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07.02 / 10:47

Citi Getting tough on dirty Russian money is in the City’s best interests

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07.02 / 01:01

DCGI DCGI gives nod to Sputnik Light vaccine in India, may be used as booster shot

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on February 6 granted emergency use authorisation to Sputnik Light in India, making it the first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for use in the country.

06.02 / 23:09

Sexual assault Bitcoin German leader's stance on Russia looms over first visit to US

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set off Sunday for Washington seeking to reassure Americans that his country stands alongside the United States and other NATO partners in opposing any Russian aggression against Ukraine.

06.02 / 20:19

UPS BTC Action Bitcoin This is where these factors affecting Bitcoin’s price movements will take it

Bitcoin took quite a ride from its all-time high of over $69,000 to its recent low of $34,000. This has given way to the million-dollar question – What is affecting Bitcoin’s price movements?

05.02 / 21:31

Winter Olympics COVID in Europe: Austrian vaccination law comes into effect while Danes enjoy eased measures

A new law making vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory for all residents above 18 years of age has come into effect in Austria.

05.02 / 15:07

Marine Le Pen London Support France: far-right presidential candidates vie for support in country-wide rallies

France’s duelling far-right presidential candidates are holding back-to-back campaign rallies on Saturday, trying to steal each other’s thunder and keep their anti-immigration, anti-Islam agenda front and centre in the race for the April presidential election.

05.02 / 14:03

London Ukraine crisis: Xi backs Putin as von der Leyen pledges 'robust' sanctions

High-stakes diplomacy continues in a bid to avert a war in Eastern Europe as the Russian military build-up on its border with Ukraine continues to pose a threat.

05.02 / 12:47

collapses Montenegro's ruling coalition collapses after no-confidence vote

Montenegro's governing coalition collapsed on Friday night amid internal disputes after parliament backed a no-confidence motion tabled by a junior coalition partner.

05.02 / 00:57

European Union OSCE recommends deployment of election observation mission to Hungary

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recommended on Friday that observers be sent to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary.

04.02 / 22:19

Mining Bitcoin Profitability makes crypto mining more expensive in Argentina

China’s crackdown on mining has led miners to search for other countries to continue their operations. Promises of reduced costs led some to Argentina. However, the country’s government has now applied new rates for crypto miners in the province of Tierra del Fuego.

04.02 / 20:01

European Union Winter Olympics Costs Russia will face massive costs if it attacks Ukraine, warns EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Russia will face "severe consequences" and "massive costs" if there is any military aggression against Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned in an interview with Euronews.

04.02 / 18:49

festival Winter Olympics After 70 years on the throne, is this the Queen's worst yet?

On 24 November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II, marking four decades on the throne, took the unusual step of admitting publicly that she had not had a very good year.

04.02 / 14:05

Television Winter Olympics restrictions COVID restrictions Beijing Winter Olympics underway amid strict COVID restrictions and diplomatic boycott

Beijing is about to become the first city to host both a winter and summer Olympic Games when it launches a locked-down Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

04.02 / 08:45

Television restrictions Putin mulls loosening COVID-19 restrictions even as Russia cases soar

The Russian president says his government is considering loosening some coronavirus restrictions, even as the country is facing a record-breaking surge of infections because of the highly contagious omicron variant.

04.02 / 00:53

Television Ukraine crisis: US accuses Russia of forming fake plot as invasion pretext

The United States has accused Russia of fabricating an attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext to invade.

03.02 / 20:47

Ethereum Binance Kraken Bitcoin USD 150M Bet On 'Extending' Bitcoin, Miners Help Texas, Proof-of-Kraken, NFT Investments + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

03.02 / 19:37

business Blockchain regulation asset manager Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager

The Bank of Russia has registered tokenization service Atomyze as the country’s first digital asset management company, the central bank officially announced Thursday.

03.02 / 16:32

markets Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bitcoin sets lower lows as 2021 BTC price resistance taunts hodlers

Bitcoin (BTC) fell further pre-Wall Street on Feb. 3 as analysis revealed old resistance levels had returned to haunt bulls.

03.02 / 14:23

Technology History Ukraine crisis: Up to two million could be displaced if there is renewed conflict, says NGO

Up to two million people living near the front line in eastern Ukraine risk being displaced if fighting resumes, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned on Thursday.

03.02 / 09:45

Technology Art Extreme weather has cost Europe €50bn and killed 142,000 in 40 years

Heatwaves, floods, and other extreme weather have killed 142,000 people in Europe over the last 40 years and cost European economies more than 500 billion euros, according to a report released on Thursday.

03.02 / 09:45

Art In France, Emmanuel Macron calls for new rules to halt migrant flows

French President Emmanuel Macron is taking aim at migration — a core issue in the country's presidential campaign — by pushing to strengthen the European Union's external borders against people illegally entering the bloc’s passport-free area.

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