British oil giant BP is significantly reducing its investment in renewable energy for the “rest of this decade”, it said in a statement Monday, noting it was instead entering a joint venture with Japanese power company Jera to create one of the world’s largest offshore wind businesses. Since Murray Auchincloss became BP’s new chief executive … Read more
Leading cryptocurrency exchange CryptoMKT concludes a year of progress, highlighting the positive impact of regulation and institutional adoption on the crypto market. The CEO, María Fernanda Juppet, highlights the importance of financial education and technological innovation to strengthen the ecosystem in the region, anticipating a 2025 marked by expansion and user trust. CryptoMKT ends 2024 … Read more
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that his country had struck “chemical weapons” in neighboring Syria, where rebel forces ousted president Bashar al-Assad over the weekend. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondents in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky. Source link
On today’s weekly music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim speaks to the singer of one of the most successful British bands of the last decade. Bastille stormed the UK charts in 2013 with their debut album “Bad Blood”, spawning smash-hits like “Pompeii”. Four records later, Dan Smith has taken a gap year of sorts, … Read more
One year after France’s northern Pas-de-Calais region was hit by record floods, victims are still recovering from the disaster. FRANCE 24 visited the town of Blendecques, where an entire neighborhood is set to be demolished and transformed into a stormwater basin to prevent future flooding. Residents now say they’re among the first in France to … Read more
Nominations for the 82nd Golden Globe awards were announced on Monday with French Director Jacques Audiard’s genre-defying “Emilia Pérez” leading with 10 nods ahead of fellow musical “Wicked”. Stars of film and TV featured heavily in this year’s list of nominations, while the award body continues to recover after years of upheaval and scandal. Source … Read more
Syrians now face a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a new era in Syria, as the world watches, FRANCE … Read more
Government analysts say Bitcoin’s success is driving institutional FOMO. They qualify the digital currency as an asset with high return potential. In its report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury highlighted the rapid growth of bitcoin (BTC) and its increasing relevance in the decentralized finance (DeFi) … Read more
Bearish corrections are healthy for the organic growth of a financial asset. The market is waiting for RLUSD, the new cryptocurrency that Ripple will launch. XRP has performed more than 300% in the last 30 days and its price reached highs not seen since late 2017. When it seemed that the cryptocurrency issued by Ripple … Read more
Study in USA, Study Aboard: America has issued visas to fewer Indian students than before. Talking only about 2024, there has been a significant decline from January to September as compared to last year, this is a matter of concern for those Indian students who want to go to America to study higher education. A … Read more