Russia Financial News
02.06 / 15:59
XRP
solana
avalanche
Bitcoin
Drop
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Avalanche, Shiba Inu, Solana and XRP drop up to 11%
A few players might see it as a short term rebound as they are cautious about any long-term bounce in the digital token market amid ongoing inflationary concerns and recession worries. Barring Cardano, all other major crypto tokens were trading with mild cuts. However, the losses were capped in the majority of names. Among the worst performers, Avalanche dropped 10 per cent, whereas Solana and Shiba Inu fell up to 6 per cent.
02.06 / 10:27
European Union
Queen Elizabeth II
Royal Family
Weekend
Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee: Why this weekend's festivities matter to the UK
Britain is gearing up for a long weekend of pageantry, processions, parties and prayers to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
02.06 / 10:27
Climate change
European Union
Water
Updates
Ukraine war live updates: Russia has captured most of eastern city of Sievierodonetsk
The Ukraine war is on the eve of its 100th day.
02.06 / 09:03
Climate change
Trade
consequences
peace
View: The war in Ukraine has devastating global consequences for water, peace and security
The Water Peace and security partnership is financed by the Dutch Foreign Ministry and is made up of the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the World Resources Institute, Deltares, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Wetlands International, and International Alert. In this piece, Alyssa Offutt and Dr Susanne Schmeier from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education assess the link between water, conflict, and cooperation.
02.06 / 07:49
cryptocurrency
Central Bank
International
Russia's central bank sees space for crypto in international trade
central bank is open to allowing the use of cryptocurrency for international payments, a senior bank official said on Tuesday, in a sign of a possible relaxation of its opposition to digital currencies. «In principle, we do not object to the use of cryptocurrency in international transactions,» the central bank's First Deputy Governor Ksenia Yudaeva said in a briefing with reporters. But Yudaeva reiterated that the bank, as the regulating authority, continues to see the wider use of cryptocurrency in Russia as a financial threat.
02.06 / 07:47
Climate change
European Union
Water
Updates
Ukraine war live updates: Severodonetsk close to falling
The Ukraine war is on the eve of its 100th day.
02.06 / 07:47
European Union
Military
Germany and US agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine
Germany and the US pledged on Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery, as Russian forces closed in on capturing a key city in the east.
02.06 / 00:13
Climate change
European Union
Initial results show Danes vote to join EU defence policy
Denmark appeared headed toward joining the European Union’s common defence policy that it long eschewed, following a referendum Wednesday, in a new example of a European country seeking closer defence links with allies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
01.06 / 20:29
Climate change
Ursula von der Leyen
recovery
Brussels approves Poland's €35-billion recovery plan despite lingering rule of law concerns
The European Commission has given its assent to the Polish recovery plan, a key step to the country unlocking €23.9 billion in grants and €11.5 billion in low-interest loans.
01.06 / 18:29
CLIMATE CRISIS
Euro
Croatia could adopt euro in January 2023 as Commission gives the all-clear
Croatia could be the next country to join the eurozone after the Commission gave its approval on Wednesday.
01.06 / 17:01
Water
Germany to supply Kyiv with anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that his country will supply Ukraine with new anti-aircraft missiles and radar systems, stepping up arms deliveries amid criticism that Germany isn’t doing enough to help Kyiv in its time of need.
01.06 / 16:11
To Draw Asia Closer, U.S. Tries an Alternative to Traditional Trade Pacts
DAVOS, Switzerland—As the U.S. seeks allies in a new cold war with Russia and China, it does so without a lever that helped win the last one: new economic pacts like the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the North American Free Trade Agreement. They are nonstarters in a Congress in which both parties have turned more protectionist.
01.06 / 12:39
Art
European Union
Deutsche Bank
raid
Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid
DWS, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, said its chief executive is resigning on Wednesday, following a raid at its offices by the authorities into alleged greenwashing.
01.06 / 12:11
Central Bank
Tax
Russian Central Bank Prepared to Make Some Concessions on Crypto Regulation
Russia’s staunchly crypto-skeptic Central Bank has indicated that it is prepared to soften its stance on crypto somewhat in order to allow a key piece of legislation to pass – but still favors a block on all domestic crypto-related activity.
01.06 / 10:17
Art
European Union
Artificial Intelligence
Denmark to vote on Europe common defence opt-out in wake of Ukraine war
Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark votes today in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU's common defence policy.
01.06 / 08:13
Art
European Union
Ukraine live: US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
The Biden administration is getting ready to send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for as they struggle to stall Russian progress. The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the US that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems and tactical vehicles.
01.06 / 00:13
Art
Artificial Intelligence
Customer
Spanish government proposes law banning automated customer service
In a bid to rid consumers of having to deal with those universally-hated automated voices on the phone, Spain's government is presenting a bill that would make it obligatory for companies to have a real person in customer services pick up the call.
31.05 / 22:07
Target
Deal
OPEC Weighs Suspending Russia From Oil-Production Deal
Some OPEC members are exploring the idea of suspending Russia’s participation in an oil-production deal as Western sanctions and a partial European ban begin to undercut Moscow’s ability to pump more, OPEC delegates said.
31.05 / 20:33
31.05 / 19:47
Adoption
regulation
sanctions
crypto law
Russian central bank signals agreement with crypto law revisions: Report
First deputy governor of the Russian central bank Ksenia Yudayeva stated Tuesday that the bank is open to using cryptocurrency for international payments, Reuters reported, along with Russian media, which added that the bank was reconsidering its position on crypto mining as well. Yudaeva was quoted as saying:
31.05 / 18:49
cryptocurrency
NFT
CRYPTONEWS
Chains.com Unveils Deep Space Society - a Million Free Unique NFTs on Polygon
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