• BRICS Bloc Mulls Stablecoins, CBDC-Based System for International Settlements – Bitcoin News

    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov revealed that the BRICS bloc has been considering the use of stablecoins for its common rail payment systems. In an interview with TV BRICS, Ryabkov stated that the use of stablecoins and a connection linking the CBDCs of the participants were studied as part of the integration processes of […]

  • Calls for plant-based alternatives to be labelled with warning signs

    Plant-based alternatives could be a ‘useful steppingstone’ towards healthy and sustainable diet

  • Digital Platforms Elevate Renters’ Personal Finance Game

    Digital platforms are transforming the personal finance landscape for renters by emphasizing the importance of leveraging nuanced insights derived from rental payment data, a facet traditionally excluded from credit scoring models. Among the firms driving this transformation is EasyKnock, a home equity solution platform, which recently partnered with Piñata to offer its customers access to reward and credit-building […]

  • Calls for plant-based alternatives to be labelled with warning signs

    Plant-based alternatives could be a ‘useful steppingstone’ towards healthy and sustainable diet

  • International humanitarian conference for Sudan calls for cease-fire

    Shafaqna English- International conference for Sudan was held Monday in Paris that called for an immediate cease-fire and an end to foreign intervention in the country’s civil war. Participants of the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and its Neighbors, which included representatives from Western and Arab states, said they are

  • Flipkart’s Blockchain-based FireDrops seeks more use cases

    Flipkart, which has been experimenting with web3 and blockchain since last year through Flipkart Labs, is looking to test new use cases beyond metaverse and non-fungible tokens.The Walmart-owned ecommerce behemoth is working with Polygon for its web3 initiatives and plans to go deep with this partnership this year, which can help change the way Indians shop and engage with brands online, according to a senior industry executive, who requested not to be named.“While there are a bunch of...

  • EU calls on international donors to fund UN agency for Palestinians

    Shafaqna English-The EU’s humanitarian chief on Tuesday called on international donors to fund the UN agency for Palestinians . European commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic welcomed the report for “underlining the agency’s significant number of compliance systems in place as well as recommendations for their further upgrade.” “I call

  • MTG mocked by fellow lawmaker calling her 'Putin's Special Envoy'

    Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing Florida's 23rd congressional district, has openly mocked Marjorie Taylor Greene by saying he submitted an amendment appointing her as "Putin's Special Envoy to the United States Congress."Just submitted an amendment to Bill drafting appointing MTG as Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States Congress. https://t.co/Gn8Dd3lZwjMoskowitz submitted the proposal in response to Greene's amendments to the Ukraine aid bill.One of Greene's amendments called for...

  • Northern tech firms call for regional digital investment fund

    A group of tech companies in the north of England have called for the creation of a Manchester-based digital investment fund to help challenge the “dominance of London and the South East”. Industry body Manchester Digital and several tech firms based in the north or with a significant northern presence – including Auto Trader, BT […]

  • International Museum Day 2024: A call to increase museum coverage on Wikimedia

    International Museum Day 2024 poster (JMcRae-WMF, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) This year’s International Museum Day theme, Museums for Education and Research, underscores the importance of

  • Duncan Wood is named president of L.A.-based Pacific Council on International Policy

    The Pacific Council on International Policy, a membership-based organization in Los Angeles that focuses on global issues, announced Thursday that Duncan Wood of the Wilson Center will become the council's new president and chief executive. Wood will replace Jerrold D. Green, who is retiring after 16 years with the Pacific Council on July 1. Wood was the unanimous selection of the council's board of directors, the organization said. Currently vice president for strategy and new initiatives at...

  • East Lothian angler earns second Home International bank fishing call-up

    The Port Seton angler will take his place in the seven-strong team at Ellerdine Lakes near Telford in England later this year.The 55-year-old angler qualified in the seventh and final place in the final at Burnhouse Lochan with 13 fish and he joins only one member of last year's gold medal squad in the team.That's Kevin Andrews from Kilmarnock who was second in the final with 17 fish, nine behind the winner, Greg Hoggan from Stirling, who took the trophy for the second time in three years.Other...