Riot police have deployed flashbangs and water cannon against protesters who tried to erect barricades in central Minsk, as thousands of people across Belarus poured onto the streets, angry over preliminary election results. The crowds were pushed away from Victory Square, the main rally point for activists in central Minsk […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/09/1080114655_0:316:3077:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_81b3cb892513a09754cb04c50036b7ae.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008091080114628-watch-footage-of-protesters-clashing-with-police-in-central-minsk/ Protests erupted in Belarus on Sunday night following preliminary results of the presidential election, according to which the current President Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious. Thousands of demonstrators started to gather at Victors Avenue in central Minsk, with barricades erected in the area. Shortly […]
With the first two major elements of NASA’s Lunar Gateway under contract and development, Northrop Grumman has outlined their plans for the overall Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module, which will serve as the primary habitation and nexus for the lunar station. HALO will now launch in a fully integrated […]
The Director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution. Our main conversation is with Dr. George Selgin. In this eye-opening conversation, he and NLW go deep on the history, present and future of central banks, including: […]
According to Environment Canada, the country’s weather information agency, many municipalities were placed under multiple warnings and watches on Sunday afternoon. The agency warned that the storms could last until the evening. Environment Canada warned that large parts of eastern and central Ontario could face strong storms, thunderstorms and rainfall […]
The Czech National Bank’s Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now. Source link
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen. Source link
Thailand’s digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months. Source link
CDC headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, photo via CDC The Trump administration announced new guidelines on Wednesday. Starting today hospitals will be ordered to bypass the CDC and send ALL COVID-19 patient information to a central database in Washington DC. This comes after TGP’s Tuesday report on the likely fraudulent numbers coming […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107847/05/1078470558_0:0:1200:676_1200x675_80_0_0_36c31b8d15afbd96c78667472edb06e5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007111079859283-mine-blast-kills-6-civilians-injures-8-in-central-afghanistan/ KABUL (Sputnik) – A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni killed six civilians and wounded eight others, a Saturday statement from the governor’s office said. The blast took place in the Dara-e-Qiaq area, in Ghazni province’s Jaghatu district, at around […]
DiDi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement a trial of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on its transportation platform. A spokesperson of the Chinese ride-hailing mobile service told CoinDesk in an email response that it has entered into a strategic partnership […]
A leading economist shares why crisis-time central bank policies are saving zombie companies while hurting small businesses and startups. Our main discussion is with Daniel Lacalle. Daniel is chief economist at Tressis and is the author of numerous books including “Life in the Financial Markets,” “Escape from the Central Bank […]
Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police in May and falsely accused a Black man of threatening her life after he asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, faces charges for the incident, prosecutors announced Monday. Cooper, 41, will be charged with filing a false report, […]
The white woman who became the poster child for white privilege when she called 911 on a black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park has been charged with filing a false report. But the internet wants more punishment. Amy Cooper, the former insurance investment manager turned social media scapegoat for […]
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is close to starting development of a blockchain platform expected to speed up the processing of bank users’ ID information. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides […]
Antifa militants in Portland tried to barricade the Central Precinct on Friday night. Antifa had just set fire to the North Precinct. The anarchists did all their usual stuff in targeting the North Precinct, such as tagging the police building, setting up pallets and barricades, and lighting random stuff on […]
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the so-called bank for central banks, rejected the popular narrative that private sector stablecoin proposals (read: Libra) have been key in spurring the issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in a report published Tuesday. Instead, the BIS, in a new digital payments chapter […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107737/60/1077376001_0:0:1200:600_1200x675_80_0_0_e75e2653ce77c473d1ca748795390cf1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006241079711683-58-magnitude-quake-hits-central-california-usgs-says/ In July 2019, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit southern California caused damage to several houses, while about 2,000 people lost power. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit central California on 24 June, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was recorded […]
Sweden’s Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for its local market and declared mixed results. In a 96-page economic review, updated June 18, the world’s oldest central bank presents four models for supplying a digital version of the Swedish krona (e-krona) as well as […]
Several military bases in central and southern Syria have been targeted by air attacks that Damascus blamed on Israel, Syrian state media have reported. Videos on social media show massive explosions illuminating the night. Israel targeted several locations in Salamiyah and Saburah just before 1 am on Wednesday, the Syrian […]
The Trump administration’s attempts to implement longstanding policy goals on immigration in the name of fighting the coronavirus pandemic has helped spread the deadly virus to Central America, according to a new report from an international refugee organization provided to The Daily Beast. Among the findings, a staggering one in […]
Protesters Blockade Central Prison In North Carolina By Calvin Deutschbein, Workers.org. June 22, 2020 Protesters Blockade Central Prison In North Carolina2020-06-222020-06-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/raleighblm-e1592843023672.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Raleigh demonstrators block entrance to Central Prison for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Durham WW bureau. June 13 marked the beginning of the third week of protests in Raleigh, […]
The Bank of Thailand is developing a prototype payments system which would rely on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank announced Thursday that it would target businesses, and would design a payment system that could be integrated with the procurement and financial management system of Siam Cement […]