Wed 09 February 2022: According to local Russian media reports, Russia may become the latest government to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies. “The government and the Bank of Russia have agreed on a future regime for the circulation of cryptocurrencies in Russia. Before February 18, they will prepare a draft law on the circulation of digital […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Wednesday that all remaining Covid restrictions in England will be lifted in less than two weeks. The current rules, which included the requirement to self-isolate after a positive test, were set to expire on March 24. The decision, according to the prime minister, is part […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: Rabbis, reverends, pastors, and other religious leaders urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to scrap the company’s plan to introduce an Instagram version aimed for young users in a letter issued by the advocacy group Fairplay and its Children’s Screen Time Action Network. Last September, Instagram postponed its plans to launch a […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: Concerned about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis expressed optimism that the two countries might reach an agreement, saying that a conflict in the eastern European country “would be madness.” Francis praised people who participated in his international day of prayer for peace in Ukraine on January 26 during […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: With 12 nominations, Netflix’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” dominated this year’s field of Academy Award hopefuls on Tuesday, overtaking the sci-fi epic “Dune’s” ten nods in the race for the industry’s highest honors. Both will compete for the coveted best picture award alongside drama “Belfast,” about a family […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during their marathon meetings a day earlier that Moscow would not escalate the Ukraine situation any further. Macron’s comments come as the Kremlin denied that he and Putin had reached an agreement on de-escalating the conflict during a visit to Kyiv on […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: On Tuesday, a Moscow court announced that hearings in two lawsuits against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will begin next week. Navalny’s prison sentence might be increased by more than ten years if he is convicted in these crimes. Navalany is now being held in custody. He was jailed last year. Navalny, […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: A convoy of trucks blocked streets near New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington on Tuesday to protest Covid restrictions and vaccinations, following the lead of Canadian protestors. Hundreds of automobiles parked in the streets surrounding the parliament building, waving placards that said “give us back our freedom” and “coercion is not consent.” […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: Former Pope Benedict has apologized for mistakes made while archbishop of Munich in handling sexual abuse cases and sought for forgiveness, despite his attorneys’ claims that he was not directly to blame. Following a report released last month by German investigators on abuse in the archdiocese from 1945 to 2019, the […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: On Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized to victims of workplace harassment. Addressing lawmakers, Scott Morrison apologised directly to former staffer Brittany Higgins who said she was raped by a male colleague in a minister’s office in 2019. AUSTRALIA PM APOLOGISES TO ADVISER WHO ALLEGES SHE WAS RAPED IN PARLIAMENT […]
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