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27.08 / 16:07

Technology Football NASA Power Nuclear power Ukraine war: Russia shells cities near nuclear power plant

Russian forces fired missiles and artillery on Ukrainian-held areas across the river from Europe's largest nuclear power plant, authorities said Saturday as concern persisted about safety at the Russian-controlled plant after it was temporarily knocked offline.

27.08 / 15:37

Technology Football NASA Serbian president wants to cancel Europe's biggest Pride event, sparking criticism

Europe's largest Pride event, scheduled to be held in the Serbian capital in September, will be “cancelled or postponed,” the Balkan country’s President Aleksandar Vučić said on Saturday.

27.08 / 13:01

NASA Europe's energy crisis Pope Francis creates 20 new cardinals who may choose his successor

Pope Francis is creating 20 new cardinals on Saturday, a further step in the preparation of his succession.

27.08 / 12:05

Technology Europe's energy crisis Trump FBI says Donald Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines at Florida estate

Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to a newly-released FBI affidavit.

26.08 / 21:59

Technology Kosovo prime minister asks for more NATO peacekeepers amid heightened tensions

There is an urgent need for further NATO troops in Kosovo due to "threats from Serbia and Russia," the small Balkan country's prime minister said on Friday.

26.08 / 21:55

Technology Soaring energy prices: How does the UK compare with Europe?

Energy bills in the UK will leap by 80% this winter, the country's energy regulator Ofgem announced today, as the Ukraine war continues to drive up prices.

26.08 / 14:09

Football Education in Hungary risks being 'too feminine', says study

Hungary's State Audit Office (NAO) has expressed concern that the country's education system risks being “too feminine”.

26.08 / 08:15

European Union Disaster Power Zaporizhzhia: 'Radiation disaster' narrowly averted as nuclear plant loses power, says Zelenskyy

The world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling on Thursday, Ukraine's president has claimed.

25.08 / 21:09

European Union 'Absolute emergency': 'Billions' needed to compensate drought losses in France

France's agricultural federations said on Thursday that billions of euros are needed to compensate for "colossal" production losses linked to the drought.

25.08 / 19:55

European Union Centre dutch Investigation after baby dies in 'inhumane' conditions at Dutch asylum centre

Dutch authorities have launched an investigation after a three-month-old child died at the country's main centre for asylum seekers.

25.08 / 18:45

European Union Violent brawl between football fans shakes central Brussels

Masked hooligans caused thousands of euros worth of damage to a Brussels brasserie after a violent brawl in the Belgian capital on Wednesday.

25.08 / 14:17

Europe's energy crisis French MEPs demand EU action over UK sewage discharge into Channel

Three French MEPs are calling on Brussels to take action against the UK after it allowed a significant amount of raw sewage to be dumped in the English Channel and the North Sea.

25.08 / 12:31

Drought Europe's energy crisis: European nations scramble to help households with soaring bills

European governments are scrambling to find ways to shield households and businesses feeling the impact of the surge in energy prices that have soared to record highs.

25.08 / 11:25

Climate change Two police officers dead after migrant bus ploughs through road block

Two Bulgarian police officers were killed early Thursday as they tried to stop a bus containing migrants who had entered the country illegally, a senior interior ministry official said.

25.08 / 10:37

Climate change Ukraine war: Zelenskyy hits out at Russia after 22 killed in strike on Chaplyne train station

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to hold Russia responsible after a rocket attack on a train station on Ukraine's independence day killed more than 20 people and wounded dozens.

22.08 / 22:05

Ethereum Adoption Bitcoin businesses FCA highlights limited role as unregistered businesses continue to operate

The number of unregistered cryptocurrency-related businesses continues to outweigh those signed up with the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority. Crypto.com became the latest business from the cryptocurrency ecosystem to register with the FCA, joining a list of a confirmed 37 companies with the green light to offer services in the country.

20.08 / 12:13

Football Podcast Bitcoin Deal The Real Deal? Peter McCormack's Bedford Bitcoin Bet scores more than goals

The Bitcoin Standard has many formations. For some, selling all possessions and living off magic internet money is key; for others, it’s about sweeping every spare penny into Satoshis. For popular podcaster Peter McCormack–an avid football fan–it meant buying his local club and signing Bitcoin (BTC) onto the team sheet.

19.08 / 12:03

CoinGecko regulatory approval regulatory Crypto.com gets UK regulatory approval

Joining the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) register means that Crypto.com has approval to offer crypto asset services and products to customers in the United Kingdom in compliance with anti-money laundering and «terrorist» financing rules. The United Kingdom is a «strategically important market for us», said Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, citing an increase in crypto adoption in the country and the government's agenda to make Britain a hub for crypto assets. As authorities around the world are grappling with how to regulate the crypto sector, firms are racing to register with financial watchdogs.

18.08 / 16:39

Climate change Ukraine war: Russia rejects Zaporizhzhia demilitarisation, UN chief in Lviv, Kharkiv bombardment

Russia's Foreign Ministry has dismissed a proposal by the head of the United Nations to demilitarise the area around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

18.08 / 15:05

Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU this year

Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU so far this year - the biggest amount since records began.

18.08 / 15:05

Sanna Marin: Finland's prime minister hits back over party video criticism

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has had to defend her private life after a video emerged of her enjoying a party with friends.

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