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16.06 / 15:27

COST UPS Turkey, U.N. Eye Sea Lane for Grain Through Ukraine’s Mines

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish and United Nations diplomats are discussing a new proposal for extracting grain currently blockaded in Ukrainian ports, by escorting freighters through a safe passage among the defensive mines that protect Black Sea ports amid the war with Russia.

16.06 / 14:37

High U.S. Fuel Exports Are Contributing to $5-a-Gallon Gas

A rapid rise in American fuel exports this year has helped push gasoline prices to a record $5 a gallon and is pressuring U.S. prices of natural gas, which hit the highest levels in over a decade earlier this month.

16.06 / 12:15

Technology London Slovenia will take down its border fence with Croatia

Slovenia says a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Croatia to deter migrants has not fulfilled its purpose and will be taken down.

16.06 / 10:45

cryptocurrency Provident CEO Ukraine-based crypto firm announces hiring amid war, market slump

Ukraine-based crypto company Everstake intends to expand its workforce despite Russia’s invasion of the country and a bearish cryptocurrency market.

16.06 / 10:33

Technology London UK PM Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a further blow to his authority on Wednesday when his second ethics adviser in less than two years quit his post.

16.06 / 10:01

Technology London Ukraine war: France's Macron, Germany's Scholz and Italy's Draghi to visit Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The European Union's political heavyweights were en route for Kyiv on Thursday morning in a bid to underscore Europe's support for Ukraine.

16.06 / 09:07

Amazon London Brazil police find two bodies in search for missing Amazon pair

Brazilian police have found two bodies in their search for the missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon.

16.06 / 01:29

business Donations Job Ukraine-based blockchain firm announces 'we're still hiring' amid market downturn, war

Sergey Vasylchuk, the chief executive officer of Ukraine-based decentralized staking provider Everstake, has said the company will continue to hire crypto professionals amid a market downturn and ongoing conflict in the country.

15.06 / 23:43

Technology London Reserve US Federal Reserve attacks inflation with largest interest rate hike since 1994

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in nearly three decades — and signaling more large rate increases to come that would raise the risk of another recession.

15.06 / 19:25

JPMorgan Citigroup Chase Russia’s Flagship Economic Forum Decouples From West

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA—For years, President Vladimir Putin used an annual economic conference here to champion Russia’s economic appeal to the world.

15.06 / 17:51

Technology WHO London outbreak Europe at 'epicentre' of monkeypox outbreak, WHO says

Europe remains at the "epicentre" of a global monkeypox outbreak, the World Health Organization's European regional office said on Wednesday.

15.06 / 17:19

Art London Deal EU refuses to rule out suspending Brexit trade deal

The European Commission won't rule out suspending the EU-UK trade deal if the UK approves a draft bill that unilaterally overrides parts of the Brexit agreement.

15.06 / 16:47

business Adoption regulation Deal Russian bank Sber to complete its first digital currency deal

Russian banking giant Sber — formerly known as Sberbank — is preparing to soon complete its first digital currency deal involving the bank’s proprietary digital asset platform.

15.06 / 16:29

Technology Art London Deal Europe and Canada have their first land border after 'whisky war' deal

Canada and Denmark finally ended their decades-long "war" on Tuesday, fought over flags, whisky and schnapps on an uninhabited island in the high Arctic.

15.06 / 15:53

regulation Tokens Ban Bill to ban digital assets as payment passed the first reading in the Russian parliament

A bill that had been introduced a week ago to the State Duma, the lower chamber of Russian Parliament, made a swift passing through first reading. Should it become a law, it would prohibit using “digital financial actives” (DFA) to pay for goods or services.

15.06 / 15:45

Technology Art United Nations London Indigenous rights UN finds Finland violated political rights of indigenous Sámi people

A United Nations committee has found that Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi, the EU's only indigenous people.

15.06 / 14:59

Technology Art London rights What is the European Court of Human Rights?

Yesterday the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) halted Boris Johnson's plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda with a dramatic last-minute ruling.

15.06 / 12:33

European Union EU relaunches legal action against UK over unilateral Brexit changes

The European Union announced on Wednesday that it will relaunch legal action against the UK over a draft law London unveiled that would override parts of the Brexit treaty.

15.06 / 09:03

European Union Human Rights Refugees Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to 'hold on' in 'vital' Donbas region

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged his compatriots to 'hold on' in the Donbas region, saying what happens there will determine the war against Moscow.

15.06 / 02:21

European Union UK's Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after European Court order

Britain canceled a flight that was scheduled to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda late on Tuesday evening after the European Court of Human Rights intervened, saying the plan carried “a real risk of irreversible harm."

14.06 / 21:03

Law regulation Europe European Union EU commissioner reiterates need for 'regulating all crypto-assets'

Mairead McGuinness, the commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union at the European Commission, is moving forward with discussion on regulating cryptocurrencies amid three major events in the space.

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