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17.11 / 17:05

Blockchain Ethereum Environment United Nations network Ethereum Climate Platform launches to address the network's prior PoW emissions

Months after the Ethereum Merge, where the network shifted to the more eco-friendly proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus, the Ethereum community is now shifting its focus to redress the network’s former proof-of-work (PoW) carbon emissions since its launch.

08.11 / 12:35

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations Environmental protection French cardinal confesses to sexually abusing teenage girl

A senior French Catholic clergyman has admitted sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl when he was a parish priest in the 1980s.

08.11 / 09:39

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations Ukraine war: North Korea denies claims it sent artllery shells to Russia

North Korea has denied American claims that it's shipping artillery shells and ammunition to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, and on Tuesday accused the United States of lying.

08.11 / 09:19

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations Low Polish leader blames low birthrate on women using alcohol

A women's rights group in Poland on Monday urged people to demonstrate after the country's ruling party leader claimed that Poland's low birthrate is partly caused by young women drinking too much alcohol.

08.11 / 08:53

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations America votes: What might a Republican midterm victory mean for Europe?

America goes to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that have divided the country.

07.11 / 23:29

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations COP27: It's important to discuss climate reparations, Ursula von der Leyen tells Euronews

It is "important" that world leaders sit down and discuss the contentious issue of climate reparations during COP27, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

31.10 / 09:19

business Blockchain Terrorism United Nations Terrorists are funding their horrible deeds with crypto: UN officials

Terrorist groups who have been excluded from the “formal financial system” have turned to crypto to fund their heinous activities, according to Svetlana Martynova, the Countering Financing of Terrorism Coordinator at the United Nations (UN).

27.10 / 16:15

Law United Nations Bitcoin Does the IMF have a vendetta against cryptocurrencies?

Is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) really hostile to crypto? Many in the cryptocurrency/blockchain space think so. In January, the fund asked El Salvador to drop Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.

30.09 / 17:41

Blockchain Technology Adoption United Nations Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

Human rights investigators appointed by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed war crimes have been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. A report developed by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was created in March 2022 to provide a framework for UN human rights investigators to report war crimes in the region.

20.08 / 21:53

United Nations Hacking shooting Video Games UN chief says Ukraine grain shipments offer 'hope' for the world during visit to Turkey

UN Secretary General António Guterres said Ukrainian grain shipments offer "hope" for the world during his visit to Turkey on Saturday.

13.08 / 11:53

United Nations International Monetary Fund European Central Bank Bitcoin Over 7% Indians owned cryptocurrency in 2021: UN trade body

United Nations trade and development body UNCTAD revealed. UNCTAD highlighted that the use of cryptocurrencies globally, including the developing countries, has increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the data released by the UN body on the population share in the top 20 economies that owned digital currencies in 2021, Ukraine topped the list with 12.7 pc of its population holding such currencies while India was placed at the seventh position.

02.08 / 09:49

Climate change Research United Nations World one step from 'nuclear annihilation', says UN chief

The head of the United Nations (UN) has warned that the world is one step away from "nuclear annihilation" and faces dangers not seen since the Cold War.

29.06 / 08:09

European Union NATO United Nations Ukraine war: Zelenskyy urges 'terrorist state' Russia's expulsion from United Nations

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of becoming “a terrorist” state carrying out “daily terrorist acts” and urged Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations, in a virtual address to the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

15.06 / 15:45

Technology Art United Nations London Indigenous rights UN finds Finland violated political rights of indigenous Sámi people

A United Nations committee has found that Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi, the EU's only indigenous people.

14.06 / 13:11

CLIMATE CRISIS United Nations renewable energy UN Secretary-General says the climate crisis is placing half of humanity in 'the danger zone'

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, appears at the Austrian World Summit on Tuesday 14 June to deliver an important message about climate change.

07.06 / 16:29

business Technology United Nations Science Russia's UN envoy walks out after Moscow blamed for food crisis

Russia's UN envoy walked out of a meeting after Moscow's actions in Ukraine were blamed for creating a "looming food crisis".

31.05 / 22:37

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption United Nations Agency UN agency head sees 'massive opportunities' in crypto: WEF 2022

The United Nations is smitten with distributed ledger technology (DLT). In a conversation with Cointelegraph at WEF 2022, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) director Sameer Chauhan explained the “massive opportunities” he sees in cryptocurrencies.

27.04 / 07:57

European Union United Nations evacuation Live: UN chief and Russia's Putin agree on key Ukraine evacuation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin met one-on-one Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the United Nations later saying that the pair had agreed on arranging evacuations from the besieged steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol.

09.04 / 14:29

Blockchain Technology Environment United Nations How blockchain technology is transforming climate action

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of November 2021, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland urged the world to commit to curbing contributions to carbon emissions. Achieving a net-zero world in less than 30 years is causing many to turn to blockchain technology, buy carbon offsets, and spark renewed interest in carbon capture.

06.04 / 14:31

Stablecoin Adoption Donations United Nations Agency UN agency accepts first stablecoin donations worth $2.5M to help Ukrainian refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a UN agency for refugees, has accepted its first-ever crypto donations toward humanitarians aid for Ukrainians fleeing the war-torn nation.

06.04 / 09:59

Social Media United Nations Russian troops led 'deliberate campaign to commit atrocities', Zelenskyy tells UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing the Kremlin's troops of the worst atrocities since World War II.

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