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Bitpanda, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it has secured a license to offer virtual asset services (VASP) in Norway, expanding its regulatory approvals.

Americans will soon have to apply for a travel authorization to visit Europe — and failing to get one may ruin your next trip.

Digital asset exchange Coinbase is set to become a dominant player in the European market following the announcement of Ireland as its crypto hub in the continent.

BERLIN (Reuters) — A Stuttgart court on Thursday ruled that German automaker Mercedes-Benz (OTC:MBGAF) must pay damages for the instalment of illegal defeat devices in its diesel cars, the court said in a statement.

Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of Taproot Assets, a protocol aimed at enabling stablecoins and real-world assets to be issued on the Bitcoin and Lightning Network.

One of the largest European crypto exchanges, a Vienna-based BitPanda, became one of the first foreign entities to receive a virtual assert service provider license in Norway. The announcement came on the company’s official X (former Twitter) account on Oct. 19. 

The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is strengthening its presence in Europe and has officially announced Ireland as its European crypto hub of choice.

Nifty 50 today: Domestic market benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty 50 closed in the negative territory for the second consecutive session on Thursday, October 19 amid weak global cues. Top Asian peers, including Japan's Nikkei, China's Shanghai Composite Index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell about two per cent each while in Europe, the UK's FTSE, Germany's DAX and France's CAC fell up to a per cent during the trade as investors remained worried over the prospects of an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war into a bigger regional crisis.

Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva, to U.S.-based infrastructure investor I Squared Capital

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The German government has announced a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs now that many have a usable knowledge of the German language

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intermittent strikes at Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis, America’s “big three" carmakers. A month in and the two sides are still at loggerheads. Jim Farley, Ford’s chief executive, has argued that the 36% pay rise over four years demanded by the striking workers would cripple his business.

The digital asset ecosystem in Europe expands as institutions broaden their services to decentralized finance (DeFi) amid market turmoil.

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Bengaluru's deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has now proposed the construction of a 250-meter tall skydeck in the city. As per a TOI report, if approved, this skydeck will become the tallest viewing tower in India. On Tuesday, Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru development minister, discussed the project's financial feasibility and land requirements.

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Adidas on Tuesday hiked its full-year guidance and posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, aided by sales of its Yeezy inventory.

lunar dust, consisting primarily of dark gray lunar volcanic rock, could potentially be used as a raw material for constructing roads and landing pads on the moon. The finding is based on experiments conducted on Earth, where simulated lunar soil was exposed to concentrated sunlight through large lenses, as reported by Space dot com. Unlike Earth, the moon lacks erosion processes caused by wind and water, resulting in the presence of sharp-edged particles in lunar dust.

ABB matched forecasts with its third-quarter operating profit on Wednesday and dampened expectations for the fourth quarter while reporting continued decline in orders from China. The maker of industrial drives and motors posted a 13% increase in its operational earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) to $1.4 billion during the three months to Sept. 30, in line with a company-gathered consensus of forecasts. Revenues at the company, which competes with Germany's Siemens and France's Schneider Electric rose 8% on a comparable basis to $8 billion, slightly below analysts' forecast for $8.1 billion. ABB reported net income of $882 million, below the $919 million consensus forecast. ABB, a big supplier to industry, is seen as a bellwether for the broader global economy, with its products being used in ships, ports, factories and transport systems. The group said its order intake fell 2% during the quarter with double-digit growth in the United States, its biggest market, partially helping to offset a decline in China, ABB's second-largest market. «Orders in China declined at a low single-digit comparable growth rate particularly hampered by weakness in robotics and construction demand,» Chief Executive Bjorn Rosengren said in a statement. ABB said it anticipated low- to mid-single digit comparable revenue growth in the fourth quarter.