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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 / 19:01

Adoption Lightning Network Bitcoin place Beers for Bitcoin: Here’s the story of Satoshi’s Place pub in the UK

While opening a Bitcoin-themed bar sounds like a dream for many Bitcoiners, it also comes with its challenges, according to Adam (who did not share his last name), the founder of Satoshi’s place.

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 / 14:39

Floods Photography Heatwave Prison Four inmates killed in blaze and riots at Tehran prison, officials say

At least four people have died, and scores were injured after a Tehran prison notorious for keeping political prisoners and anti-government activists was engulfed in a massive fire.

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 / 18:17

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 / 11:09

European Union controversy Election of hardline politicians as new Italian parliament speakers stirs controversy

Lawmakers have elected new speakers for its parliament's two houses, and both appointments have caused a stir.

15.10 / 00:33

Climate change blast Miners trapped underground after deadly coal mine blast in Turkey

At least 14 workers were killed and 28 others injured in an explosion at a coal mine in northwestern Turkey on Friday, the country's interior minister said.

14.10 / 21:57

Airlines Climate change elon Backlash after Elon Musk says he can no longer fund Starlink in Ukraine

Elon Musk is again under fire.

14.10 / 20:45

Climate change European Union Daphne Caruana Galizia: Suspects change pleas to guilty in Malta murder trial

Two brothers accused of murdering anti-corruption Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia pleaded guilty on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround on the first day of their trial in Valletta.

14.10 / 19:25

Climate change European Union Ukraine war: New Russian 'gas hub' in Turkey, rape 'deliberate strategy', Crimean bridge repair plan

Russia is currently not planning any large strikes in Ukraine, the Russian president said on Friday.

14.10 / 17:35

Iran protests: What caused them? Who is Generation Z? Will the unrest lead to revolution?

Iran has been rocked by the biggest protests in years following the death of Masha Amini on 16 September.

14.10 / 17:35

events Truss timeline: Key events in three months of political chaos in British politics

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has been in office for fewer than 40 days but has been forced into a humiliating U-turn on planned tax cuts that formed the core of her economic programme.

13.10 / 20:03

Government Blockchain regulation UK gov't introduces bill to digitize trade documents — potentially traced using blockchain

Members of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords have introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the need for paper trade documents, increasing the likelihood of using blockchain technology to trace records.

13.10 / 15:01

Europe's energy crisis Pawnbrokers the winners as economic reality bites in Germany

As Germany feels the pinch of record inflation, pawnbrokers say there are seeing unprecedented demand.

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