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Trump’s crypto embrace overshadows new EU digital assets rules

https://www.ft.com/content/ad8f30ff-50fb-4a5f-a193-baa279e9f0cd
Trump’s crypto embrace overshadows new EU digital assets rules
US approach to digital currencies will draw business from Europe, industry executives say
www.ft.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:07 AM
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Panama's president calls Trump's Chinese canal claim 'nonsense'
Panama's president calls Trump's Chinese canal claim 'nonsense'
The president-elect has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal, alleging Chinese interference.
www.bbc.com
December 27, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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Lidstvo už několik vážných momentů vyřešilo lépe než v historii – hospodářskou krizi, celosvětovou pandemii, ozbrojené konflikty… I tato zkušenost může formovat naši víru, nikoli v to, že věci dobře dopadnou, ale že je dokážeme zvládnout. Nedokonale, ale zvládnout.
Proč se Čapek nemýlil, když věřil v člověka
Esej o tom, kudy možná vede cesta ze stále vyhrocenějších sporů
www.respekt.cz
December 27, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said in a growing controversy in BYD's biggest overseas market reut.rs/40aI8YF
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking
Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD's biggest overseas market.
reut.rs
December 27, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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The head of a US-based Syrian advocacy organization said that a mass grave outside of Damascus contained the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the former government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad reut.rs/3ZGPfGz
December 17, 2024 at 3:43 AM
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Zuckerberg - who earlier this year said he wanted Meta to be politically “neutral” and reduced the prominence of political content across its apps - has had the company donate $1mn to Trump's inauguration fund

It's the first time Meta has donated to an inauguration fund

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Meta donates $1mn to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund
First-time contribution shows social media platform and its chief are trying to mend relations with president-elect
on.ft.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Britain's economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October, adding to signs of a bigger-than-expected slowdown in more bad news for finance minister Rachel Reeves, who described the official data as ‘disappointing’ reut.rs/3DeOP2K
UK economy contracts unexpectedly in new blow for Rachel Reeves
Britain's economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October, adding to signs of a bigger-than-expected slowdown in more bad news for finance minister Rachel Reeves, who described Friday's official data as "disappointing".
reut.rs
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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A mounting toll of severe hurricanes, floods, fires and other extreme events has caused average premiums to leap since 2020, with parts of the US most prone to disasters bearing the brunt.
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM