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18.11 / 00:53

Art Entertainment Money Former Georgian President Saakashvili's condition is 'critical' amid hunger strike

Mikheil Saakashvili is in "critical condition" and his medical needs are not being met, a group of doctors sent by Georgia's public defender said in a statement.

17.11 / 18:49

Art Entertainment Finns fear migrants will be sent to their border with Russia

The Finnish government will face a vote of no confidence in parliament, called by opposition parties over security concerns on the eastern border with Russia.

17.11 / 17:45

Art Entertainment MPs Scandals Boris Johnson faces grilling by MPs over 'sleaze' scandals

Boris Johnson appears before a UK parliamentary committee on Wednesday, under pressure over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and a row over "sleaze" that has rocked the ruling Conservative Party.

17.11 / 16:43

regulation inflation Central Bank Ruble NOT Digital ruble should not affect inflation, Bank of Russia says

The Bank of Russia will only fully adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) if the digital ruble meets several conditions within pilot tests, governor Elvira Nabiullina said.

16.11 / 20:23

cryptocurrency regulation Central Bank MPs Russian MPs Want Central Bank to ‘Consider Crypto’s Spread’

Russian lawmakers and regulators are pressing for crypto change, but will likely have to contend against a familiar foe in all things crypto-related in the country – the staunchly anti-crypto Central Bank.

16.11 / 12:21

Art Support Hungary move to criminalise support of asylum seekers 'infringes EU law'

Hungary's controversial move to criminalise support of asylum seekers infringes EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled.

16.11 / 12:21

Art Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

The body of a young Syrian migrant who drowned while trying to cross a river on the Belarus-Poland border was buried on Monday.

16.11 / 11:09

Art Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade

The French presidency has reverted the blue of the country's tricolour flag back to the pre-1976 navy tone in a nod to the Revolution.

16.11 / 08:55

Art NATO Tension builds up on Ukraine's border due to 'significant' Russian military build-up

The European Union has been focused for weeks on Belarus as the situation kept getting worse on the northeast side of Europe, but tension is building up also on the east.

12.11 / 23:09

Two Russian paratroopers die in Belarus during joint exercises near Polish border

Two Russian servicemen died in western Belarus near the Polish border on Friday during joint airborne exercises with Minsk.

12.11 / 19:25

Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK

A record number of migrants have crossed the English Channel in a single day, say UK authorities.

12.11 / 19:23

Ethereum coinbase Bakkt Bitcoin Mining Difficulty regulatory AMC Starts Accepting Crypto, Regulatory Meetings, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty + 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.__________

12.11 / 19:13

Catholic Church committee Portugal's Catholic Church to set up committee to investigate child sex abuse

Portugal's Catholic Church has said it will set up a national committee to investigate the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults.

12.11 / 15:37

abortion rights restrictions dutch COVID-19: Dutch 'partial lockdown' expected, Austria and Germany mull new restrictions

Authorities in several western European countries are gearing up for potential new restrictions to curb rising cases of the coronavirus, as the pandemic casts a looming shadow over the forthcoming winter.

12.11 / 13:37

Technology Twitter Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' state-run airline said on Friday that it is banning Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send onto the European Union.

12.11 / 11:23

Technology Twitter Austrian leader says lockdown for the unvaccinated is likely

Austria's chancellor has stepped up threats of lockdown measures for unvaccinated people, as new coronavirus cases in the Alpine nation are soaring. The country's worst-affected province said it plans to take that step next week.

12.11 / 11:23

Technology Twitter Death Deaths Where in Europe are COVID infections and deaths on the rise?

Here is the latest data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe.

11.11 / 22:22

abortion rights 'No more women should die': MEPs slam Poland's near-total abortion ban

MEPs on Thursday approved a resolution condemning Poland's near-total ban on abortion and called on Warsaw to ensure no other women die as a result of the strict restrictions.

11.11 / 21:12

Government Blockchain Art ‘Invisible Aether’: World’s largest museum launches NFT art exhibition

The Russian State Hermitage Museum continues diving in the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) industry by debuting its first fully-virtual exhibition of digital art.

11.11 / 18:49

Technology Belarus: Lukashenko ponders cutting gas supplies if EU levies more sanctions over migrants

Alexander Lukashenko has said Belarus "must respond" if the European Union imposes new sanctions against his regime over the influx of migrants on the country's western border.

11.11 / 18:05

business Government Bitcoin Russian Duma creates working group to tackle crypto mining regulations

The Russian State Duma has created a working group that will tackle the complicated issue of forming regulations for the cryptocurrency mining industry.

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