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06.01 / 17:21

Pope Francis Emmanuel Macron unveils new plan to stop 'endless crisis' in French healthcare

Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new plan to halt the "endless crisis" in France's national healthcare system, including overhauling working ours for hospital staff in the next six months, reforming healthcare funding and improving payments for doctors on call.

06.01 / 13:47

Pope Francis Death Inflation in the eurozone falls back to single digits as downward trend continues

Annual inflation across the eurozone fell back to the single-digit territory and stood at 9.2% at the end of December, according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday morning.

06.01 / 13:11

COST Digital Warmer Weather Helps Ease Europe’s War-Driven Inflation Surge

Lower energy costs as Europe enjoys a mild start to winter have helped slow the eurozone’s annual rate of inflation to single digits, but consumer prices are still rising too quickly for policy makers at the European Central Bank, who have signaled they intend to raise their key interest rate again in the near future.

06.01 / 10:53

Pope Francis Death The 'Good Divorce': Czechs and Slovaks on 30 years apart, together

Ondrej and Katarína first met in 2008, more than a decade after their countries divorced.

06.01 / 10:53

Pope Francis Death US political chaos continues into 6 January Capital riots anniversary

Political chaos continues in the United States on Friday, and after eleven votes in three days the House of Representatives still hasn't elected a Speaker -- a scenario unprecedented since the US Civil War era in the 1800s.

06.01 / 00:51

Pope Francis Death Germany to donate Marder infantry fighting vehicles and a Patriot missile system to Ukraine

Germany will supply Ukraine with Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles and a Patriot missile battery, the government announced in a joint German-US statement on Thursday.

05.01 / 21:19

Pope Francis Death Ukraine war: Putin's Christmas ceasefire order and five other top developments

Ukrainian and Russian troops battled in eastern regions on Thursday as Kyiv tried to push back occupying forces.

05.01 / 16:53

Netflix Catholic Church Europe's gas prices reach pre-war levels as 2023 kicks off under unusually warm weather

Europe's gas prices have reached pre-war levels as the new year begins under unusually warm temperatures that have tamed consumer demand and fended off the need to tap into underground storage.

05.01 / 15:13

Provident Target Platform crypto apps Godfather Android Trojan targets hundreds of banking and crypto apps

Cybercrooks are using Godfather to target users of banking and crypto exchange apps in 16 countries, says Group-IB.The Trojan tricks victims thanks to its ability to generate convincing web fakes and overlay them on the screens of infected devices when a user tries to open a targeted app.

05.01 / 13:51

Bitcoin end ‘Brazilian Nostradamus’ Predicts Messy End for Crypto

A South American psychic known as the “Brazilian Nostradamus” has forecasted a catastrophic end for the world of crypto, claiming that governments around the world will come gunning for bitcoin (BTC) and the like.

05.01 / 09:57

Netflix Ukraine war Mourners pour into the Vatican to attend Pope Benedict's funeral

Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, hoping to pay final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring and participate in a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

05.01 / 09:57

Netflix Ukraine war Malta and Switzerland playing an outsized role on the UN's biggest stage

The EU's smallest Member State, and Europe's most neutral nation, are set to play outsized roles in world events over the next two years, as Malta and Switzerland begin their term as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

04.01 / 23:21

Facebook Ukraine war EU countries agree to demand COVID-19 test for travellers coming from China

European Union member states agreed on Wednesday to "strongly encourage" a requirement that would obligate all travellers coming from China, regardless of nationality, to present a negative COVID-19 test as the number of infections surges in the Asian country.

04.01 / 21:47

Ukraine war Ukraine war: New Russian mobilisation, hypersonic weapons and killer drones

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its biggest internal criticism of the war over a strike that killed scores of fresh conscripts.

04.01 / 19:55

Sunak PM Sunak sets out priorities to tackle UK's problems but says there are no 'quick fixes'

After less than three months in power marked by crippling strikes and rising energy bills, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak articulated his vision for the country on Wednesday in a speech announcing the government's priorities in the new year.

04.01 / 16:03

Ukraine 'marshalling' troops for next major offensive: Here's when and where Kyiv could strike

As Russian strikes against Ukraine continue relentlessly and peace hopes seem to fade, a growing number of experts say the war may soon reach a crucial turning point.

04.01 / 14:39

Citi Flat demand and fierce competition: Law firm leaders’ predictions for 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February marked the beginning of the end of a deal bonanza for City law firms.

04.01 / 10:27

CLIMATE CRISIS Makiivka: Russia blames its own soldiers' mobile phone use for deadly Ukraine missile strike

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday blamed the illegal use of mobile phones by its soldiers for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that it said killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly.

04.01 / 05:53

business Court Bitcoin Core Scientific shuts down 37K mining rigs it was hosting for Celsius

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has agreed to let Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific shut off more than 37,000 mining rigs it had been hosting for Celsius during the miner’s bankruptcy proceedings.

03.01 / 23:31

Ukraine war: Fury in Russia at military top brass, killer drones, Sweden NATO membership

Russians have called on military commanders to be punished after scores of Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike.

03.01 / 17:35

International NOT Russian Finance Ministry Says ‘Why Not?’ to Crypto in International Payments

The Russian Finance Minister has confirmed that his department wants to green-light the use of crypto as a payment tool in international trade. And he says that countries that “want to do business” with Moscow should be allowed to pay in crypto if it is “convenient” for them.

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