Bitcoin's 2025 Breakthrough: Wall Street, Governments Engage
π Key Facts β Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025 β Interest from Wall Street and Washington grew β Tensions ar...
π Key Facts β Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025 β Interest from Wall Street and Washington grew β Tensions ar...
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π Key Facts β The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the SΓ‘mi people. β Climate change,...
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2025 was a year heavily dominated by US President Donald Trump's disruptive policies. While some of his actions caused harm, African governments also managed to improve their geo-political position....
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Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the countdown next Wednesday....
Germany, the land of tech pioneers, still relies on fax and paper for basic public services. Why is digital government stuck in the slow lane while Denmark and India race ahead?...
π Key Facts β Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. β A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
Japanβs two-year government bond yield rose after an auction of the tenor drew weak demand amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates more aggressively to rein in inflati...
The UK, Canada, Germany and several other countries on Wednesday condemned Israelβs decision to approve 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the move violated international law and ris...
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Hong Kong police have arrested nine employees of a company suspected of using surveying equipment with 45 forged certificates in five hospital expansion projects and a government construction site. Th...
Brazil is preparing to waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens travelling for tourism and business, local media reported on Wednesday citing government sources, in a move that would mark a signif...
Tourists planning to spend Christmas in Hong Kong have fuelled a surge in guest house bookings since October, driving occupancy and room rates to their strongest levels in five years. But those arrivi...
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