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29.07 / 12:41

Energy European economy Ukrainian shelling killed own prisoners of war, say Donetsk separatists

Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine claim that at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting for Mariupol have been killed by Ukrainian shelling.

29.07 / 12:03

Energy Women Berlin turns off the lights in a bid to save energy

Berlin has decided to switch off the lights of several monuments and historic buildings overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, as part of a national effort to save energy amid fears of winter shortages.

29.07 / 12:03

Women Xi, Biden exchange warnings as Pelosi's plans to visit Taiwan spark tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden held a long phone call in which the Beijing leader warned the US against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan and splitting the world's two biggest economies, officials said.

29.07 / 11:46

JPMorgan The JPMorgan banker going for gold at the Commonwealth Games: ‘I’m no stranger to high pressure’

Micky Yule was Team Scotland's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for this year's Commonwealth Games, which kicked off on 28 July in Birmingham.

29.07 / 11:45

Government regulation policies Final candidates for next UK prime minister have made pro-crypto statements

Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer, and Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, two of the final candidates to become the next prime minister for the United Kingdom, have both previously expressed pro-crypto views.

29.07 / 11:41

NFT Sport Crypto Collectibles Fan tokens Professional soccer club Crawley Town FC signs midfielder after NFT vote

Professional English soccer team Crawley Town F.C. have followed through on a community vote by fans and nonfungible token (NFT) holders who were recently given a voice on what type of player the team should recruit next.

28.07 / 19:32

Platform Strategy Software Bitcoin 5 Top Live Games For Crypto Gamblers Today

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28.07 / 19:08

Adoption regulation Bitcoin ‘I have Bitcoin for the benefit of my kids,’ says Gibraltar MP

Located in Europe, on the southern tip of Spain, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a bubbling hotbed of cryptocurrency adoption.

28.07 / 19:03

Blockchain defi Gaming events Condense to live stream IRL events into the metaverse

The Metaverse infrastructure company closed a seed funding round to continue the development of 3D live streaming technology. Condense raised $4.5 million in a round led by LocalGlobe, 7percent Ventures and Deeptech Labs.

28.07 / 16:25

UPS MET venture capital funding Venture capital funding to dry up amid ‘red flags’ in first half of 2022

British companies looking to raise cash in the second half of 2022 will be met with an increasingly cautious venture capital market, as economic uncertainty hits investment.

28.07 / 14:15

regulation UK government Bitcoin Law Commission for England and Wales proposes reforms for digital assets

The Law Commission of England and Wales is proposing a number of law reforms to provide wider recognition and legal protections for cryptocurrency and digital asset users.

28.07 / 12:43

business economy inflation Recession What do shrinkflation, skimpflation and stagflation mean and are they worse than inflation?

Have you been out to your favourite restaurant, only to discover the food wasn’t quite as good or the portions were much smaller? Or even eating at home has become more expensive as the supermarket shop adds up?

28.07 / 12:23

Digital Google Apple Gemini Plaid backs Gemini users for crypto purchases

The move highlights the increasing emergence of crypto in the financial ecosystem, opening the door for more retail consumers to build their digital asset portfolios.

28.07 / 12:17

Schroders suffers in ‘challenging’ environment as investors flee mutual funds

Tough market conditions continue to batter leading asset managers, as Schroders becomes the latest major fund house to report sliding assets.

28.07 / 11:23

Energy 'Message of defiance': The Ukrainians getting married as war wages

Tetiana was expecting it to be the sound of champagne bottles popping that got her up for her wedding in the morning, but she was instead dragged out of bed by a Russian missile falling near her home in central Ukraine.

28.07 / 11:23

Energy inflation Russian missiles hit Kyiv, Chernihiv regions as Ukraine launches Kherson counteroffensive

Russian forces have launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks.

28.07 / 11:23

Energy inflation Backed Al-Sadr followers protest in Iraq's parliament against Iran-backed PM candidate

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's Green Zone parliament on Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Tehran-backed parties.

28.07 / 10:11

Barclays puts £1.3bn aside for trading blunder, marring fee surge

Barclays put £1.3bn aside to cover a trading blunder, hitting second-quarter profits within its corporate and investment bank despite a surge in trading revenue.

28.07 / 08:33

UPS Art NFT Up in smoke: Artist Damien Hirst to burn 4,851 paintings in NFT project

The United Kingdom's reportedly richest living artist, Damien Hirst is set to burn thousands of his paintings as part of a year-long nonfungible token (NFT) project called “The Currency.”

28.07 / 07:21

Art NFT Non-fungible tokens Physical Art Narrowly Wins Over NFTs in Damien Hirst’s Experiment

With the deadline for UK art superstar Damien Hirst’s The Currency NFT burn expired today, artwork owners were forced to answer a paramount question: do they wish to burn their NFT in exchange for the artist’s corresponding original work on paper, or keep the token? As it turns out, slightly more owners opted to drop digital art and receive it in a physical form.

28.07 / 02:25

Citi Racing politician NOT City’s top politician wants next PM to fix EU relations: ‘We should not see them as an enemy’

The winner of the race to become the UK’s next prime minister should try to improve relations with the European Union, the City of London Corporation’s top official said.

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