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10.08 / 10:47

Art Coca-Cola coinbase Gaming Culture BaSe Onchain Coca-Cola and Top DAOs Join Coinbase's 'Onchain Summer' Web3 Festival for Base Launch

Crypto exchange Coinbase has kicked off the multi-week Onchain Summer event to celebrate the launch of its much-anticipated Layer 2 network Base.

17.11 / 16:05

European Union Culture Bruno Carbone: One of Europe's most-wanted criminals arrested in Syria

An Italian drug trafficker, one of Europe's most-wanted criminals, has been arrested in Syria and extradited to Italy, according to Italian officials and a Syrian jihadist rebel group.

05.11 / 13:19

European Union Culture Killing 'Flare gun' fight starts blaze in Russian cafe, killing 15

"Flare gun fire" caused a large blaze at a cafe in Russia, killing 15 people and injuring five more, according to local authorities.

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.

02.07 / 17:03

Culture French authorities 'encourage' mask use as COVID cases surge

Tourism is booming again in France - and so is COVID-19.

02.07 / 14:27

Pope Francis Culture Ursula von der Leyen peace Pope Francis urges Congo, South Sudan to 'turn a page' for peace

Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development.

02.07 / 13:47

Culture Ursula von der Leyen Ukraine war: Russian forces pound last Luhansk stronghold

Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.

02.07 / 12:39

Climate change Culture Iran: At least five people killed in magnitude 6 earthquake

At least five people were killed and dozens more injured in a shallow magnitude 6 earthquake that shook southern Iran early Saturday, according to an initial report by the state news agency Irna.

10.04 / 13:03

Culture Taliban ousted Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Pakistan’s political opposition toppled Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote in Parliament early Sunday after several political allies and a key party in his ruling coalition deserted him.

09.04 / 20:45

Culture Stand Up for Ukraine event raises more than ten billion euros

An international fundraising drive has generated €10.1 billion in pledges to support Ukraine, and especially refugees, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday in Warsaw.

24.02 / 11:41

business Culture Von der Leyen condemns 'barbaric' invasion of Ukraine, vows to cripple Russia's economy

The European Union will impose a "massive and targeted" raft of sanctions on Russia that will block access to "key technologies" and cripple the country's ability to finance the Ukraine invasion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

23.02 / 23:31

Culture Military Ukraine crisis: Russia 'nearly 100% ready' for invasion, says Pentagon official

A senior US defence official in Washington said the Russian forces arrayed along Ukraine’s borders are “as ready as they can be” for an invasion, with about 80% in what the US considers "forward positions, ready to go” within 5 kilometres to 50 kilometres of the border.

23.02 / 21:55

European Union Culture Commanders, ministers and bank chiefs: The EU goes after Putin’s closest circle

The European Union is hitting Vladimir Putin’s closest circle in a new round of sanctions that come barely 48 hours after the Russian president recognised the breakaway provinces of Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, as independent territories, triggering international condemnation and fears of an imminent invasion.

23.02 / 21:37

European Union Culture Kyiv Ukraine to impose state of emergency amid Russia tensions

Ukraine is set to declare a nationwide state of emergency that would allow for transport and individual checks to be imposed amid escalating tensions with Russia.

07.01 / 13:25

Technology History Culture Pressure mounts on Brussels to help reduce 'ghost flights' in Europe

Pressure is mounting on the European Commission to ease rules that require empty "ghost" planes to fly in order to retain their take-off and landing slots at airports.

07.01 / 13:12

Technology History Culture Warning end Kazakhstan crisis: Police told to 'shoot to kill without warning' to end unrest, says president

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he was authorising law enforcement agencies to open fire "without warning" to end chaotic riots in the country.

01.01 / 20:39

Culture French burn fewer cars on New Year's Eve due to pandemic

Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much-lamented tradition that appeared in decline this year, which saw only 874 vehicles burned.

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