The urgency to comply with global financial standards has overtaken interest in the adoption of bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in Central America and the Caribbean. The governments of Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic are advancing in the approval of regulatory frameworks for the digital assets ecosystem. However, the primary objective of these legislations, … Read more
Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Friday moved within one win of his first Grand Slam title by beating Czech Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final. The second seed will face either Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Arnaldi after a 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory as he chases a long-awaited crown at the … Read more
According to the latest data reported by the African Union’s Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), three weeks after the declaration of the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the facts are as follows: 397 confirmed cases, including 63 confirmed deaths. And yet: “The community doesn’t believe in this … Read more
🌉 A runway for a Louis Vuitton show, covered entirely in fabric as part of two artistic installations, home to a now-demolished water pump… the oldest bridge in Paris, Pont Neuf, has seen it all. Why, then, does its name translate to “New Bridge”? FRANCE 24’s Tanishk Saha explains. Source link
Parisians will once again be able to swim in the Seine this summer, city officials said Friday, building on the success of last year’s historic reopening of the river after a century-long ban and a massive clean-up effort ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Source link
A sea #drone self-destroyed in the Romanian port of Constanta. #Ukraine’s navy said it had been knocked off course by Russian jamming. Source link
François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Jean-Marc Dreyfus, Historian, Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester, Chief Editor of ‘La Revue d’Histoire de la Shoah’ and one of the curators of the Shoah Memorial in Paris photography exhibit highlighting the discovery of 98 previously unknown photographs documenting the May 14, 1941 roundup … Read more
Yesterday, June 4, 2026, the Pump.fun platform launched GO.fun, a tool based on the Solana network that allows any user to offer or earn monetary rewards — paid in the Solana cryptocurrency (SOL) for completing various tasks of any kind. This application unifies interaction on social networks with direct economic incentives through smart contracts that … Read more
On this edition of Access Asia, we explore how India’s nascent Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the frustrations of the country’s youth. We speak with the party’s spokesperson, Saurav Das, who tells us that the movement is demanding accountability from the government. Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot also weighs in on why young people in … Read more
Ethiopia’s recent parliamentary elections have been described as ‘generally peaceful’ despite some parts of the country being excluded due to insecurity. Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country, and about 50 million people were registered to vote in the June 1 election. However, voting was postponed in at least 140 constituencies due to insecurity in … Read more