Belgrade Russians have become accustomed to meeting in one of these new restaurants serving their national cuisine which have multiplied in the Serbian capital since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022. This Balkan country is become one of the main places of exile for tens of thousands of Russians who fled…
Legend: Intrepid appearance Lausanne’s Raoul Giger keeps the Young Boys on their toes. Keystone/Peter Klaunzer Double winner YB trembles in the 1st round of the Super League against Lausanne in Wankdorf to an ultra-late 2-1. In the 97th (!) minute, Cedric Itten used a hand penalty to win the opening game. A point win for…
The surroundings of the Philippe-Chatrier court, at Roland-Garros, on May 27, 2020. FRANCK FIFE / AFP A few weeks before Roland-Garros (from May 28 to June 11), the French Tennis Federation (FFT) is not leaving the zone of turbulence. A complaint was filed against X at the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), Thursday, March 16,…
by Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday intensified its campaign to encircle the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmout, which has been the scene of weeks of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces and whose capture is a major objective for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces described the…
Agents from the Brazilian environmental protection body Ibama arrest an illegal gold digger on February 24, 2023 (AFP/ALAN CHAVES) In fatigues, carrying heavy weapons, agents fly over the Amazon rainforest in helicopters in search of gold miners’ bases in the territory of the Yanomami, the largest indigenous reserve in Brazil. The aerial view makes it…
Backdoors of Russia That is why the EU is tightening the noose of sanctions By Diana Dittmer 02/24/2023, 4:38 p.m Despite harsh sanctions against Russia, Western goods still find their way into Putin’s empire. Outliers in the foreign trade data of countries such as Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan show which detours refrigerators, washing machines, cars…
An SEC that does not do half measures – There Securities and Exchange Commission (DRY) wants to regulate more strictly the activities of third-party custodians. A new proposition could disrupt the way crypto platforms work. These should comply with new regulatory requirements. Crypto platforms in the sights of the SEC In a press release dated…
Beijing is notably reducing its use of generalized large-scale PCR tests, after a historic mobilization against its policy. Correspondent in Asia, Stupor and relief, in the great metropolises of China. Beijing announced on Wednesday December 7 a spectacular easing of its draconian “zero Covid” strategy, a few days after massive demonstrations denouncing the rigor of…
(BFM Bourse) – The flagship index of the Paris market ended Friday’s session up 0.58%, encouraged by Beijing’s easing of certain health restrictions. The day before, US inflation much weaker than expected had excited the market. Over the week as a whole, the index gained nearly 3%. The Paris Stock Exchange transformed the test this…
In this Sept. 18, 2021, photo, Barack Obama (center), his wife Michelle Obama, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘Obama Presidential Center,’ in Chicago. SCOTT OLSON / AFP The message delivered leaves little room for doubt. The construction of the future “Barack Obama Presidential Center” was suspended, Friday, November 11,…
© Reuters Investing.com – It’s been less than a week since the blockchain transitioned from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake with the merger. Nevertheless, the few days since the technical transformation were enough to convince US Securities Commission Chairman Gary Gensler that Ethereum was now clearly a security. In 2018, then-SEC Chairman William Hinman said Ethereum was…
Alexander Boero September 16, 2022 at 2:25 p.m. 15 © Huawei The recent easing of American technological restrictions could do business for Huawei, which has been under embargo since 2019 across the Atlantic. Is it possible to review Huawei, deprived of Android, working with American companies? Nothing is set in stone yet, but the hypothesis…
