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Ken Sim, mayor of Vancouver since 2022, recently announced a plan to use bitcoin as a reserve asset. The proposal was presented during the municipal council meeting on November 26, under the title “Preserving the city’s purchasing power through diversification of financial resources: becoming a Bitcoin-friendly city.” Currently, this meeting is available on the city … Read more
Gang-related killings have cropped up in Sweden in recent years – and police say it is children who are increasingly being recruited to carry out the hits. Gangs are turning to social media to recruit youths often under 15 years old, and therefore too young to prosecute, offering them money in exchange for killing. Source … Read more
“Wow, that really touched us,” say Monika and Markus Stratmann. At a ceremony, Rheda-Wiedenbrück’s mayor Theo Mettenborg awarded the leather goods retailers with his city’s integration award in the company commitment category. “Through targeted measures and a strong commitment to diversity, the company has not only created an inclusive working environment, but also actively contributed … Read more
“It’s not just Germany, the whole world is currently divided when it comes to the Middle East conflict,” says Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt. He’s a proponent of dialogue between different points of view, but this is not easy to achieve today. The public tone has become harsher, including … Read more
In Entre Nous, we take a look at a Paris-based bookshop which was once an institution in the French capital. Home to well-known Anglo-American authors, “Village Voice” was located on Paris’ Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement for 30 years and closed its doors back in 2012. We speak to Odile Hellier, who was the … Read more
Israel’s military said on Thursday the ceasefire was violated after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone. Source link
Lebanon’s parliament will meet on January 9 to elect a new president, seeking to end more than two years without a head of state, a day after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire began. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Lebanon’s multiple crises, compounded by a devastating war, FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes France’s former Ambassador … Read more
The world-renowned British author Jonathan Coe spoke to FRANCE 24 about the joys of writing, and his love of mixing a variety of genres in his work. He also warned people to be wary of the self-deprecating British form of humor, something often seen in his books. His latest novel “The Proof of My Innocence” … Read more
Amrita Srivastava is the complainant, who was fired in May 2023. Binance says it was already aware of the bribery case and that Srivastava was fired for poor performance. Amrita Srivastava, a former senior executive at Binance in London, filed a formal complaint with an employment tribunal in that city against the cryptocurrency exchange. Srivastava … Read more
Hamas has welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached in Lebanon and said that the Palestinian militant group was also ‘ready’ for a truce with the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. The US President also expressed hopes that the momentum created by the deal in Lebanon would have positive consequences for Gaza… But can that really … Read more