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A Syrian doctor has gone on trial in Germany accused of crimes against humanity during the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Moscow will accept nothing less but “watertight” US guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, a top Kremlin diplomat warned Wednesday as Russia maintains a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine.

HSBC has made a string of appointments to its sustainable finance unit, as the UK lender looks to bolster its green credentials.

This came after the firm warned that it would have to cut its headcount in half after a funding round in the "high double-digit million range" fell through.In response, Numbrs changed its business model to focus on a paid software-as-a-service subscription model in Germany and the UK. Now it has pivoted once again, moving its headquarters from Zurich to 'Crypto Valley Zug and kitting out an old Swiss army alpine bunker as the secure backbone for the launch of a bitcoin wallet app.Numbrs CEO and chair Fynn Kreuz told Swissinfo that changes to European Union laws to create Open Banking should have made it easier for agile fintechs to plug into the financial system and reach customers.“It should have allowed us to roll out our business by storm.

A Conservative MP has defected to the Labour party just as Boris Johnson is set to once again face British MPs in parliament to respond to questions about "partygate", a scandal that has threatened the prime minister's leadership.

Emmanuel Macron is outlining his priorities for Europe in a speech to EU lawmakers on Wednesday to launch the French presidency of the bloc.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reportedly decided to shut down cryptocurrency automatic teller machines in the city-state.

As South Korea’s presidential elections draw to a close in March, crypto affairs are turning into a political battleground with both candidates set to showcase a number of crypto-related policies.

When 19-year-old Bob Wigley wrote a letter to the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, it helped the now 60-year-old City veteran to pursue a career in banking. 

KPMG has been fined £4.3m over failings during its audits of alcohol retailer Conviviality. One of its former partners has also been fined £110,000.

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King poured cold water on the merits of a central bank digital currency in the UK.

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to defend himself from accusations of lying on Tuesday, affirming that nobody told him a party held at his official residence in May 2020 was against COVID rules.

The European Union plans to extend a temporary deal allowing UK clearing houses can remain open to EU banks for another three years.

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Crypto is set to become a key political battleground in South Korea, where both of the leading candidates in March’s presidential elections are set to showcase a number of crypto-related policies. And although politicians’ manifestos promises are not always adhered to the letter in any part of the world, it appears that a changing of the guard is very likely in terms of crypto in South Korea.

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have been actively pursuing the case for a CBDC, dubbed Britcoin, due to the declining use of cash and the threats to monetary sovereignty posed by private digital currencies.The upper chamber of the House of Commons commenced its inquiry into the issue in November, taking evidence from the Bank of England and senior banking officials.Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Committe Chair, comments: “We took evidence from a variety of witnesses and none of them were able to give us a compelling reason for why the UK needed a central bank digital currency. The concept seems to present a lot of risk for very little reward.

When 19-year-old Bob Wigley wrote a letter to the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, it helped the now 60-year-old City veteran to pursue a career in banking. 

Interest in cryptocurrencies has taken the world by storm- that’s a fact. Needless to say, with such a hike,crypto advertisements witnessed a massive boom as well. Some might see it as a way to promote these digital assets. However, regulators across the globe weren’t too pleased about it. According to the story by The Guardian, the surge in crypto ads in the UK caused concerns regarding the risk of addiction and financial harm.

US officials warned that Russia could launch an attack in Ukraine "at any point", calling the situation "extremely dangerous".

A new French app called Elyze that matches users with the presidential candidate offering a programme most similar to their own ideals has been in the spotlight over growing ethical concerns.

Roberta Metsola, the newly elected President of the European Parliament, has vowed to respect the hemicycle's majority opinion in favour of abortion, despite her long-standing political and personal stance against the procedure.