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Stratis, a blockchain company specializing in flexible and modular enterprise-grade solutions, has achieved a significant milestone by receiving Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Banco de España, the central bank of Spain. This registration officially recognizes Stratis as a registered blockchain platform operating in the country.

Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers presumed dead

The victims, who were part of a construction crew fixing potholes on the bridge, were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, Butler said. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore addressed their families in Spanish during the news conference, saying, “Estamos contigo, ahora y siempre," which means, “we are with you, now and always." All search efforts have been exhausted, and based on sonar scans, authorities “firmly" believe the other vehicles with victims inside are encased in superstructures and concrete from the collapsed bridge, Butler said.

Richard Serra, known for his massive yet minimalist steel sculptures, died Tuesday at age 85, US media reported. His strikingly large pieces are installed all over the world, from Paris museums to the Qatari desert, and have sometimes sparked controversy over their imposing nature. Serra died of pneumonia Tuesday at his home on Long Island, New York, his lawyer John Silberman told The New York Times.

The move is a further blow for the controversial initiative which has already been hit with multiple bans around the world.

The National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) of Portugal took decisive action on March 26 to safeguard personal data protection, particularly for minors, by temporarily banning Worldcoin.

Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it has started clinical trials of tuberculosis vaccine candidate MTBVAC in India. The only vaccine in use today--BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guerin)--is an attenuated variant of the bovine TB pathogen. This is more than a hundred years old and has a limited effect on pulmonary tuberculosis, which is mostly responsible for the transmission of the disease. Studying the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in the most populated country in the world and the one with the highest number of cases of this infectious disease is key to continue advancing in this vaccine," the company said. The trials have been done in collaboration with Spanish biopharmaceuticals company Biofabri to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in India. «MTBVAC is being developed for two purposes: as a more effective and potentially longer-lasting vaccine than BCG for new-borns, and for the prevention of TB disease in adults and adolescents, for whom there is currently no effective vaccine,» Bharat Biotech International said. MTBVAC, the Spanish tuberculosis vaccine, is the first live attenuated vaccine of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from a human.

Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine Mtbvac on adults in India. This is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company, Biofabri, a press release from Bharat Biotech said. The release said that Mtbvac is being developed for two purposes; firstly, as a more effective and potentially longer-lasting vaccine than BCG ( Bacillus Calmette Guerin) for newborns and secondly, for the prevention of TB in adults and adolescents, for whom there is currently no effective vaccine. The trials are carried out by Bharat Biotech in close collaboration with Biofabri. Trials to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of Mtbvac have started with a pivotal safety, immunogenicity and efficacy trial which has been planned to start in 2025, the release said. It is a giant step to test in adults and adolescents in the country where 28 per cent of the world's TB cases accumulate.

A Burlington, Ont., woman says she was forced to walk naked from above the waist through an airport security line in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic earlier this month.

A handy, AI-powered assistant to guide you if you’re ever lost in a new country — a clip-on accessory that can identify the right path by scanning your surroundings and sharing instructions in real-time. These aren’t just flights of fancy, but real inventions debuted at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Together they showcase the remarkable speed at which technology has developed. Keeping this in mind, five bosses share with ET Panache what inventions they would like to see developed in the next five years.

The British government says it will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18

Amid increasing legal uncertainty in Spain, the global digital identity and cryptocurrency project, Worldcoin, issued new statements regarding its operations and compliance efforts on March 18.

However, the UK has not yet launched a digital visa. The primary intent of their visit must be that of a visitor (be it a vacation, meeting with family members, attending a conference or business meetings, or engaging in other non work-related activities), states Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, a law firm.

In a ruling that could prove to be decisive on Monday, Spain’s High Court upheld the temporary ban on Worldcoin’s (WLD) iris-scanning project, emphasizing privacy concerns. Despite its claim of compliance, it has been under scrutiny over privacy concerns across various nations, with Spain being the latest.

Greece won the UEFA European Championship, a triumph so unexpected that at least one squad member had to rearrange his wedding around the team’s progress. The Greek triumph came a few weeks after Porto, led by a charismatic young coach with hair more pepper than salt, lifted the Champions League trophy. That was after Werder Bremen finished the season as champion of Germany and Valencia secured its second Spanish title in three years. The compilation clip might inspire, in older viewers, that bittersweet pang of nostalgia. Werder Bremen should be able to win the Bundesliga. Porto should be contenders to be champion of Europe. You might not want to watch Greece win the Euros again, but it was nice that it happened. Younger fans, though, may well interpret it differently. They have grown up in an era of dominance and dynasty. The sight of these unfamiliar teams lifting trophies might reinforce their suspicion that soccer is rather better now than it was then.

Real Madrid will take on Osasuna in a crucial La Liga match on Saturday as a win can further bolster Carlo Ancelotti’s side' march towards the coveted trophy. Real Madrid is leading the La Liga with 69 points off 28 games. It has a lead of seven points over Girona, eight points over Barcelona. Osasuna has 36 points off 28 games.

The price of cryptocurrency's flagship stock has shot above the €55,000 ($60,000) mark for the first time since November 2021, when it hit a record-high of what today would be the equivalent of above €60,000 ($68,991). 

BSE on Friday, March 15, defying an overall downtrend in the market. IRB Infrastructure share price opened at ₹56.10 against the previous close of ₹56.07 and soon jumped 7.5 per cent to hit the level of ₹60.29. It, however, pared gains and traded around 3.58 per cent higher at ₹58.08 around 10:15 am.

It was an interview of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang (bit.ly/3PcQSHB) that brought home to me the most profound effect that artificial intelligence (AI) will have: It will teach us how to be human in the age of AI. Omar Al-Olama, AI minister of the UAE, asked Huang what people should learn themselves and educate their kids in this age of AI. Huang gave a counterintuitive answer.

Andorra received IMF guidance on recording and tracking Bitcoin transactions on March 13, following an official request for technical assistance from the European nation.

By Anett Rios and Nelson Acosta