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17.06 / 13:21

Climate change Wikileaks Extradition Julian Assange: UK government orders extradition of WikiLeaks' founder to US

The UK government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He has 14 days to appeal.

17.06 / 12:37

UPS VISA Bitcoin Visa launches ‘Bitcoin Cashback’ cards in Brazil and Argentina

Teaming up with fintech startups and firms in the region, Visa will issue cards that allow users to receive Bitcoin cashback with every payment made.

17.06 / 12:27

Climate change Medicine Heatwave Crops and drinking water threatened in Italy's Po Valley amid worst drought in 70 years

A part of northern Italy is in the grip of its worst drought for 70 years.

17.06 / 12:15

Target Bears Ex-Third Point trader’s £4m short against Jupiter’s Chrysalis signals bears are coming for unicorns

Hedge fund Coltrane Asset Management unveiled a short position in UK investment trust Chrysalis Investments — a bet that is the latest sign short-sellers are targeting companies that invest in early-stage tech companies.

17.06 / 11:43

European Union Medicine Brussels set to endorse Ukraine as a candidate for EU membership

Brussels is on Friday expected to recommend that Ukraine become a candidate for EU membership.

17.06 / 10:45

Citi MPs financial stability Financial MPs warn UK’s post-Brexit overhaul to regulation could hit financial stability

MPs have warned of the potential risks to financial stability if the government presses ahead with a planned overhaul to post-Brexit regulation.

17.06 / 10:05

Medicine Migrants recovery Hungary ready for compromises with Brussels to unblock recovery funds

Hungary is ready to strike a compromise with Brussels to end the long-standing impasse that has blocked the country's access to the EU's coronavirus recovery fund, according to a minister from Viktor Orbán's government.

17.06 / 10:05

advisers Trump’s closest advisers viewed efforts to halt certification of election 'nuts' and 'crazy'

A committee investigating the 6 January Capitol insurrection in Washington on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

17.06 / 07:59

Platform AJ Bell boss Andy Bell to step down in October

AJ Bell said its chief executive and co-founder Andy Bell will step down in October.

17.06 / 04:31

Digital Bitcoin Aviva Investors warns of bitcoin ‘spill-over’ risk to other asset classes

Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of the UK-listed insurer, is keeping a close watch on bitcoin and other digital assets for potential spill-over risks into other asset classes, as the market braces for a so-called “crypto winter”.

17.06 / 00:31

Refugees Medicine Migrants Sievierodonetsk: 'Complete, durable ceasefire' needed for humanitarian corridor, says refugee chief

Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's devastated eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.

16.06 / 22:45

Citi MPs financial stability Financial MPs warn UK’s post-Brexit overhaul to regulation could hit financial stability

MPs have warned of the potential risks to financial stability if the government presses ahead with a planned overhaul to post-Brexit regulation.

16.06 / 22:33

European Union Medicine play Europeans divided over how Ukraine war should play out, reveals poll

Europeans are sharply divided over how the Ukraine war should play out, with some favouring peace and others wanting "justice", according to a new poll.

16.06 / 22:33

Medicine Russian secret agent unmasked trying to inflitrate war crimes court, Netherlands says

The Dutch secret service revealed details of an operation they carried out to stop a Russian spy from getting inside the International Criminal Court in The Hague — where alleged war crimes in Ukraine are being investigated.

16.06 / 19:53

Platform AJ Bell boss Andy Bell to step down in October

AJ Bell said its chief executive and co-founder Andy Bell will step down in October.

16.06 / 18:17

European Union More bother for Boris as ethics advisor quits over 'odious' orders

The ethics advisor to Britain's scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and accused the Conservative government of planning to flout conduct rules, weeks after a separate investigation criticised the UK leader for overseeing a culture of government rule-breaking.

16.06 / 16:55

Climate change European Union How Spain is trying to adapt to more frequent heatwaves

Spaniards have spent the past week behind closed shutters in almost total darkness to shelter from the baking heat.

16.06 / 16:53

Government Law Adoption Monero Future Regulations and exchange delistings put future of private cryptocurrencies in doubt

The core principles of cryptocurrency were based on financial independence, decentralization and anonymity. With regulations being the key to mass adoption, however, the privacy aspect of the crypto market seems to be in jeopardy.

16.06 / 15:47

European Union reports MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks at Greece-Turkey border

The European Commission must "condemn any use of violence" and ensure the rule of law is respected across member states when it comes to migration, a group of MEPs demanded on Thursday, over fresh reports of illegal pushbacks in Greece.

16.06 / 15:25

Digital Bitcoin Aviva Investors warns of bitcoin ‘spill-over’ risk to other asset classes

16.06 / 12:15

Technology London Slovenia will take down its border fence with Croatia

Slovenia says a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Croatia to deter migrants has not fulfilled its purpose and will be taken down.

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