Russian-made Iskander (SS-26 Stone) ballistic missile systems are “completely useless”, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said yesterday. The Armenian Prime Minister argued that the Iskander ballistic missiles are problematic and useless. This is how Pashinyan responded to former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who stated that he would have used Iskander on the fourth day of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sargsyan also asked why these complexes did not affect the oil and gas facilities of Azerbaijan. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – For its part, the prime minister said that the Russian missiles are useless and do not fully explode. “Let […]
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BELGRADE (Sputnik) – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has received a letter with threats and suspicious powder, the state HINA news agency reported, citing the ruling Croatian Democratic Union party. The letter allegedly ended with a warning: “One of the cures for traitors is Novichok.” The police have launched an investigation. The incident is not the first time when the prime minister reports receiving threats. On Saturday, before the information about the suspicious letter emerged, police arrested two men for threatening Plenkovic. It came on the heels of Monday’s shooting in the capital of Zagreb, when a 22-year-old man opened fire […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080575729_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_cd212173afedd0f64861fb545169987a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010161080785739-japanese-prime-minister-to-make-his-first-foreign-visit-from-october-18-21-official-says/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will make his first foreign visit in this post from October 18-21, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Friday. The first two countries that will be visited by the new prime minister are Vietnam and Indonesia. The first official visit of previous Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was also made to these two countries. Last month, Japanese lawmakers elected Suga as the new prime minister after the former head of the cabinet, Abe, unexpectedly announced on August 28 his intention to resign due to […]
Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly on Tuesday halted one of two trials of a major new novel coronavirus therapy after independent safety monitors observed an unspecified problem with the testing. The Data Safety Monitoring Board froze trials of the Indiana company’s monoclonal antibody drug bamlanivimab, which was being administered in combination with the antiviral drug remdesivir. The board didn’t freeze separate trials testing bamlanivimab on its own, and the move doesn’t mean the company’s drug is unsound. But it does raise a slew of new questions about an antibody treatment that has been aggressively flogged by Donald Trump, who took a similar […]
There are two things we love in this world: pans and supporting small businesses. Well, we like more than that, but those two things are great, too. Our Place, the makers of the Always Pan, is having a two day sale right now, where shoppers can take $30 off the Always Pan with the code SHOPSMALL. Scouted Editor Jillian Lucas loves this pan, as do I, for it’s sleek, space-saving design, making it possible to use for everything. It might just replace every pan in your kitchen — it’s just that good. Scouted selects products independently and prices reflect what was […]
A glamorous photo of Finland’s 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin with a plunging neckline has sparked an uproar on social media. While many argued this conduct was unbecoming of someone in her position, others started posting similar photos in support of her. Finland’s Social Democrat Prime Minister Sanna Marin has found herself in the midst of a controversy after suggestively posing for the fashion magazine Trendi in a blazer with a plunging neckline, no shirt and no bra. The magazine’s Instagram page was quickly flooded with scathing criticism from social media users, with many suggesting that the image was highly unbecoming […]
There’s no two ways about it: we all use way too much plastic. One of the easiest ways to reduce your reliance on single-use plastic is to pick up some reusable storage bags. Stasher is a Scouted favorite and you can pick up practically any style you want while they’re on sale for Prime Day. You can cook in them, microwave them, shove ‘em in the dishwasher, and then use them all over again. Clear 1/2 Gallon Stasher Bag Source link
Backed by the United Nations, Girls Takeover Day is meant to celebrate the power of girls and highlight the barriers they face. Sixteen-year-old girl, Aava Murto, has walked in the shoes of Finland’s prime minister as part of a UN day to raise awareness about gender inequality. The incumbent Social Democrat Prime Minister Sanna Marin ceremoniously stepped aside, allowing Aava Murto, a native of the small town of Vääsky in the south of Finland, to call the shots ahead of International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October. Prime Minister’s seat has for one day been occupied by 16-year-old Aava […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/07/1080691304_0:0:3484:1961_1200x675_80_0_0_d93bf413e0179b7ab3930045964595f5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010091080714764-four-kyrgyz-opposition-political-parties-propose-single-candidate-for-prime-minister/ BISHKEK (Sputnik) – Four Kyrgyz opposition political parties — Respublika (Republic), Ata Meken (Fatherland), Bir Bol (Unity) and Reforma (Reform) — nominated jointly one more candidate to the post of the country’s prime minister, Omurbek Babanov, according to opposition politician Tilek Toktogaziev, a member of Ata Meken. “A decision was made to nominate a single candidate from our parties: Omurbek Babanov to the post of the prime minister and Tilek Toktogaziev to the post of the first deputy prime minister”, Toktogaziev read out a memorandum, which was signed by the leaders of the four […]
The government will announce additional COVID-19 measures in Paris on Monday, the office said, adding that they will be in force for 15 days. The Paris region has been put on top coronavirus alert amid a spike in the daily number of infections, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. The new restrictive measures will be announced at a press briefing by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and will come into force on Tuesday, the office said. The new measures would probably mean closing restaurants and bars. Health Minister Olivier Veran warned earlier that Paris could be placed on maximum alert if the epidemiological […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080429721_0:255:1201:930_1200x675_80_0_0_f093c46654ac37cb711b3bdedb4e09fe.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202009291080607126-uae-to-launch-lunar-rover-in-2024-to-explore-moons-undiscovered-areas-prime-minister-says/ DUBAI (Sputnik) – Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday said that the country would create its own-made lunar rover to study undiscovered areas of the Moon, with the mission set for 2024. “With God’s help, we have launched a new Emirati project to explore the Moon. It will be a space aircraft explorer that will land on the planet surface in 2024 in those areas that previous human mission has not been able to reach. We have named it ‘Rashid’ after the ruler, […]
As previous surveys have indicated, nearly four out of ten Danish Muslims would like to have the country’s laws at least partly based on Sharia law, and over 10 percent even said Denmark’s laws should be solely based on Sharia law. Source link
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TORONTO (Sputnik) – Premier Jason Kenney of Alberta, Canada’s largest oil-producing province, said during a press conference on Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposal for a COVID-19 economic recovery was a “fantasy plan.” “It was a fantasy plan for a mythical country that only exists, apparently, in the minds of Ottawa liberals and likeminded Laurentian elites,” Kenney said. The Alberta Premier said Trudeau’s Throne Speech delivered on Wednesday did not reflect the harsh economic realities Canada is facing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Kenney also said Trudeau completely ignored the ongoing economic crisis in western Canada and the growing sense […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009161080470494-yoshihide-suga-elected-as-japans-new-prime-minister/ The new chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, Yoshihide Suga, was confirmed on Wednesday as the country’s prime minister. The voting procedure was broadcast live on the website of the lower house of the National Diet, Japan’s parliament. 314 legislators voted for Suga; in total, 462 ballots were recognised as valid. The House of Representatives met in an extraordinary session on Wednesday to elect a new prime minister to form a government. Earlier, Yoshihide Suga served as chief cabinet secretary to outgoing premier Shinzo Abe. The need to elect a new […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a design, manufacturing, and testing contract with OHB of Germany for their Hera planetary defense mission, marking a major advancement toward the agency’s commitment to NASA for their joint Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment project. NASA’s portion is scheduled to launch in July 2021 and slam into the smaller of the target binary asteroid in October 2022. Hera will then follow, launching in 2024 on an Ariane 6 and arriving at the binary pair in 2027 to assess how well its predecessor did in changing the orbit of its target. The contract signed today […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been implicated in several corruption cases. Last week, court had asked Sharif to surrender and appear before the court at the next hearing, on 10 September in an ongoing corruption case. Sharif has been in Britain for medical treatment since November 2019. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stands accused in several corruption cases. Last week, a court had asked Sharif to surrender and appear before the court in the next hearing of an ongoing corruption case, on 10 September. Sharif has remained in Britain for medical treatment since November 2019. An accountability court in […]
ATHENS (Sputnik) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called an emergency cabinet meeting in the early hours of Wednesday following a devastating fire in the largest migrant camp on the island of Lesbos. In the night, a huge blaze destroyed the overcrowded Moria facility, which is home to 12,800 migrants. According to Greek media, it could have been arson. The fire broke out after reports emerged that 35 residents of the camp had been diagnosed with COVID-19. © AFP 2020 / MANOLIS LAGOUTARIS Migrants leave as a fire burns in the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos on September 9, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the latest victim of a Twitter hack undertaken to trick social media users into sending cryptocurrency to the attackers. The Modi incident is another sobering reminder to always think twice before sending crypto to strangers on the internet, even if there’s a blue check and the portrait of a head of state in the profile. Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): Nawaz Sharif is a former prime minister of Pakistan, who has allegedly been involved in several corruption cases. According to Sharif, the allegations against him are politically motivated. A High Court in Pakistan on Tuesday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif “shall surrender and appear before the court” at the next hearing”, scheduled for 10 September as part of an ongoing corruption case. Last November, Sharif flew to the UK in an air ambulance for medical treatment, a month after he was released on bail while serving a seven-year prison sentence. The Islamabad High Court division bench comprising […]
Amazon’s programme for delivering packages with flying drones was unveiled back in 2013, but its launch was postponed due to health and safety concerns. The Federal Aviation Administration has given Amazon approval to operate as an “air carrier” in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Monday, allowing its drones to deliver packages to US customers under a trial programme. Amazon’s vice president in charge of Prime Air, David Carbon, told the newspaper that the approval “indicates the FAA’s confidence in Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to our customers around […]
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Protesters in Montreal pulled down and defaced a statue of John Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, as police stood by, echoing attacks on controversial historical figures in the US. The statue’s head was broken off as it slammed to the ground from its high pedestal Saturday in Montreal’s Dominion Square. Activists were shielded from view with umbrellas and sheets as they unbolted the statue, which was pulled from behind with a strap around its neck. Hundreds of protesters had marched to the site to call for defunding the police. They reportedly were organized by the Coalition for BIPOC Liberation, which bills […]
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Japan’s Nikkei led the losses among Asia’s major stock markets on Friday after the country’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, resigned over health issues. The Nikkei dropped 1.4 percent, while Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) ended the day almost 0.7 percent down. Other Asian markets, except for Taiwan and Australia, were trading up, with shares in both mainland China and Hong Kong gaining around 1.5 percent. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.4 percent, and India’s Mumbai Sensex added around one percent. Also on rt.com Global economy faces most severe crisis since WWII – Japanese foreign minister European markets opened moderately […]
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The OCC is willing to work with banks interested in custodying crypto, a Russian bank approved a token-backed loan and bitcoin has been sent… from space! You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top shelf Next steps?The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s interpretative letter last month allows banks to provide services to crypto companies and custody cryptocurrencies directly – a sea change that could have been months in the making, writes CoinDesk regulatory reporter Nikhilesh De. It doesn’t […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Family members of the girl have decided to fulfil her last wish that her letter reach Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The family has also urged authorities to take cognisance of the issues raised by her in the letter. A 16-year-old girl has allegedly shot herself dead in India’s Uttar Pradesh state after penning an emotional letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share her disenchantment with present-day life. The girl allegedly took the extreme step in the state’s Sambhal district last Friday, 14 August, but her 18-page letter was discovered by her family on Tuesday, 18 […]
Ferrari sells cars so it can go racing; Bequant built a crypto exchange to get into prime brokerage. That’s the analogy offered by the firm’s head of institutional services, Alex Mascioli, when asked about a new banking relationship with Signature’s blockchain-based payments platform, Signet, first revealed to CoinDesk this week. Prime brokerage, Mascioli said, was always Bequant’s race to win. Prime brokers are facilitators for financing and trading for deep-pocketed institutional investors. While the digital asset space doesn’t have a lot of prime broker options currently, several crypto firms including Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis Trading have announced in recent months their […]
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon based in the Hague has found one of the four members of the Iran-backed militia and political party Hezbollah guilty of the 2005 car bomb assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 others. The verdict was delayed by two weeks due to the catastrophic explosion on August 4 in Beirut that killed nearly 200 and injured more than 6,000. Only Salim Ayyash was found guilty of assassination by truck bomb. The other defendants, Hussein Oneissi, Assad Sabra, and Hassan Merhi were acquitted of a barrage of charges including conspiracy to commit a terrorist attack […]
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab gives a speech in Beirut in March. Diab announced his resignation days after a disastrous explosion rocked Beirut. Dalati Nohra/AP hide caption toggle caption Dalati Nohra/AP Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab gives a speech in Beirut in March. Diab announced his resignation days after a disastrous explosion rocked Beirut. Dalati Nohra/AP Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced his cabinet’s resignation Monday, responding to outrage over a catastrophic explosion in Beirut. “Today I announce the resignation of this government,” Diab said. “May God protect Lebanon.” Diab’s speech was published by the National News Agency in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008101080123292-lebanese-prime-minister-diab-formally-announces-resignation-of-government/ The announcement comes following the August 4 ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut’s port, which sparked large-scale protests and clashes in the Lebanese capital, and led to calls by protesters for the government to resign. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab formally announced the resignation of his government, shortly after Health Minister Hamad Hassan confirmed its intention to do so on Monday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the legislature of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday to express solidarity with the people of India-administered Kashmir on the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, changing the temporary status of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the legislature of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed that New Delhi has been “trapped” by its Kashmir policy and that the region would be free from “India’s reign of terror”. “As far as my analysis is concerned, India is entering a ‘blind alley’. The repression of Kashmiris by Modi government would result in the […]
“From day one, any discussion of herd immunity or survival of the fittest or, you know, ‘Say farewell to the elderly,’ are the things that just did not sound right for us,” Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR. “So we went for a very different model in Jordan, based on social solidarity.” Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR “From day one, any discussion of herd immunity or survival of the fittest or, you know, ‘Say farewell to the elderly,’ are the things that just did not sound right for us,” Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR. “So […]
Jeff Dorman, a CoinDesk columnist, is chief investment officer at Arca where he leads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio sizing and risk management. He has more than 17 years of trading and asset management experience at firms including Merrill Lynch and Citadel Securities. Decentralized money is important, but tokenized ownership is perhaps an even bigger and more important concept, as it stands today. The idea an ownable asset can be both a utility and an investment at the same time could change the course of investing, and company formation as we know it. And based on recent actions […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0f/1079894047_0:0:3003:1689_1200x675_80_0_0_4640e8b5f536dab952308422144a16e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202007151079894002-tunisian-prime-minister-resigns-reports-say-/ The country’s president will now have a week to nominate a replacement to the post of prime minister, who will be given two months to form a new government. Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has submitted his resignation to President Kais Saied, Reuters reported, citing sources. Fakhfakh presented his resignation after Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party Ennahda, the main party in the ruling coalition, decided to push for a vote of no confidence in the government. Earlier this week, Fakhfakh said that he would reshuffle the cabinet in a move that could see the removal of […]
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Jean Castex, a senior official who spearheaded France’s coronavirus reopening strategy, has been named the country’s new prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. Also on rt.com French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns as Macron vows to move on with ‘new team’ DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Tensions between India and China have been ongoing despite several meetings between diplomats and army commanders on both sides in the wake of a violent standoff in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Ladakh for a surprise visit amid a military build-up weeks after violent clashes between the armies of India and China on 15 June. India lost 20 soldiers, including an officer, while there was no formal confirmation of casualties on the Chinese side. BREAKING: PM @narendramodi reaches #Ladakh on a surprise visit to one of the forward locations in […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian PM Narendra Modi triggered a wave of discontent with his statement that ‘no one intruded into our territory’ following the India-China border skirmish on 15 June, when 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The remark rattled several retired army officer who called it disrespectful to the memory of fallen servicemen. Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has criticised the handling of the India-China border issue by the Narendra Modi government, stating that the latter should be mindful of the implications of his statements. “We cannot and will not be cowed down by threats and intimidation nor permit the […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier said that the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK was diminishing, as the country’s coronavirus disease alert level was downgraded from four to three. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a reduction in the two-metre social distancing rule and plans for the reopening of businesses on Tuesday, as part of efforts to restart Britain’s economy amid the pandemic. On 23 June, Boris Johnson is set to update Parliament on the next stage of lockdown easing and whether pubs, restaurants, hotels could reopen in UK from 4 July. The easing of restrictions on 4 July marks […]
The 19th-century African-American slave song that has become an unofficial anthem for English rugby fans has come under scrutiny by the Rugby Football Union, which is pushing to review its use due to its associations with slavery. Source link
Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr. announced charges on Wednesday afternoon in the death of Rayshard Brooks last weekend at a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta. DA Howard charged the arresting officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder after Rayshard Brooks, a repeat felon, resisted arrest, attacked the two arresting officers, punched one officer in a face, stole their taser and fired on the officers. Brooks was shot dead. On Thursday Officer Rolfe’s stepmother was fired from her job as HR Director at Equity Prime Mortgage in Atlanta, Georgia. She was fired for being Officer Rolfe’s stepmother.Equity Prime Mortgage later called […]
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A virtual service commemorating the loss of the Grenfell Tower, which was destroyed by a deadly inferno on 14 June 2017 in west London, will hosted by the Bishop of Kensington. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will join people across country in marking the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in video messages due to COVID-19 pandemic. In a video address to be shown at a virtual service of commemoration, Johnson said that the people of Britain were with the Grenfell Tower community ‘in spirit’. “We can all remember where we were three years […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed his readiness to discuss maritime zones delimitation with Ankara, and in case of the latter’s disagreements, the issue would be taken to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. “We are always open for dialogue with Turkey, among the problems on the negotiation table are the delimitation of our maritime zones. We can discuss openly, and if we finally agree that we have differences, there are always ways to refer the issue to the International Court in The Hague by common agreement on how we can solve this problem, but […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107957/88/1079578869_0:0:2958:1664_1200x675_80_0_0_98acdc526186744c0294b9402b24d133.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006101079578898-lebanese-prime-minister-diab-says-country-was-on-verge-of-sectarian-conflict/ BEIRUT (Sputnik) – The Lebanese government has thwarted plans to create a large-scale sectarian conflict in the country, which was close to becoming a reality after violent clashes took place this past weekend, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Wednesday. “Lebanon experienced a dangerous moment at the end of the past week, and we overcame attempts to create a sectarian conflict”, Diab said after a government meeting. The prime minister accused Israel of attempting to stir up unrest in Lebanon and also hit back at opposition groups that blame him for the country’s current financial […]
The news will likely add pressure on the government of Boris Johnson, which has been harshly criticized by public health experts for its slow response to the outbreak, in particular for the decision not to restrict air travel during the pandemic. Air travel has been a major factor in the spread of the coronavirus, with countries that have big air hubs being the worst affected by the disease, says a Global Peace Index report, a study conducted by The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a global think tank headquartered in Australia. “The countries most impacted are countries that are really participating […]
There are many types of hockey-stick evolutions in new industries. Startups dream of the lying-on-its-back L shape for their sales growth. Entrepreneurs chase the “escape velocity” funding momentum. And a subsector can simmer along with a low hum of activity until boom, years of progress and feverish months of under-the-surface connecting explode in a series of announcements and launches that signal a new phase of development. Ok, maybe hockey sticks are not the best metaphor as they are made of a solid piece of something (you’ll notice I don’t know much about hockey). And the crypto markets are far from a […]
It’s probably no coincidence that three major crypto firms – Coinbase, Genesis Trading and BitGo – have almost simultaneously announced plans to become prime brokers, a kind of fixer when it comes to financing and facilitating trades for institutional investors. This type of vertical integration happens in every business, whether that’s Amazon running the internet or Coinbase trying to own the crypto space. Given the long road of the last couple of years, it’s maybe surprising there hasn’t been more M&A activity in the blockchain world. The big news this week was Coinbase’s acquisition of trading technology and execution platform Tagomi. […]
Top Shelf Base-Layer TechGoogle is teaming up with Theta Labs to help the video delivery network onboard users through Google Cloud. As part of the partnership, the tech giant is assisting Theta with its Mainnet 2.0 launch, and will become the platform’s fifth validator. Polkadot is now live following the mining of its first “chain candidate’s” genesis block. Polkadot will first launch under a Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus algorithm controlled by the Web3 Foundation, in its bid to become an interoperable blockchain for other chains and dapps to utilize. Prime BrokerageSan Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset […]
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition of crypto custodian Vo1t, the company announced Thursday. The New York-based trading firm, which is a subsidiary of CoinDesk parent firm Digital Currency Group, acquired Vo1t to begin developing a full suite of prime brokerage services under one roof including lending, trading and custody. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re coming at this after having a successful business on the trading and lending side,” said Genesis CEO Michael Moro. “The goal is for clients to be able to do any and […]
Africa 11:21 GMT 20.05.2020(updated 11:24 GMT 20.05.2020) Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Lesotho’s former finance minister Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as the African country’s new prime minister on Wednesday in a televised broadcast by domestic media, one day after Thomas Thabane resigned as leader amid a scandal over the death of his estranged wife. Thabane, who is a suspect in the 2017 murder of his wife, announced his resignation during an address to the nation on Tuesday. The coalition headed by the former prime minister collapsed on 11 May, and Thabane subsequently announced that he would leave the […]
Demand for bitcoin is still surging across Africa, regardless of the broader economic crisis, according to peer-to-peer exchange data from Paxful and LocalBitcoins. However, there is no single “African” crypto narrative, as users in jurisdictions across the continent use the technology for vastly different circumstances. Starting Friday, Amazon Prime will offer the documentary “Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution,” made by South African filmmaker Tamarin Gerriety with sponsorship from the crypto exchange Luno. It features industry heavyweights like SatoshiCentre founder Alakanani Itireleng in Botswana and South African monero developer Riccardo Spagni. The film shows how vastly different their lives are, from […]
Digital asset services firm Bequant launched a prime brokerage service for institutional clients to have easier access to liquidity, custody, lending and other products, the company announced Thursday. With several services and pools of liquidity under one roof, Bequant is able to help institutional clients trade and expand their portfolios while keeping transaction costs low. Additional services include collateral management tools, smart order routing, leveraged trade execution and over-the-counter (OTC) block trading. “We are tailored to a lot of quant [hedge funds] and our clients typically look at trading through automated strategies, arbitrage, you name it,” Bequant CEO George Zarya said. […]
India 05:38 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): As India is battling the spiralling caseload of COVID-19 in the country, several scientific institutions there are working to find a treatment for the global infection. The first case was detected on 30 January; since then, the cumulative number of cases has risen and now exceeds 67,000. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the role of technology in the fight against COVID-19. Modi took to Twitter on Monday, writing “we keep harnessing technology in order to create a healthier and better planet”. “Today, technology is helping many in the efforts to make […]
Viral 00:54 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL Ford has been lauded for how he and his government have dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. The official has drawn praise from critics for introducing housing, job and protection laws. Prior to pandemic, his progressive conservative government had advocated cuts in social welfare to address the province’s $ 11.7 billion deficit. Ontario premier Doug Ford has not excluded the possibility of running for the post of prime minister. During a daily press briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country, the 55-year-old, who served as Toronto city councilor between 2010-2014, was incorrectly addressed as “prime minister […]
Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to parliament in Baghdad Thursday. Iraq’s former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as prime minister after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Iraqi Parliament Media Office/AP Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to parliament in Baghdad Thursday. Iraq’s former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as prime minister after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/AP Iraq finally has a new government. More […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107922/33/1079223384_0:0:1280:721_1200x675_80_0_0_9f78520368b52d2b80e5ca7b27a9b164.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005061079223492-iraqi-parliament-supports-list-of-ministers-proposed-by-designated-prime-minister–reports/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Iraqi parliament has supported the list of ministerial candidates proposed by designated Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi, Iraqi media reported. At the same time, the lawmakers delayed the voting on candidates for the minister of oil and the foreign minister, the INA news agency reported on late Wednesday. The mentioned ministers were not included in the list of 20 candidates submitted by Kadhemi, al-Sumaria news broadcaster reported. On 9 April, Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed chief of intelligence service, Kadhemi, as the country’s prime minister, after his predecessor, Adnan Zurfi, failed […]