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Die weltweit bekannteste Kryptowährung Bitcoin hat ihren Höhenflug fortgesetzt. In der Nacht auf Dienstag stieg der Kurs auf der Handelsplattform Bitstamp erstmals über die Marke von 68'000 Dollar.

Albanian defence minister Niko Peleshi admitted that the state was not ready or prepared for this summer’s wildfire season that killed two people and devastated thousands of hectares of countryside, orchards, and crops. During a law commission hearing on Monday,...

Kosovo’s political parties have been trading blame over the lack of an invitation to the US-led Summit of Democracy scheduled for December. Last week, a list of more than 100 countries invited to the summit was published. The summit, scheduled...

Egy csütörtöki, rimaszombati járásbeli razzia során három, kábítószerrel összefüggő bűncselekménnyel gyanúsított személyt vett őrizetbe a rendőrség.

Die autoritäre Regierung des nicaraguanischen Staatschefs Daniel Ortega hat sich zur deutlichen Siegerin einer viel kritisierten Präsidentenwahl erklärt.

Hunger has been rising globally since 2014, the risk of famine in some countries is real and malnutrition rates are still very high. Having been a world leader on nutrition through its last seven-year budget, the EU needs to take up its responsibility again, argue a group of advocates.

Talat Xhaferi, Speaker of the Sobranje (parliament), scheduled a vote of no-confidence of the government of former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for 11 November at 11 am. Aleksandar Nikoloski, the Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE, said that 61 out of 120...

New European rules for big tech companies could become an international "game-changer for the online world", Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told MEPs.

New European rules for big tech companies could become an international "game-changer for the online world", Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told MEPs.

Turkish Airlines and FlyDubai could be blacklisted by the EU for flying migrants to Belarus after an attack on the Polish border blew up into an international incident.

Angesichts der Gewalt-Eskalation in Nordäthiopien warnen die Vereinten Nationen vor einem sich ausbreitenden Bürgerkrieg in dem ostafrikanischen Land.

The Serbian government has given a new ordinance to make COVID passes compulsory from 8 pm in all hospitality businesses and gambling establishments. The ordinance enforced on Monday (8 November) prescribes that after 8 pm, the users of those establishments...

The Croatian Sovereigntists, a right-wing party, reported on Monday (8 November) that they had collected more than 300,000 signatures for a petition for a referendum on maintaining the kuna as Croatia’s sole legal tender. Though the party could not give...

The COP26 climate conference is a crucial step for the future of our planet and younger generations, Slovenian Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak said at Monday's press conference in Glasgow, UK. "It is time we act responsibly and move up from good intentions to concrete actions," he added.

Six human-rights activists, including a French and US citizen, working in the West Bank had their phones hacked using military-grade spyware made by Israel's NSO Group, according to a study by Front Line Defenders, a Dublin-based NGO. Three of the activists worked for NGOs which had received EU funding. Hungary's government, last week, admitted to having used the same spyware, but said it did not use it against its citizens.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) has been saved from collapse after press-bashing prime minister Janez Janša's government agreed to new funding which will "enable normal financing and thus the STA's activities this year, while we will also have something left for next year," STA acting director Igor Kadunc said Monday. EU values commissioner Věra Jourová had urged Janša in September not "to put ... pressure on media".

Widespread use of Titanium Oxide (TiO2) in anti-corona face-masks did not pose a cancer threat despite the chemical's known health risks, which were highlighted in a study by Belgian health body Sciensano in October, the EU Commission told Reuters on Monday. "It cannot be concluded that 'FFP' face masks or surgical masks, which may contain TiO2, may pose a risk to health," a commission spokesperson said.

Im US-Finanzmarkt haben eine drohende höhere Inflation und eine mögliche straffere Geldpolitik nach Angaben der US-Notenbank Fed die Corona-Pandemie als grösstes Sorgenkind abgelöst.

Poland violated the rights of two judges whose job applications were blocked by a government-controlled panel, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled Monday. Poland's 'Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court' was "not a 'tribunal established by law'," the ECHR said, awarding the judges €15,000 each in compensation. The Polish government attacked the "bizarre" verdict, amid wider EU concerns on judicial independence.

The US expected a surge in international visitors on Monday, as foreigners who had been barred for nearly 20 months were allowed to enter. The US lifted a ban on travellers from 33 countries who can prove they are fully-vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the US or the World Health Organization. It is the first time since March 2020 that direct entry has been possible for non-essential travellers.