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13.09 / 23:07

Forest fires Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way from Scotland through a rainy London as crowds lined the route to bid the Queen a final farewell.

13.09 / 21:33

Hungarian women must hear 'vital signs' of their foetus before abortion under law change

Hungarian women wanting an abortion will be made to listen to the foetus' heartbeat before going through with the procedure, according to a new change in the law announced on Tuesday.

13.09 / 21:27

business Government Blockchain hyperledger Hyperledger announced new members at commencement of global forum

Hyperledger Foundation, a global open source collaboration of enterprise blockchain technologies, has commenced its largest annual event, the Hyperledger Global Forum 2022.

13.09 / 18:45

Queen Elizabeth II National debate France launches national debate on legalising euthanasia

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a national debate that will explore the possibility of legalising euthanasia.

13.09 / 18:41

Blockchain Platform Gap Mobile Rarible.com Lists the $DOGA Token as a Payment Method for DOGAMÍ & Tezos NFTs

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13.09 / 14:37

Sport Queen Elizabeth II 'We will survive Russia's blackmail and the long winter, but we need unity,' Sanna Marin tells MEPs

The European Union will survive "Russia's blackmail" of energy supplies and the looming "long winter" but only if the bloc maintains its "unity, determination and courage," said Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

13.09 / 12:05

Sport European Union Queen Elizabeth II Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Fresh clashes have broken out on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, it's been claimed.

13.09 / 05:41

Blockchain CEO Discover Ubisoft Ubisoft cools off on NFTs and blockchain, says it's in 'research mode'

Yves Guillemot, the CEO of French gaming giant Ubisoft appears to have cooled the rhetoric behind the company’s NFT gaming project Quartz, noting in a recent interview that it was merely in “research mode” concerning Web3 tech integrations.

13.09 / 00:35

Digital IBM French and Nigerian Central banks to join Hyperledger Foundation

The Banque de France and the Central Bank of Nigeria were among eight new members announced by the Hyperledger Foundation on 12 September. Other names include CasperLabs and DSR Corp.

12.09 / 21:43

Adoption Web3 Bitcoin Community Bitcoin Bitcoin might be down but interest in crypto and NFTs is here to stay: Ledger CEO

The future for crypto remains very bright. That’s according to the CEO of Ledger, Pascal Gauthier who sat down for a tête-à-tête with Cointelegraph in his home country, France. Gauthier, who enters his eighth year working at Ledger, explained that the recent downward price action in Bitcoin has not brought interest in crypto to a standstill:

10.09 / 02:01

regulation regulatory approval regulatory Dubai grants regulatory approval for Blockchain.com office: Report

Blockchain wallet and cryptocurrency exchange platform Blockchain.com has reportedly secured regulatory approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, or VARA.

09.09 / 23:07

European Union Queen Elizabeth II Royal Family Condolences, flowers and half-masts: How Europe is paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

World and European leaders have been paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

09.09 / 22:35

European Union Queen Elizabeth II Royal Family trudeau From Churchill to Yeltsin and Tito to Trudeau, the Queen's extraordinary reign in pictures

Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday marks an end to her record-breaking seven decades on the throne, with only France’s Louis XIV ahead of her in the history books.

09.09 / 19:15

France, Germany and Others Pledge to Advance Minimum Tax, Despite Hungary Veto

France, Germany and three other European Union countries said they would press ahead with the implementation of a 15% minimum tax on large companies as soon as next year, despite a veto by Hungary on the internationally agreed plan.

09.09 / 17:43

NFT Ballon d'Or football award to offer NFTs to winners

Ballon d'Or, the top award for individual footballers, will receive digital tokens to go with their gleaming trophies, the organisers told AFP on Thursday. The France-based award, run by the Equipe media group, has feted the beautiful game's best players for 66 years, bestowing on them global acclaim and a trophy in the shape of a golden football. But this year Equipe is seeking to move into the crypto sector, offering a range of digital tokens (NFTs) — free for the winners but with hundreds more being sold to the public. Sport is awash with NFT projects as organisers, clubs and players seek to cash in on their fame.

09.09 / 17:43

UPS Digital Monarch Bitcoin Terra Classic Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin nears $20,000; Solana, Polkadot and Avalanche gain up to 7%

Bitcoin moved towards the key level of $20,000 but could not touch it again. Ethereum's Merge, which will shift the protocol from proof-of-work to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake protocol, is roughly a week away. All the top tokens, even the stablecoins, were trading with strong gains on Friday. Solana rallied about 7 per cent, whereas Polkadot and Avalanche gained 5 per cent each. The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading decently higher at the $994.1 billion mark, surging almost 2 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped more than 5 per cent close to $73.39 billion.

09.09 / 14:31

European Union Queen Elizabeth II Royal Family Police, passports and postboxes: What does the Queen's death change?

From the national anthem to banknotes and stamps to passports, many material changes will kick in following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of Charles III.

09.09 / 14:01

Ethereum Google Tesla Bitcoin The Most Popular Crypto in the UK Isn't Bitcoin (or Ethereum)

Bitcoin (BTC) may hold the most name-recognition in the cryptocurrency space, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the most popular - in certain countries around Europe at least.

08.09 / 22:19

Energy Electricity Queen Elizabeth II has died: What happens next?

Nothing has been left to chance about the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which was confirmed on Thursday afternoon.

08.09 / 20:53

Energy Electricity British monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96, announces Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II has died.

08.09 / 20:53

Energy Queen Elizabeth II: A life of service, dedication and duty

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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