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15.12 / 21:15
Digital
Citizens
Progressive
Platform
National
National Bank of Kazakhstan releases report on results of CBDC pilot project
In the crypto world, Kazakhstan made a name for itself as the safe haven offering refuge to crypto miners fleeing China’s crackdowns. But the country is also active when comes to other parts of the fintech economy.
15.12 / 12:09
Tesla
Protest
German police launch raids in Dresden over alleged anti-vax death threats to governor
Police in eastern Germany carried out raids early on Wednesday as they investigated alleged threats to kill a state governor over coronavirus restrictions and vaccinations.
15.12 / 08:33
Tesla
WHO
NOT
WHO: ‘Omicron spreading at rate not seen with previous variants’
The World Health Organization has warned Omicron is “spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant”, as it called on the world to use all tools available to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
14.12 / 16:47
Art
LGBT
Same-sex parents and their children must be recognised as a family across whole EU, rules court
The EU's top court has ruled that same-sex parents and their children must be recognised as a family in all member states.
14.12 / 15:24
14.12 / 15:21
Art
Jail
Sergei Tikhanovskaya, the husband of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana, given 18-year jail term
The husband of Belarus' main opposition leader has been handed an 18-year jail term.
14.12 / 11:55
Art
Nazi
Nazi reference as COVID pass protesters vandalise French WWII memorial
A famous monument to the memory of French resistance fighters and combatants in World War II has been vandalised with graffiti spelling out “Anti Pass”.
13.12 / 22:13
Art
Prosecutors say Anne Sacoolas to face UK court over Harry Dunn death
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, is due to appear in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service said on Monday.
13.12 / 22:13
Art
COVID-19 Pandemic
dutch
Dutch cannabis cafes see rise in business during COVID-19 pandemic
Customers stream in and out of coffee shops in The Hague, as the cannabis trade booms despite the current coronavirus restrictions.
13.12 / 20:48
Art
Immigration
Inger Støjberg: Denmark's ex-immigration minister convicted over illegal asylum seeker policy
A former Danish minister has been convicted of illegally separating asylum-seeking couples where one partner was under 18.
13.12 / 17:17
UBS
Fine
tax evasion
UBS fine for tax evasion slashed by nearly half to $2bn
A French appeals court ordered UBS Group on 13 December to pay around $2bn for helping wealthy clients in France evade taxes, reducing the size of an earlier penalty of around $5bn.
13.12 / 17:01
'I'm a feminist,' claims newly crowned Miss France
The new Miss France has branded herself a feminist and defended the contest's rules amid controversy over the pageant.
13.12 / 15:46
Human Rights
News
Messi versus Ronaldo as PSG face Manchester United in Champions League
Lionel Messi will face long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo as PSG play Manchester United in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
13.12 / 14:01
Human Rights
Macron meets political adversary Orban ahead of France's EU presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Monday, hoping to secure his backing on topics including investment, nuclear power and European defence ahead of the French Presidency of the European Union.
13.12 / 11:30
MET
Reuters
Assurant
China's Xi is set to meet Russia's Putin virtually on Wednesday
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet virtually with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
13.12 / 11:10
Human Rights
Two missing after cargo ship capsizes in Baltic Sea collision
Two people are missing after two cargo ships collided in the Baltic Sea, Swedish authorities have confirmed.
13.12 / 11:09
Human Rights
Spanish volcano breaks local record after erupting for 85 days
The volcano La Cumbre Veja on the Canary Island of La Palma marked 85 days of continuous activity, the longest time a volcano has been erupting on the island since records began.
13.12 / 09:21
European Union
Human Rights
Investigations
open
French authorities open 400 investigations into fake COVID-19 health passes
France has opened 400 investigations into networks providing fake COVID-19 health passes, the interior minister said Sunday, as virus-related hospitalisations rise sharply across the country.
12.12 / 19:22
Religion
Human Rights
Austria ends COVID-19 lockdown measures for vaccinated
Austria lifted its lockdown on Sunday for people with a "2G" pass, meaning they were vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently recovered from the illness.
12.12 / 13:09
New Caledonia votes in 3rd referendum on whether to remain French
Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum on whether to remain French in an Indo-Pacific region of increasing global importance.
11.12 / 18:03
European Union
Parliament
Bosnian Serb entity assembly in favour of withdrawing from central institutions in Bosnia
The Bosnian Serb entity assembly voted yes on a set of provisions that would see the regional government opt-out of national institutions despite the threat of new sanctions.
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