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19.10 / 13:12

Energy Berlusconi has ‘rekindled’ friendship with Putin and exchanged 'sweet letters' amid Ukraine war

A controversy is brewing in Italy over a leaked recording in which former prime minister and recently-elected Senator Silvio Berlusconi claims to have “rekindled” ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

19.10 / 10:29

Energy Support Finland's PM Sanna Marin signals growing cross-party support for Russia border fence

Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin said Tuesday there is growing cross-party support to build a fence on the Nordic country’s border with Russia as proposed by the Finnish border guard officials.

18.10 / 22:53

regulation Environment European Union Energy Consumption European Commission regulatory Europe moves toward regulatory action on crypto’s environmental impact, energy use

The European Union (EU) released a package of documents on Oct. 18 related to an action plan for implementing the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan, both of which aim at energy savings by digitalizing the energy sector. The European energy planners have crypto miners in their sights along with myriad other energy users.

18.10 / 17:57

European Union Arne Schönbohm: German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of Germany's national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence.

18.10 / 17:57

European Union Elnaz Rekabi: Concerns grow for female climber from Iran who competed without hijab

Concerns are growing for a female Iranian athlete, who took part in a climbing competition in South Korea without wearing her nation's mandatory headscarf covering.

18.10 / 10:35

European Union Protests European Commission Power Nuclear power Energy crisis: Germany's Scholz extends nuclear power plants' lifespan in 'snub' to Greens

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he will extend the operation of Germany's last three nuclear power plants, in what's been described as a snub to the Greens in his coalition government.

18.10 / 10:35

European Union Protests European Commission mistakes Liz Truss admits budget mistakes and apologises after Jeremy Hunt announces mini-budget U-turn

The UK's prime minister apologised as she admitted her government had made mistakes over the mini-budget last month that spooked the financial markets.

18.10 / 07:53

European Union Ukraine war Prison Belarus: Political activist gets 25 years in prison amid further crackdown on dissidents

A leading political activist in Belarus was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for opposing strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's regime in the latest step in the country's brutal crackdown on political dissidents.

17.10 / 17:44

business Government Law What new EU sanctions mean for crypto exchanges and their Russian clients

Nine months into the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, sanctions against the latter have continued to grow at an aggressive pace. This time around, legislators for the European Union announced that they are introducing a complete ban on all cross-border crypto payments between Russia and its citizens.

17.10 / 14:19

BLOCK Digital Platform Bitcoin OKX Website Blocked in Russia with Unknown Reason

The trading website of the OKX exchange has been blocked in Russia, according to Roskomsvoboda, a platform that keeps track of censored platforms.

17.10 / 12:11

Culture poverty UK Finance Truss in peril: UK finance minister acts to calm markets as clamour grows for PM to quit

Britain's new finance minister will announce fresh tax and spending measures on Monday morning — two weeks earlier than scheduled — in a bid to quell turbulent markets, the government says.

17.10 / 11:01

Culture Fire poverty Far-right Sweden Democrats official suspended after Anne Frank comment

A Sweden Democrats official was suspended by the far-right party for making degrading comments about the Jewish Holocaust victim known for her diary, Anne Frank.

17.10 / 09:29

Culture Fire Ukraine war sparks surge in child poverty in eastern Europe and Russia, says UNICEF

The war in Ukraine, and the resulting rise in the cost of living, has plunged millions more children into poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in recent months, warns a study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) published on Monday.

17.10 / 09:29

Culture Fire World Health Summit: Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio worldwide

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide.

17.10 / 08:23

Culture Fire London Ukraine war: 'Kamikaze drones' hit Kyiv, intense fighting near Donetsk towns

Several explosions were heard on Monday morning in Kyiv, exactly one week after Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists noted.

16.10 / 12:29

CLIMATE CRISIS Photography Future Scholz advocates for a future 36-member European Union 'of free and equal people'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called for reforms of the European Union to make it fit for the admission of new countries as well as more military autonomy of the 27-country pact.

16.10 / 11:17

Government CLIMATE CRISIS Photography Killing open Two men open fire at Russian military range in Belgorod, killing 15 and wounding 11

Two men gunned down a group of Russian soldiers on a military firing range in Belgorod on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15, Moscow authorities said.

15.10 / 18:41

Government Nature Mahsa Amini: Protesters in Iran take to the streets once more despite repression

Angry demonstrators took to streets across Iran again Saturday despite more than a hundred casualties and continued harsh pushback, including internet access restrictions, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered the fifth week.

15.10 / 18:21

Lowe's ETF Fallout week Why the oil trade may have more juice despite a losing week

Even though WTI crude just saw its worst week in more than two months, the oil trade may have more juice left in the tank.

15.10 / 18:17

Space Nature From immigration to the environment: Five things we learned about Sweden's new right-wing government

Sweden's new government formation should be approved by parliament in Stockholm on Monday, bringing the Moderates, led by likely Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, into a formal three-party coalition deal with the Christian Democrats and Liberals.

15.10 / 16:35

Ethereum ETH BTC Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Prediction – Is BTC About to Surge 20%?

Bitcoin price prediction remains neutral to slightly bullish, as technical indicators indicate investor indecision. The BTC/USD pair is trading in a narrow range of $19,210 to $19,000.

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