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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 / 13:12

Television covid vaccines Vaccines Austria moves a step closer to making COVID vaccines mandatory

Austria’s planned COVID-19 vaccine mandate was approved by the upper house of parliament on Thursday evening, clearing one of the final hurdles before it can take effect.

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 / 23:59

Television Four senior aides to Boris Johnson resign in wake of 'Partygate' scandal

Four senior aides to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday in the wake of the Downing Street 'Partygate' scandal.

03.02 / 00:03

Blockchain crimes $5 wrench attacks appear to be on the rise in the crypto community

Normally, the only way to access one's crypto funds is through their private key, which, thanks to advances in cryptography, would take nothing less than an advanced futuristic quantum computer to decipher. That said, mafias and gangs have managed to think outside the box. Instead of wasting their efforts on breaking the underlying cryptography, they've turned their attention to targeting crypto owners, themselves.

02.02 / 15:07

Art Despite a big backlash, Brussels labels gas and nuclear as sustainable

Ignoring the furious backlash and accusations of greenwashing, the European Commission has decided to move forward with its highly controversial plans to label gas and nuclear activities as sustainable, hoping the two sectors can help the bloc meet its ambitious roadmap to climate neutrality.

02.02 / 14:57

Art MPs Boris Johnson to face MPs' questions as resignation calls grow louder over Partygate scandal

UK prime minister Boris Johnson will face his first PMQs on Wednesday since the publication of a report that found “failures of leadership” over COVID lockdown parties in Downing Street.

02.02 / 10:33

Catholic Church Spain moves closer to investigation into child sex abuse within Catholic Church

Spain has moved a step closer to investigating allegations of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

01.02 / 06:45

Dogecoin Ethereum meme coins Shiba Inu Bitcoin Lost Dogecoin, Shiba Inu lost in the woods! Are they worth investing?

Dogecoin are falling out of favor. All the crypto biggies have witnessed a sharp fall in the market-cap in the last few days and meme coins are no exceptions, experiencing a severe meltdown. With crypto majors like Bitcoin and Ethereum halving their value from the peak, meme tokens including Shiba Inu and Dogecoins have plunged more than 70 per cent from their peaks.

31.01 / 18:03

business Adoption Sport Turkish blockchain company opens regional crypto exchanges in globalization bid

Turkish blockchain provider Bitci seeks to establish local crypto exchanges in Brazil and Spain in a bid to lure local crypto investors.

29.01 / 14:17

Art Europe Europe's far-right meets in Madrid for two-day summit led by Spain's Vox

The two-day summit organised by Vox, Spain's far-right party that keeps gaining traction in the southern European country, gathered a strong lineup of the continent's nationalist, populist and illiberal politicians.

28.01 / 17:39

Government advertisement Clampdown on crypto ads: A one-off or a new phase of global regulation?

Over the last week, regulators in three major jurisdictions across two continents introduced new rules governing cryptocurrency-related promotions and advertisements. Citing consumer risks associated with digital asset investments, authorities in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Spain tightened the requirements around crypto firms’ marketing messaging and customer recruitment practices. While some experts view this emerging trend as a sign of a new global phase of cryptocurrency regulation, questions about the efficiency and universal applicability of this approach persist.

27.01 / 16:05

abortion rights Military Five dead after Ukrainian soldier opens fire at factory

A Ukrainian soldier opened fire at an aerospace factory, leaving five dead and five wounded before fleeing with his weapon, Ukraine's interior ministry said on Thursday.

27.01 / 16:05

abortion rights Study COVID was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases, claims Norway study

Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe, and around the world, before a first official diagnosis was made.

27.01 / 01:53

business Italian business leaders embarrass Rome by holding video meeting with Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met via video-link with business leaders from leading Italian companies on Wednesday, in spite of the tensions between Moscow and the West over Ukraine and NATO.

26.01 / 23:53

abortion rights Human Rights Polish activists condemn abortion law after death of another pregnant woman

Human rights activists have slammed Poland's new abortion restrictions after the death of another pregnant woman.

26.01 / 21:41

NATO film Ukraine crisis: Blinken says US offers no concessions in response to Russian demands

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Washington has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO, in a written response delivered to Moscow on Wednesday.

26.01 / 21:41

Law film NOT Pope Francis urges parents not to condemn gay children

Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday not to condemn their children if they are gay in his latest gesture of outreach to the LGBT community, long been marginalised by the Catholic hierarchy.

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