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17.08 / 18:05
Sport
Health
Threat
Ukraine war: 'Likely Kyiv counterattack' in Crimea, Kerch Bridge threat, Zaporizhzhia conditions
Explosions at key Russian positions in occupied Crimea on Tuesday were "likely part of a coherent Ukrainian counteroffensive to regain control of the west bank of the Dnipro River," according to the US think-tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
17.08 / 18:05
Sport
Health
New Polish school textbook provokes anger over section on fertility
Poland's conservative government has been criticised over a new school textbook that appears to disparage in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment.
17.08 / 13:55
Sport
European Union
Floods in Paris as city hit by 'near-monthly rainfall in 90 minutes'
There are warnings of thunderstorms in many parts of France on Wednesday, in an abrupt interruption to the heatwave the country has been experiencing for weeks.
17.08 / 13:29
Sport
European Union
Why the sale of guns on Facebook in Iraq is so 'rife'
Facebook users in Iraq are exploiting the platform's lack of Arabic and Kurdish-language moderation policies in order to purchase guns online, according to a report.
17.08 / 04:31
business
Sport
partnership
Houston Texans becomes first NFL team to sell game suite with crypto
National Football League (NFL) team Houston Texans has become the first organization in the league to sell single-game suites in exchange for crypto.
15.08 / 19:23
15.08 / 15:15
Blockchain
Sport
community
Usd Coin
AIM
Boxing champion throws his weight behind NFTs that aim to raise funds for Ukraine
A new nonfungible token collection is aiming to give a substantial contribution to a charitable foundation supporting Ukrainians following Russia's invasion.
02.08 / 08:03
Art
Sport
Gaming
Nifty News: Dr Disrespect unveils NFT game to mixed reaction, FC Barcelona's first NFT sells for $700K and more…
Gaming YouTube streamer "Dr Disrespect" unveiled the first sneak peek of his upcoming NFT shooter game dubbed Deadropon July 30.
01.08 / 18:51
Sport
Exchange
Football
marketing
Deal
Football Heavyweight Inter Sweating Over Crypto Firm’s ‘Non-Payment’ of Sponsorship Deal
The Milan-based Italian footballing giant Internazionale is facing a rocky start to its relationship with crypto – amid reports that DigitalBits, a company that agreed to a USD 87m sponsorship deal with Inter this year – has defaulted on a sponsorship payment.
31.07 / 08:39
Blockchain
Sport
Ticketmaster scouts productization of enterprise NFTs beyond ticketing
A new job posting by America’s biggest ticketing company, Ticketmaster, reveals mainstream interest in exploring new revenue streams using nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
30.07 / 16:33
business
Sport
community
e-commerce
boost
How NFTs can boost fan engagement in the sports industry
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have grown a lot in popularity since the release of CryptoKitties in 2017, with the sector expected to move over $800 billion in the next two years.
29.07 / 11:41
NFT
Sport
Crypto Collectibles
Fan tokens
Professional soccer club Crawley Town FC signs midfielder after NFT vote
Professional English soccer team Crawley Town F.C. have followed through on a community vote by fans and nonfungible token (NFT) holders who were recently given a voice on what type of player the team should recruit next.
23.07 / 16:25
business
Blockchain
Sport
education
Fans seek trust and better understanding of sports NFT market: Research
The heavy involvement of the sports ecosystem is what expedited nonfungible tokens’ (NFT) mainstream adoption as the teams and players leveraged the technology for fan engagement. However, sports fans revealed their interest in moving beyond the hype and making investments based on knowledge about NFTs and trust in the issuers.
19.07 / 16:13
business
Sport
Bitcoin
market volatility
crypto market volatility
UFC fighter will receive full salary in Bitcoin, shrugs off crypto market volatility
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Luana Pinheiro announced that she has partnered with Bitwage to receive her salary in Bitcoin (BTC). Pinheiro said she continues to receive fiat payments from her sponsors but converts them to BTC immediately through Bitwage.
18.07 / 09:01
Sport
Heatwave
Heatwave red alert as temperatures soar to extreme highs across Europe
Governments across Europe issued extreme heat warnings with temperatures forecast to top +40°C in several parts of the continent.
18.07 / 07:49
Sport
Ukraine war: President Zelenskyy fires spy chief and top prosecutor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired his country's spy chief and top prosecutor, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people in their departments, and other law enforcement agencies.
17.07 / 20:57
Sport
Climate change
World War II
Nazi
France remembers its horror of sending 13,000 Jews to Nazi Germany during Vel d’Hiv deportations
Family by family, house by house, French police rounded up 13,000 people in central Paris on two terrifying days in July 1942. Then they sent them to Nazi death camps simply because they were Jewish.
17.07 / 18:51
Sport
Sky News
UK PM Johnson's government under fire for neglecting heatwave danger
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet were accused on Sunday of not taking the impending heat emergency seriously as forecasters warned of its risk to human lives.
17.07 / 16:21
Sport
Climate change
Italians ask Prime Minister Draghi to remain in office despite political crisis
Italy's mayors, business organisations and union leaders urged Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the weekend to rethink his decision to resign, warning that the stability of the debt-laden country was at risk.
11.07 / 09:41
business
NFT
Sport
partnership
Deal
Sports sponsorships sealed amid market turmoil as Man City inks deal with OKX
Crypto exchange OKX has announced that it has made a deal with English Premier League (EPL) champions Manchester City to become the team’s training kit sponsor for the 2022-23 season.
05.07 / 16:57
business
Blockchain
NFT
Sport
Backed
Lamborghini-backed GT racing team to authenticate car parts using NFTs
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR), a GT racing team backed by Lamborghini's motorsport department, has announced its partnership with nonfungible token (NFT) platform Go2NFT to launch a program that certifies racing car parts.
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