season of the beloved Pokémon anime and inaugurates the captivating Pokémon Horizons narrative. Diverging from tradition, this installment bids farewell to the iconic duo of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, embarking instead on the thrilling escapades of Liko and Roy, accompanied faithfully by their Pokémon partners, Sprigatito and Fuecoco, as per the report.

Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X

Carnegie Endowment said the US has limited ability to influence the trajectory of emerging powers such as India. In a report released Tuesday, it said besides India, other emerging powers—Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and Türkiye—have taken stances that contrast or directly clash with US positions on China and Russia over the past few years.

Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X, the social media platform Musk bought when it was Twitter. Since his takeover, Musk has upended many of Twitter's policies, gutted its staff and transformed what people see on the site. As its owner and perhaps most influential user, he's also used it to try to sway political discourse around the world.

Aryan Khan, Larissa Bonesi, the Brazilian model-actress, has once again ignited curiosity among fans with her latest social media post. The actress, known for her roles in Hindi and Telugu films, shared a cryptic photo on Instagram, hinting at a possible romance with Shah Rukh Khan's son.

Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, extending a program aimed at boosting tourism that had been scheduled to end Wednesday