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22.11 / 15:27

Technology LGBT Evacuations raid Ukraine war: Kyiv monastery raid; Kherson evacuations; and Poland to deploy missile launchers

Ukraine's security service (SBU) has raided the main Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv over suspected links to Russia.

22.11 / 10:17

business LGBT European Union Ukraine war: Kyiv tells residents of liberated areas to leave before winter sets in

Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating civilians from recently liberated sections of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, fearing that a lack of heat, power and water due to Russian shelling will make living conditions too difficult this winter.

21.11 / 23:19

CBDC regulation Fried Sam The nightmare continues for Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX — Law Decoded, Nov. 14-21

As much as we all would want last week to be about something else, it was still all about FTX. The Supreme Court of the Bahamas has approved two provisional liquidators from PricewaterhouseCoopers to oversee the assets of the crypto exchange, which is headquartered in the country. Several days later, The Securities Commission of the Bahamas ordered the transfer of FTX Digital Markets’ digital assets to a digital wallet owned by the commission to protect “the interests of clients and creditors.”

21.11 / 17:29

Terraform Labs These Countries Were Hit The Hardest By the FTX Collapse – Find Out Why

South Korea, Singapore, and Japan are the three countries most impacted by crypto exchange FTX's infamous implosion, with a combined 15.7% traffic share to FTX.com, said a report by Coingecko.

21.11 / 17:21

business European Union Four Russian ‘torture’ sites discovered in Kherson, says Ukraine

Ukrainian prosecutors say they have discovered four Russian "torture sites" in the southern city of Kherson.

21.11 / 17:19

Government Blockchain Election tally: Does blockchain beat the ballot box?

In October, Greenland was reported to be exploring the feasibility of an online voting platform for its national elections. Among the options being considered is a blockchain-based system.

21.11 / 16:53

UPS U.S. Presses Allies to Tighten Up Sanctions Enforcement on Russia

WASHINGTON—U.S. officials are jetting around the globe in a quiet diplomatic push to get Russia’s major trading partners to enforce sanctions and trade controls, as exports to the country pick up after diving in the weeks following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

21.11 / 15:05

Manufacturing U.S.-Europe Trade Booms as Old Allies Draw Closer

FRANKFURT—The global economic map is rapidly transforming, with trade and investment between the U.S. and Europe booming as Russia’s war in Ukraine and fraying ties between the West and China draw the trans-Atlantic allies closer.

21.11 / 13:29

business economy Cinema 'Worst winter of our lives': Ukrainian capital prepares for cold and dark times ahead

The situation in Ukraine's capital and other major cities has deteriorated drastically following the largest missile attack on the country's power grid on Tuesday.

21.11 / 11:39

Ukraine war Cinema Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross

The conditions in Taliban-held Afghanistan will be worse in the year ahead, and more Afghans are bound to struggle for survival, a top Red Cross official said.

20.11 / 22:09

Tourism Cinema Ukraine war: Here are the key developments you need to know for Sunday

Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defence system to help it to secure its airspace, after a stray missile crashed in Poland last week, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht told a newspaper on Sunday.

20.11 / 20:03

Tourism Power ‘Playing with fire’: More strikes recorded at Zaporizhzhia power plant

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of bombing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, which is occupied by the Russian army.

20.11 / 19:15

Manufacturing U.S.-Europe Trade Booms as Old Allies Draw Closer

20.11 / 15:01

Climate change Celebrity News Heatwave Five killed, 18 wounded in Colorado gay nightclub shooting

Five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said.

20.11 / 12:19

climate conference Low Kazakhstan goes to the polls in 'low-key' snap presidential election

Voters in Kazakhstan are casting their ballots Sunday in a snap election that looks likely to return the incumbent president to power, in an election the OSCE has described as "low-key."

20.11 / 12:01

climate conference COP27 climate summit closes with agreement to compensate poor countries

Early on Sunday morning negotiators managed to agree on what's called a loss and damage fund.

19.11 / 21:19

climate conference Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know for Saturday

Russia's sustained attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country's population at the onset of winter.

19.11 / 20:09

Activism Climate change climate conference Ukraine war Sunak UK PM Rishi Sunak meets President Zelenskyy on surprise Ukraine trip

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday -- his first -- to Ukraine's snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

19.11 / 14:21

Climate change European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Standard rights World Cup: Infantino accuses Europe of 'double standard' for criticising Qatar human rights

FIFA president Gianni Infantino targeted European critics of World Cup host Qatar on Saturday and suggested a moral double standard in his home continent.

19.11 / 00:41

Climate change European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Trump US attorney general names special counsel to oversee charges against Trump

US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special prosecutor to oversee criminal investigations related to former President Donald Trump on Friday.

18.11 / 20:59

Mining regulation Russian bill would legalize crypto mining, sales under ‘experimental legal regime’

A bill was introduced into the Russian State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on Nov. 17 that would legalize cryptocurrency mining and the sale of the cryptocurrency mined. Cryptocurrency cannot currently be used for settlements in Russia.

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