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11.12 / 18:01

Deaths Omicron could cause tens of thousands of deaths in England, study says

The Omicron variant could cause tens of thousands of deaths in England by the end of April if additional virus restrictions are not imposed, new modelling suggests.

11.12 / 12:59

Health G7 UK urges allies to unite against 'Russian posturing towards Ukraine'

The United Kingdom urged allies to "present a united front against...Russian posturing towards Ukraine" ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Liverpool this weekend.

11.12 / 12:05

Health European Union Four Bulgarian parties agree to form centrist-led government

The leaders of four Bulgarian parties on Friday said they've agreed to form a centrist-led coalition that would end a months-long political crisis, giving a country beset by economic and health problems its first regular government since April.

10.12 / 18:07

Technology Photography Olaf Scholz: Germany's new chancellor makes first official trip to Brussels

Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to Brussels as German chancellor.

10.12 / 15:09

business Germany introduces mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers

MPs in Germany have passed a law forcing healthcare staff to get a COVID vaccine.

10.12 / 13:43

business News Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder can be extradited to the US, court rules

A British court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the US where he faces up to 175 years in jail over the 2020 release of top secret diplomatic cables by Wikileaks.

10.12 / 11:59

Mexico truck crash: Dozens killed after lorry packed with migrants crashes into bridge

At least 53 people have been killed after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico.

10.12 / 09:01

business Gaming Reddit YouTube Gamer-hate: Ubisoft's new NFT project vid gets 96% dislike ratio

French gaming giant Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s new nonfungbile token (NFT) project Quartz is facing strong pushback from the gaming community.

10.12 / 08:45

Culture Kyiv President Joe Biden speaks to Ukraine's Zelenskyy on Donbas, NATO

President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday two days after he signalled that the U.S. would play a bigger role in negotiating an end to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

09.12 / 23:17

Europe Culture Croatia one step closer to joining Schengen free movement area

Croatia is one step closer to joining the Schengen border-free area.

09.12 / 18:54

business Watch live: Macron unveils priorities of French EU presidency

French President Emmanuel Macron is unveiling the priorities for France's upcoming presidency of the European Union at a press conference on Thursday.

09.12 / 18:35

business licence NOT France threatens litigation if UK does not settle fishing licence row by Friday evening

France warned on Thursday that if the 53 licences still awaiting UK approval are not granted by Friday evening, it would call on the EU to go "to litigation".

09.12 / 16:43

UPS Digital Racing wholesale India to explore wholesale, retail CBDCs, ‘will release pilot, whichever is ready first’

China’s digital yuan CBDC is seeing formidable rates of adoption. Meanwhile, Australia reported on the “successful completion” of its research for the Project Atom CBDC. Adding to that, Project Jura saw the Banque de France and the Swiss National Bank finishing up a cross-border wholesale CBDC transfer trial, which was also “successful.”

09.12 / 15:33

LGBT Uber New EU rules could turn 4.1 million gig workers into regular employees

Brussels has taken the first steps to ensure Europe's gig workers -- which include Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders -- enjoy the same labour rights as other traditional employees.

09.12 / 14:45

LGBT Greens reject bid for France's fractured left to unite ahead of presidential election

The Green party's candidate for the French presidential election has ruled out taking part in a primary contest to designate a single left-wing candidate.

09.12 / 14:45

LGBT EU roaming charges: Scheme that scraps extra fees for using mobile phone around bloc extended

One of the EU's signature schemes to scrap mobile phone roaming charges is being extended.

09.12 / 12:37

Europe Angela Merkel: Six legacies that defined her era as Germany's chancellor

Today marked the end of an era in global politics as Germany's Angela Merkel left office after 16 years in power.

09.12 / 12:37

Europe COVID in Europe: Denmark, Norway and the UK introduce new measures to combat Omicron spread

COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge.

09.12 / 12:17

Ethereum Digital Progressive Action Reserve Australia Reserve Bank, partners announce ‘successful completion’ of CBDC research project

China’s rapid-fire progress with its digital yuan CBDC, spurred rival nations into action. However, it turns out that some of them – like Banque de France – have been carrying out research projects or even CBDC pilots for months. Now, the latest to join this group was Australia.

09.12 / 11:35

Future New Zealand to ban future generations from buying cigarettes in bid to become 'smoke-free nation'

New Zealand plans to increase the purchase age for cigarettes in a bid to become a "smokefree nation".

09.12 / 03:27

Platform Swiss wholesale French and Swiss central banks hail completed wholesale CBDC trial

It involved the direct transfer of euro and Swiss franc wCBDCs between French and Swiss commercial banks on a single DLT platform operated by a third party. Tokenised asset and foreign exchange trades were settled using payment versus payment and delivery versus payment mechanisms.

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