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23.05 / 21:17

exhibition War crimes Killing Prison Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing unarmed Ukrainian civilian

A court in Kyiv has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the early days of the Ukraine invasion. The verdict marks the first conviction of a soldier for war crimes since the conflict began at the end of February.

23.05 / 18:45

Citi CEO Citigroup global economy Watch IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser discuss the global economy

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23.05 / 17:39

Blockchain CBDC Adoption Payments SWIFT, Capgemini Team Up On Developing Global CBDC Interlinks

Global payments network Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is partnering with French consultancy Capgemini to conduct new experiments and test how domestic central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be interlinked, taking the next step toward cross-border payments utilizing such currencies.

23.05 / 16:53

Blockchain Adoption JPMorgan Banks Exploring Blockchain, Tokenization Again is a ‘Fire Signal We’re in a Bear Market’

Certain large investment banks are again exploring how blockchain technology and tokenization of assets can make their own operations more efficient -- but for some in the crypto community, the banks’ moves in crypto resemble something they have seen before.

23.05 / 11:11

Blockchain Adoption World Economic Forum Bitcoin Updates WEF 2022, May 23: Latest updates from the Cointelegraph Davos team

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22.05 / 12:01

'Mariupolis 2', by director killed in Ukraine, premieres at Cannes

Depicting life within Ukraine's besieged southern port city, Mariupolis 2 has shaken the Cannes Film Festival.

20.05 / 17:49

AXA AXA IM eyes launch of new private markets business

AXA Investment Managers, the €864bn fund management unit of the French insurance group, plans to establish a new business unit to take advantage of the current boom in private markets.

20.05 / 17:33

European Union NATO Military 'A taste of security': NATO-themed beer flies off the shelves in Finland

The telephone is ringing non-stop at Olaf craft brewery in Savonlinna, eastern Finland.

20.05 / 14:49

Ethereum G7 Bitcoin G7 Keeps Pushing for Crypto Regulation, Here's What's Already Happening

The finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven (G7), which comprises the world’s most advanced economies, have once again called for the rapid introduction of comprehensive regulations of cryptoassets in the aftermath of the recent UST stablecoin crash.

20.05 / 10:09

Drought Costs Belgian farmers struggle as drought and rising costs hit

Belgian farmers and breeders are being hit by both rising costs and drought, as the impact of the war in Ukraine and drier weather are felt.

20.05 / 08:49

European Union Bitcoin Ukraine war live: US Congress approves $40 billion aid package for Ukraine

The US Senate approved on Thursday a massive aid package for Ukraine, as it continues to resist Russian aggression. Meanwhile, fighting continues in eastern Ukraine.

20.05 / 00:49

Stablecoin regulation financial stability Financial G7 financial officials call on Financial Stability Board to step up crypto regulation—report

The top financial officials from the Group of Seven (G7) largest advanced industrial economies has called on the Financial Stability Board to speed up crypto-asset regulation, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a copy of a communique it had obtained. The officials from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States were meeting in Koenigswinter, Germany, following a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting earlier in the week.

19.05 / 23:55

Football War crimes Military Ukraine prosecutor asks for life sentence for Russian soldier in war crimes trial

Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday asked that a Russian soldier, who testified that he shot a civilian on an officer's orders, receive a life sentence.

19.05 / 23:37

Blockchain CBDC Adoption swift network International SWIFT, Capgemini team up to test using the international network for CBDC transfers

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, the Belgian financial messaging network used by banks in international money transfers, announced Thursday that it is teaming up with French IT company Capgemini to conduct experiments with cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments. This is SWIFT’s second research project on CBDC.

19.05 / 20:35

Climate change Energy Food Russia says easing Ukraine Black Sea ports blockade dependent on sanctions review

Russia's foreign ministry has said it will only consider opening up Ukraine's Black Sea ports - and so alleviate pressure on global food supplies - if sanctions against it are reviewed.

19.05 / 20:35

Climate change Football Energy 'The Russians are running': Meet Ukraine's soldiers on the southern frontline

Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine have been trying to retake Kherson, the only large city in the country to be occupied by Russia.

19.05 / 17:13

Blockchain NFT Metaverse Blockchain ecosystem guarantees luxury products for life with infinitely regenerating products

The war between the luxury industry and counterfeiters is a story as old as the goods themselves, with many normalizing the concept of vendors filling busy city streets with realistic-looking knock-offs and finding quality dupes online. Sadly, what few realize is the impact that counterfeiters have on the economy as a whole, a reality that has forced many companies to invest in ultra-sophisticated tech solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI) to verify the authenticity of their products. When technology hasn’t been an option, brands have looked to the government for their power to seize and destroy fake goods in an effort to regulate their industry.

19.05 / 16:29

Climate change Football Energy Ukraine slams 'second-class treatment' after Scholz dashes Kyiv's hopes of quick EU membership

Kyiv has hit back at the "second-class treatment" of Ukraine after Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz poured cold water on the war-torn country being given quick European Union membership.

19.05 / 12:23

AXA Axa IM eyes launch of new private markets business

Axa Investment Managers, the €864bn fund management unit of the French insurance group, plans to establish a new business unit to take advantage of the current boom in private markets.

19.05 / 12:09

Climate change Football Stabbing Gaffe as George W Bush slams Russia's 'wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq'

Former US president George W Bush made a gaffe when he accidentally condemned Russia's "unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq".

19.05 / 04:31

Executive Societe Generale chief executive Frédéric Oudéa to step down next year

Frédéric Oudéa, chief executive of French bank Societe Generale, is set to step down from the bank next year, calling time on one of the longest reigns of a major European bank.

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