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Gary Lineker, the BBC has released updated social media guidelines for its presenters, including a clear stance against endorsing or attacking political parties.

Project Mariana was developed jointly by three BIS Innovation Hub centres in Switzerland, Singapore and Europe, together with Bank of France, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Swiss National Bank.The project's proof of concept successfully tested the cross-border trading and settlement of hypothetical euro, Singapore dollar and Swiss franc wCBDCs between simulated financial institutions. The DeFi element was provided by an Automated Market Maker, which is a specific type of decentralised exchange to trade and settle spot FX transactions automatically.While not endorsing the use of DeFi, the BIS says these protocols could be used by the next generation of financial market infrastructures facilitating cross-border trading and settlement between financial institutions."As tokenisation and DeFi technologies are still nascent, further research and experimentation is needed," emphasizes the BIS.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland concluded a joint test of the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Banque de France issued the report on Sept. 28. 

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have jointly announced a successful test of cross-border trading and settlement for wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs).

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Anant Chaturdashi, the Mumbai Traffic Police have issued a set of guidelines aimed at ensuring a smooth and safe procession. In a bid to maintain order and safety, the Mumbai traffic authorities have placed certain restrictions on the use of 13 «old and dangerous» road over-bridges (ROBs) and announced road closures. On this auspicious day, devotees are urged to refrain from dancing and using loudspeakers while taking Ganpati idols for immersion at designated ROBs.

Crypto exchange Binance has urged users to convert their Euros into Tether (USDT) before the end of October, after losing the support of its banking partner.

PARIS (Reuters) — The French government rammed a long-term public finance bill through parliament without a vote, in a bid to secure billions of euros of EU funding.

London | Australia’s journey out of French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic doghouse took another step forward on Thursday (AEST), as the two countries signed a pact to work more closely on supply chains for critical minerals.

Toll road group Atlas Arteria’s lucrative French motorway could be hit with a new annual tax of almost $200 million after the French government released its 2024 budget.

World Rabies Day is celebrated globally each year on September 28. This significant observance is organized by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) and various dedicated organizations. Understanding Rabies Rabies, a viral disease impacting mammals, including humans, is known for its near-uniform fatality once symptoms manifest.

Russia has accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Crimea

PARIS, Sept 26 — Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri unveiled a spring collection on Tuesday that mixed masculine and feminine styles, with full, airy skirts in black mesh and solemn tailored jackets, throwing in faded fabrics, unfinished edges and tops baring one shoulder. Chiuri said she sought to revisit stereotypes of women while updating the codes of the fashion house in a contemporary manner, allowing women to choose what suits them. «It's a reflection about image, about the narrative and how we build — in some way — a stereotype in our mind,» Chiuri told Reuters. Models wove around a darkened set lit up with bright yellow and pink screens showing artwork by Elena Bellantoni of advertisements since the 1960s, featuring caricatures of women's roles. «I used yellow and pink — colours that are used for highlighter pens — because I wanted to highlight the discourse that has put women in a cage for 70 years,» Bellantoni told reporters. Chiuri used knitwear techniques to lighten the weight of a pleated skirt, and took on pointy-toed kitten heels, turning them into gladiator shoes, with rows of straps running up the leg, fastened with pearls. Intricate ivory knit dresses, an ample jean jacket and a ruffled dress came in faded colours, as if aged, while a dress was embellished with embroidered flowers. «I really like this idea, to think how the material can change with time,» said Chiuri, who designed a couture gown worn by Queen Camilla at a banquet at the Palace of Versailles for King Charles's state visit in France last week. The LVMH-owned fashion label's show saw onlookers angle for photos of celebrities, including Blackpink member Jisoo, Charlize Theron, Elle Macpherson and Rosalia. Paris Fashion Week, which

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UBS Group AG will on Wednesday seek to convince France’s top court to overturn a reputation-damaging conviction and €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) penalty for helping wealthy French clients stash away undeclared funds in Swiss accounts.

After losing its euro banking partner, Paysafe, Binance France has proposed that its customers immediately convert all the fiat money they hold on the exchange into crypto, according to comments from an executive to local media. 

French Army, General Pierre Schill Wednesday expressed concern on Indo-Pacific's safety and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in the Bastille Day is a sign of deepening strategic partnership between India and France. Pierre Schill, in an exclusive interview, said, «So France, as a nation of Pacific is also concerned in free movements and open space in the Pacific and the fact that through the multilateral coordination between nations and also armies to have the right and the laws been forced and for a free access to Pacific.» He was speaking on the sidelines of the Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (IPACC) at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi. On India's ties with France, he said, «We were very proud to welcome Prime Minister Modi for the Bastille Day in France and some of your units that were opening the big parade we have on those days. This is a sign of some kind of strategic partnership we have, which is very important because we have some very close strategic assessment of the world.

Also read: If Kim Jong Un uses nuclear weapons, 'his regime will be brought to end': South Korean President "Given the prevailing circumstances, the DPRK (North Korea) is urgently required to further accelerate the build-up of its self-defense capabilities to defend itself impregnably," Kim told the 193-member General Assembly. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) North Korea has tested dozens of ballistic missile in the past 18 months despite receiving warning from the US.

Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant made their red carpet debut as a couple at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in 2019, holding hands and fueling speculation about their romantic relationship. People magazine had reported their dating status months before this public appearance, confirming the budding romance. In a March 2023 interview with People, Reeves continued to discuss Grant, indicating that their relationship remained robust. Here's what you need to know about Reeves' girlfriend.

PARIS (Reuters) — Food retailers and producers in France will have to wrap up annual price negotiations by Jan. 15 instead of by the traditional March 1 deadline under a bill the French government will send to the parliament on Wednesday.

European Union’s new, tougher approach to China is being shaped by French concerns that Beijing’s trade practices have started to pose a critical threat to core industries. The government in Paris has taken a key role in driving the policy shift, according to people familiar with its thinking, calculating that inaction now would put the bloc’s economy on a path to long-term damage. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity recalled the solar industry debacle a decade ago, when cheap imports from China gutted European production.

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