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16.11 / 12:21

Art Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

The body of a young Syrian migrant who drowned while trying to cross a river on the Belarus-Poland border was buried on Monday.

16.11 / 11:09

Art Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade

The French presidency has reverted the blue of the country's tricolour flag back to the pre-1976 navy tone in a nod to the Revolution.

16.11 / 08:55

Art NATO Tension builds up on Ukraine's border due to 'significant' Russian military build-up

The European Union has been focused for weeks on Belarus as the situation kept getting worse on the northeast side of Europe, but tension is building up also on the east.

15.11 / 21:17

Culture EU agrees to slap Belarus with new, wider raft of sanctions over border crisis

The European Union has agreed to expand its already-long list of sanctions against the administration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in a bid to contain the worsening crisis at the bloc's eastern borders.

15.11 / 11:57

Election Culture Belarus: Iraq to fly migrants back to Baghdad in first repatriation flight

The Iraqi government has said a first flight to repatriate its nationals who are among migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border will be organised on Thursday "on a voluntary basis".

12.11 / 15:37

cryptocurrency CLIMATE CRISIS Bitcoin Europe must ban Bitcoin mining to hit the 1.5C Paris climate goal, say Swedish regulators

Faced with a sharp rise in energy consumption, Swedish authorities are calling on the European Union to ban "energy intensive" crypto mining.

12.11 / 15:37

abortion rights restrictions dutch COVID-19: Dutch 'partial lockdown' expected, Austria and Germany mull new restrictions

Authorities in several western European countries are gearing up for potential new restrictions to curb rising cases of the coronavirus, as the pandemic casts a looming shadow over the forthcoming winter.

12.11 / 13:37

Technology Twitter Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' state-run airline said on Friday that it is banning Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send onto the European Union.

12.11 / 11:23

Technology Twitter Death Deaths Where in Europe are COVID infections and deaths on the rise?

Here is the latest data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe.

11.11 / 18:49

Technology Belarus: Lukashenko ponders cutting gas supplies if EU levies more sanctions over migrants

Alexander Lukashenko has said Belarus "must respond" if the European Union imposes new sanctions against his regime over the influx of migrants on the country's western border.

10.11 / 18:43

Deal EU extends post-Brexit clearing deal with UK

UK clearing houses will remain open to EU banks in an extension to the post-Brexit deal struck between the bloc and the City.

10.11 / 17:21

Progressive crypto rules EU states urged to agree on crypto rules this autumn, senior official says

The European Commission is calling on member states to come to an agreement on draft cryptoasset regulation by this autumn, one of its most senior officials has said.

10.11 / 17:15

UPS Citi Landmark City blasts Treasury’s ‘dangerous’ efforts to control post-Brexit rules

Politicians could soon be dictating how financial regulation is run in the UK as the government plans to lean on watchdogs in the wake of Brexit, regulatory experts say.

10.11 / 13:29

Google Climate change Climate Fine Google loses appeal against €2.4 billion EU fine over its shopping service

Google has lost its appeal against a €2.42 billion antitrust fine imposed by the European Commission in relation to its shopping service.

09.11 / 17:17

Climate change Climate EU urged to stand firm against 'desperate and illegitimate' Belarus

The European Union must be "firm and united" against the "desperate and illegitimate" administration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his continued attempts to destabilise the bloc, Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, told Euronews.

09.11 / 15:31

Citi Sunak Sunak asks UK regulators to keep the City competitive after Brexit

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has tasked the UK's regulators with keeping the country's financial services sector competitive in the wake of Brexit, as the government lays the path to throw out its old EU rulebook.

08.11 / 19:20

Facebook Law Money whistleblower Watch live: Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen in Brussels to speak on impact of tech giants

Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who has exposed the company's alleged inaction to fight misinformation and hate speech, is in Brussels to discuss content moderation, online safety and fundamental rights with MEPs.

08.11 / 18:59

Ban Bitcoin Power Major Swedish Power Company Defends Bitcoin Mining as Regulators Propose Ban

A joint statement from the directors-general of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has called for a total ban on proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), within the EU. Meanwhile, Sweden’s state-owned power company is publicly defending crypto mining, saying it has the potential to balance the load on power grids.

08.11 / 13:41

UPS fall Plan B COP26 Negotiators Turn to Plan B as Climate Pledges Fall Short

GLASGOW—After a week of climate talks here at the COP26 summit, negotiators are grappling with a fundamental math problem: The commitments governments have collectively made to slash greenhouse gas emissions don’t add up to what scientists think is needed to avoid the most destructive effects of global warming.

07.11 / 12:15

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption Regulators are coming for stablecoins, but what should they start with?

The word “stablecoin” may have a pleasant ring to it — isn’t it nice to have something stable in the volatile cryptoverse? — but for critics, they are nothing short of a ticking time bomb. Whether that’s true or not, the push for regulating stablecoins is gaining momentum.

07.11 / 05:27

ETH BTC Target Bitcoin Sweden’s FSA calls for ‘energy-intensive mining’ of crypto-assets to be ‘prohibited’

The age-old concerns regarding Bitcoin‘s environmental implications have continued to irk communities and governments across the world. In the latest pushback against Bitcoin mining, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has requested the European Union to enact a blanket ban on cryptocurrency mining which uses the “energy-intensive” proof of work system.

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