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11.10 / 23:45

Blockchain Provident Ripple Continental Ripple finds partners in France, Sweden, amidst growing crypto regulations

Ripple Labs, a leading cryptocurrency payments company, has forged new partnerships in France and Sweden even as countries across Europe are tightening crypto-related regulations.

11.10 / 21:25

London Sweden election: A month on from the vote, why is there still no government?

A month on from Sweden's general election on 11 September and everything looks like business as usual in the Nordic nation.

07.10 / 11:43

European economy peace Watch live: Who will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022?

The winner, or winners, of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.

06.10 / 13:53

European Union Hungary and Turkey are the last two roadblocks to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the champagne is on ice.

05.10 / 14:01

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union SOLIDARITY Iran protests: MEP cuts off hair to show solidarity with women protesting death of Mahsa Amini

This is the moment a Swedish MEP cut her hair in the European Parliament to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran.

05.10 / 11:51

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Time EU infrastructure a 'target' for first time in recent history, says von der Leyen

The European Union's energy infrastructure has become a target for the first time in recent history, Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, adding that the bloc must carry out stress tests of critical infrastructure and make better use of its surveillance satellites to prevent acts of sabotage.

04.10 / 22:09

Provident Lowe's Digital Bitcoin Institutions are hesitant about investing in Bitcoin, cryptos – Here’s why

The latest insights into digital asset investment products (DAIP) and their weekly numbers highlight a troubling trend. Needless to say, such a trend is bound to come to the attention of investors too.

01.10 / 15:47

UPS Lowe's Action ‘The Fed is breaking things’ – Here’s what has Wall Street on edge as risks rise around the world

As the Federal Reserve ramps up efforts to tame inflation, sending the dollar surging and bonds and stocks into a tailspin, concern is rising that the central bank's campaign will have unintended and potentially dire consequences.

30.09 / 17:39

CLIMATE CRISIS Nord Stream gas leaks caused by 'several hundred kilos of explosives'

The Nord Stream pipeline leaks were caused by "at least two detonations" with "several hundred kilos" of explosives, Denmark and Sweden said in a joint letter to the United Nations Security Council.

29.09 / 16:15

European Union Leak Ukraine war: Putin to annex Ukrainian regions; new Nord Stream leak; and 'Alternative Nobel'

The Russian-installed leaders of the four regions of southeastern Ukraine have visited Moscow to finalise plans for annexation.

29.09 / 15:09

COST UPS Digital Exploring the CBDC factor in Israel, Norway, and Sweden

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Sweden, Norway, and Israel have joined forces to investigate the potential applications of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) for international remittance and retail payments.

29.09 / 09:39

Climate change Pipelines Leak Nord Stream leak: Russia and West trade blame over alleged sabotage of undersea gas pipelines

Russia and the West have traded blame over alleged sabotage that caused mysterious leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

28.09 / 22:29

CBDC Payments regulation Central Bank Israel, Norway and Sweden's central banks partner with BIS to explore CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, has reported it will be partnering with the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden to explore international retail and remittance payments use cases for central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs.

28.09 / 13:47

cryptocurrency Digital Sweden And Other Central Banks To Test Digital Currency Payments

The Swedish, Norwegian and Israeli central banks have launched a project with the Bank for International Settlements to test international retail and remittance payments with central bank digital currencies, Sweden's Riksbank said on Wednesday.

28.09 / 01:35

Law regulation Cybercrime Training Binance Global Law Enforcement Training Program is official after year of activities

Binance announced the existence of its Global Law Enforcement Training Program in a blogpost on Sept. 27. The creation of the program could be considered retroactive, since the company’s investigations team has been holding workshops for law enforcement for the past year.

27.09 / 14:37

Environmental protection Europe's energy crisis European Commission Pipelines Sabotage fears after several gas leaks are identified in Nord Stream pipelines

Danish and Swedish authorities have issued navigation warnings after two gas leaks were identified on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which the Kremlin shut down earlier this month for an indefinite period of time in retaliation for Western sanctions.

25.09 / 16:23

UPS Central Banks May Stoke Risks by Raising Interest Rates Together

Central banks around the world are raising their key interest rates in the most widespread tightening of monetary policy on record. Some economists fear they may go too far if they don’t take into account their collective impact on global demand.

23.09 / 15:25

Italian election: EU can work with any democracy but has 'tools' if it gets 'difficult', VDL says

The European Commission is willing to work with any democratic government across the bloc but has the "tools" if things go in a "difficult direction", Ursula von der Leyen has said in response to a question about Italy's upcoming elections.

22.09 / 08:41

Technology Climate change Jail foreign Foreign prisoners, some facing execution, freed from east Ukraine jail

A group of ten foreign captives - including five British men, two Americans, a Swede, Croat, and a Moroccan - have been released from jail in separatist-controlled east Ukraine in a deal negotiated by Saudi Arabia.

20.09 / 11:29

COST Target Sweden's central bank launches 100 basis point rate hike, says 'inflation is too high'

Sweden's Riksbank on Tuesday launched a 100 basis point hike to interest rates, taking its main policy rate to 1.75%, as it warned that «inflation is too high.»

19.09 / 16:59

Ethereum Bank of England Bitcoin Dollar Bitcoin, Ethereum crash continues as US 10-year Treasury yield surpasses June high

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH), started the week on a depressive note as investors braced themselves for a flurry of rate hike decisions from central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England.

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