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17.01 / 22:31

EU leaders remember David Sassoli's 'ideals' and 'kindness' in tribute

EU leaders paid tribute to the late President of the European Parliament David Sassoli on Monday, hailing his kindness, humility, ideals, and devotion to Europe.

17.01 / 22:31

Kyiv Russian denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected US allegations that Russia is preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine, dismissing the claim as “total disinformation.”

17.01 / 22:31

cryptocurrency Advertising Bitcoin Spain moves to regulate crypto asset advertising, including promotions by influencers

Spain moved on Monday to regulate rampant advertising of crypto assets, including by social media influencers, tasking its stock market supervisor with authorising mass campaigns and making sure investors are aware of risks.

17.01 / 21:41

regulation advertisement Spanish government will implement new rules for crypto ads

Spanish financial regulator Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, or CNMV, announced new regulations for crypto-asset investments advertising. According to the new circular that will take effect on February 17, 2022, crypto ads must be “clear, balanced and fair” while also providing sufficient information on the risks involved when investing in crypto.

17.01 / 19:51

Ethereum Binance BitMEX Bitcoin Bitcoin, Ethereum Fund Outflows Slow, Solana Remains Favorite + 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.

16.01 / 13:09

World Health Organization Food pandemic Eco-friendly European health systems deemed 'inflexible' as Omicron overwhelms continent's hospitals

A World Health Organisation official warned last week of a “closing window of opportunity” for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed as the Omicron variant produces near-vertical growth in COVID-19 infections.

16.01 / 11:29

Volcanoes Venice News 'Deeply disappointed': Djokovic loses final Australia visa appeal

An Australian court dismissed Novak Djokovic’s appeal against a deportation order on Sunday, dashing the top-ranked tennis star’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open.

15.01 / 13:29

France requirement for triple-vaccination COVID pass begins

More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from Saturday, after the government introduced new rules making a third booster jab obligatory for adults for the pass to be valid.

13.01 / 21:17

School Teachers The situation is 'catastrophic', French teachers say, during nationwide strike over COVID measures

France's education unions staged a nationwide strike on Thursday, with teachers describing a "catastrophic" situation in schools as tens of thousands of students are out sick with COVID-19.

12.01 / 08:43

VISA isolate Novak Djokovic admits visa form 'error' and failing to isolate after positive test

Novak Djokovic knew he had tested positive for COVID-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot at his tennis center in Serbia last month, saying Wednesday he made an “error of judgement" and should have immediately gone into isolation.

11.01 / 10:17

VISA Death open Australian Novak Djokovic's Australian Open bid in balance amid questions over visa application

There are new questions over Novak Djokovic’s application to enter Australia after court documents appeared to suggest the tennis star did not give correct information about his movements before travelling to the country.

10.01 / 17:31

Bitcoin Spanish MP Asks Government to Take in Fleeing Kazakhstan Bitcoin Miners

A pro-crypto Spanish MP has told the government it should offer bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin miners in Kazakhstan suffering from recent blackouts and bloody social unrest a new home in Spain – and that her nation should itself seek to become a hub of crypto mining and innovation.

10.01 / 16:41

Law Adoption bills Bitcoin lawmaker Spanish lawmaker sees opportunity amid Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin mining collapse

Deputy for the Spanish Ciudadanos political party María Muñoz has proposed a bill to make Spain a Bitcoin mining hotspot following the internet shutdown that caused a mining outage in Kazakhstan.

07.01 / 13:23

Altcoin Funding community Spanish LGBT token responds to critics, says it expects listings soon

Spanish LGBT-related token MariCoin (MCOIN) has responded to the community following skepticism around the project’s concept and goals.

06.01 / 18:27

Google fugitive Italian mafia fugitive arrested after being spotted on Google Maps' Street View

An Italian mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years was caught by police in Spain after being identified on Google.

05.01 / 23:41

Art Health 'Polish Watergate': Tensions grow as Polish government pushed to investigate spyware claims

Poland's government is facing increasing pressure to investigate claims that it illegally used Pegasus, known powerful spyware, against its opponents.

05.01 / 15:49

Scams community Media New LGBT token aims for equity but raises red flags with community

The cryptocurrency community has raised concerns about Maricoin, a new token supposedly related to the LGBT+ community, with some people even suspecting the project to be a scam.

05.01 / 03:01

Digital Bitcoin NOT It’s not just US banks — these lenders around the globe are also sampling crypto

Mainstream banks outside the US are sampling cryptocurrencies, offering customers ways to invest and store bitcoin and other digital assets.

04.01 / 14:51

Digital Bitcoin NOT It’s not just US banks — these lenders around the globe are also sampling crypto

Mainstream banks outside the US are sampling cryptocurrencies, offering customers ways to invest and store bitcoin and other digital assets.

04.01 / 01:17

Death Refugees Lost Migrants: Number of people lost at sea trying to reach Spain 'doubles in a year'

The number of migrants and refugees who died trying to reach Spain topped 4,400 in 2021 -- more than double the total in the previous year, according to a monitoring group.

31.12 / 10:19

Sanctions will cause 'complete breakdown' in US-Russia relations, Putin warns Biden

Vladimir Putin has warned Joe Biden there would be a complete breakdown in relations between Russia and the United States if new sanctions were imposed because of tensions in Ukraine.

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