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17.06 / 19:33

UPS FIVE Cooper Remark China's Xi says trade with Russia expected to hit new records in the coming months

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday emphasized his country's commitment to trading with Russia, despite Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

17.06 / 19:25

UPS Uniper Russia Steps Up Pressure on European Gas Supplies

Russia stepped up pressure on Europe’s biggest economies with further cuts to the supply of gas, raising concerns of a fuel shortage this winter.

17.06 / 17:45

business Technology Analysis: A quick look at France's legislative elections

France will head to the polls this weekend to vote in the second round of legislative elections with a possible threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s majority in parliament.

17.06 / 17:01

business Technology European Union Deal Hungary blocks EU deal on 15% minimum corporate tax

Hungary has blocked an EU directive that would impose a 15% minimum tax on multinational corporations, arguing the levy would deal a "low blow" to European competitiveness and endanger jobs.

17.06 / 15:39

business European Union Polish women 'risk being spied on, controlled and possibly punished' over 'pregnancy register'

Polish women are at risk of being spied on, controlled and possibly punished, it's been claimed, after the government created what critics are calling a "pregnancy register".

17.06 / 13:25

regulation Central Bank Bitcoin Russian Central Bank Ready to Make Crypto Regulation Concessions, Hints Governor

Russia’s Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina has stated that she is prepared to allow the nation to do business in crypto – as long as it does not enter the Russian financial system and is only used in international settlements. But the country’s finance ministry, which favors legalization and regulation, is hopeful of reaching a compromise with the bank.

17.06 / 13:21

Climate change Wikileaks Extradition Julian Assange: UK government orders extradition of WikiLeaks' founder to US

The UK government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He has 14 days to appeal.

17.06 / 12:27

Climate change Medicine Heatwave Crops and drinking water threatened in Italy's Po Valley amid worst drought in 70 years

A part of northern Italy is in the grip of its worst drought for 70 years.

17.06 / 11:43

European Union Medicine Brussels set to endorse Ukraine as a candidate for EU membership

Brussels is on Friday expected to recommend that Ukraine become a candidate for EU membership.

17.06 / 10:05

Medicine Migrants recovery Hungary ready for compromises with Brussels to unblock recovery funds

Hungary is ready to strike a compromise with Brussels to end the long-standing impasse that has blocked the country's access to the EU's coronavirus recovery fund, according to a minister from Viktor Orbán's government.

17.06 / 10:05

advisers Trump’s closest advisers viewed efforts to halt certification of election 'nuts' and 'crazy'

A committee investigating the 6 January Capitol insurrection in Washington on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

17.06 / 01:45

BTC Lowe's Santiment Bitcoin Time BTC: Want to time the bottom? These ‘bull traps,’ ‘fake pumps’ might help

Bitcoiners have been active in recent days following the latest crypto crash. The 3AC and Celsius liquidations have been attributed to the major price drops. In fact, the on-chain metrics of Bitcoin have been showing some interesting developments of late.

17.06 / 00:31

Refugees Medicine Migrants Sievierodonetsk: 'Complete, durable ceasefire' needed for humanitarian corridor, says refugee chief

Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's devastated eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.

16.06 / 22:56

Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin Resistance is futile! 3 reasons why Bitcoin mining will never go away

In the summer of 2021, the Chinese government banned Bitcoin (BTC) mining and cited the typical concerns of harmful environmental effects and money laundering. Now, the Chinese government is working toward establishing its own digital yuan currency. This raises the question as to whether the original reasoning was merely a Trojan horse.

16.06 / 22:33

European Union Medicine play Europeans divided over how Ukraine war should play out, reveals poll

Europeans are sharply divided over how the Ukraine war should play out, with some favouring peace and others wanting "justice", according to a new poll.

16.06 / 22:33

Medicine Russian secret agent unmasked trying to inflitrate war crimes court, Netherlands says

The Dutch secret service revealed details of an operation they carried out to stop a Russian spy from getting inside the International Criminal Court in The Hague — where alleged war crimes in Ukraine are being investigated.

16.06 / 18:47

Russia Slashes Gas Flows, Aiming Economic Weapon at Europe

Moscow’s move to slash natural-gas exports to Europe has pitched the continent’s energy crisis into a dangerous new phase that threatens to drain vital fuel supplies and kneecap the continent’s economy.

16.06 / 18:17

European Union More bother for Boris as ethics advisor quits over 'odious' orders

The ethics advisor to Britain's scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and accused the Conservative government of planning to flout conduct rules, weeks after a separate investigation criticised the UK leader for overseeing a culture of government rule-breaking.

16.06 / 16:55

Climate change European Union How Spain is trying to adapt to more frequent heatwaves

Spaniards have spent the past week behind closed shutters in almost total darkness to shelter from the baking heat.

16.06 / 16:11

Adoption regulation Bitcoin Cross-border Bank of Russia backs cross-border crypto payments vs. domestic trade

Russia’s central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina is the latest official to confirm that the country is warming to the idea of cryptocurrency payments, but not domestic ones.

16.06 / 15:47

European Union reports MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks at Greece-Turkey border

The European Commission must "condemn any use of violence" and ensure the rule of law is respected across member states when it comes to migration, a group of MEPs demanded on Thursday, over fresh reports of illegal pushbacks in Greece.

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