Germany said that it still supported Georgia’s bid for European Union membership as protests have flared in the capital Tbilisi over the government’s plans to shelve accession talks. Georgia has seen a wave of protests taking place after the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October elections that the pro-European opposition said were fraudulent. … Read more
French rock and metal have been gaining prominence on the world stage. From Grammy-nominated Gojira playing the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics to the country being home to one of the world’s biggest Metal festivals, it’s no surprise France has finally launched an official Rock and Metal chart. Arts24 looks at how the … Read more
December started in the best way for XRP. The cryptocurrency issued by the company Ripple Labs is trading at levels not seen since January 2018. As CriptoNoticias has reported, the good performance that XRP is having allowed it to position itself as the third most valuable asset, above solana (SOL) and USDTthe stablecoin issued by … Read more
Slow and silent, former logging elephant Mae Khoun Nung emerges from a forest in northern Laos and follows her guide to an animal hospital for a check-up. Once abundant in the forests of Laos, Asian elephants like her have been decimated by habitat destruction, gruelling labor in the logging industry, poaching and scarce breeding opportunities. … Read more
On December 5, Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to testify before the Bundestag’s inquiry committee on Afghanistan about why her government was taken completely by surprise when the radical Islamist Taliban suddenly seized power in August 2021 and why the evacuation of both German citizens and local Afghan personnel was chaotic at times. … Read more
The hard-left France Unbowed party is “extremely hard with the French government but also with President Macron”, said FRANCE 24 journalist Clovis Casali. For them, “Macron is the person who caused the chaos, not the motion of no-confidence that is creating chaos for France”. As for the French far-right, “all eyes will be on Marine … Read more
Cosmonauts on the International Space Station were forced to briefly lock down a segment of the orbiting lab after finding an “unusual odor” emanating from a Russian cargo spacecraft that had docked earlier that day. The worst scenarios, including the leakage of a toxic substance, have been dismissed but NASA still doesn’t know what caused … Read more
Officially, 4 companies have already requested permission to launch their XRP ETFs. Last week the company registered its XRP ETF in the state of Delaware. WisdomTree requested official authorization to launch an ETF based on XRP, Ripple’s cryptocurrency. The company filed an S-1 document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a necessary step … Read more
With political turmoil in France kicking into high gear, we take a look at the ins-and-outs of Article 49.3, the French constitutional measure that allows the government to pass legislation without a parliamentary vote. We discuss which prime ministers have used it the most, the reasons for using it, and what the government risks every … Read more
