Eurotrader Group has branched out into the liquidity provision space with its latest Prime of Prime offering, Eurocapital October 2021, London: Eurotrader Group has branched out into liquidity provision with its new Prime of Prime offering, Eurocapital. Eurocapital delivers highly bespoke full-circle solutions and secure offerings, with products […]
EU Extends Sanctions Over Navalny and Skripal Poisoning
The European Union extends sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in chemical weapons attacks for one year until October 2022. There are 15 people and two organizations on the criminal list. According to the EU, they are involved in the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the […]
Media: The US has Discreetly Trained Soldiers in Taiwan
The United States has discreetly sent military personnel to Taiwan to train local ground forces. The island must thus be better prepared for possible aggression by China, reports the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which relies on anonymous sources from the US. Insiders have also confirmed the report to […]
Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Strict Anti-Abortion Laws
A judge in the US state of Texas has temporarily blocked the strict anti-abortion laws introduced there earlier this month. Judge Robert Pitman ruled on Wednesday that the law cannot be enforced, and women can continue to have abortions while lawsuits over the legislation continue legally. The US Supreme […]
Boss Facebook: Not True That Profit Comes Before Safety for Us
It’s “just not true” that Facebook would put profits above user safety, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a lengthy statement on his Facebook account, he defended himself against recent criticism about Facebook’s influence on the mental health of children and teenagers in particular. On Tuesday, a special hearing […]
European Commission: Malfunction Teaches Us That We are Too Dependent on Facebook
The hours-long outage of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram shows that the world should not rely on a few large companies, the European Commission believes. “We need alternatives and choices in the tech market,” tweets European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The problems of Facebook and some other of its apps […]
New Zealand Suspends Efforts to Completely Eradicate Coronavirus
New Zealand is ceasing efforts to eradicate the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that due to the strategy change, some lockdown measures in the city of Auckland could probably be relaxed in the coming weeks. The new strategy comes down to learning to live with the presence […]
North Korea Fires Anti-Aircraft Missile
North Korea has fired a “newly developed” anti-aircraft missile, the state-run North Korean news agency KCNA reported Friday. The missile’s “notable combat performance” is said to be due to the introduction of “new key technologies,” the agency said. The test followed a series of weapons launches by North Korea […]
Olympic Champion Pleads Guilty to Capitol Storming
Klete Keller, an American swimmer who won two golds and a total of five medals for his country at the Olympics, has confessed to taking part in the storming of the Capitol earlier this year. As a result, he has been charged with a so-called federal crime and faces […]
China Wants to Let Go of Electricity Price to Combat Shortages
China is considering letting go of regulated electricity prices for large consumers to prevent power outages. With coal becoming more expensive, many Chinese coal-fired power stations are loss-making due to the prevailing price caps, making them hesitant to supply more power. This has already contributed to the electricity shortages […]