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Opinion: Europe's monetary policy shift comes (too) late Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) have finally acknowledged that high inflation is a danger. They've announced measures to tighten monetary policy, but DW's Henrik Böhme thinks they are late to the game.      Unlike the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank seems way behind the curve in fighting inflation In the end,...

US Capitol riot: House panel says siege was 'attempted coup' The US House committee presented new findings tying former President Donald Trump to the attack on the Capitol.      The January 6 committee is bipartisan, made up of both Republicans and Democrats The US House committee dedicated to investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol building laid the blame firmly on former President Donald...

Ukraine war live: Kyiv losing up to 200 troops a day - Zelenskyy aide COMMENTS By Joshua Askew  with Reuters/AP/AFP  •  Updated: 10/06/2022 - 09:03 Ukrainian troops sit on an armoured vehicle as they move back from the front line near the city of Sloviansk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 1, 2022.   -   Copyright  ARIS MESSINIS/AFP or licensors SHARE THIS ARTICLE ...

French inventor Franky Zapata says he is doing well after jetpack lake crash In this Wednesday July 24, 2019 file photo Franky Zapata, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File By Nicole Chang  •  Updated: 30/05/2022 French jetpack inventor Franky Zapata has praised emergency services and reassured concerned fans after he crashed into a lake with his...

A million child sex abuse images get ‘digital fingerprints' to prevent online sharing File photo: A man uses a computer in an internet cafe.   -   Copyright  AFP / GREG BAKER By Nicole Lin Chang  •  Updated: 07/06/2022 A million images of child sexual abuse have been “digitally fingerprinted” as part of a drive to prevent this material from circulating online. British non-profit organisation the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says it...

Scientists put living skin on robot that can heal when cut and has wrinkles too A robotic finger covered with living skin   -   Copyright  Shoji Takeuchi By Luke Hurst  •  Updated: 09/06/2022 - 17:09 Scientists may have moved us one step closer to creating truly life-like robots, after successfully covering a robotic finger with living skin that can heal when damaged. In a process that sounds like something out of a...

Europe’s Nasdaq? Euronext launches ‘Tech Leaders’ to give top tech companies a pan-European index The Euronext logo is seen at the financial and business district of La Defense, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paris, France, November 10, 2020.   -   Copyright  REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo By Euronews  with Reuters  •  Updated: 07/06/2022 Euronext has set up a new technology segment to help the sector's leading companies gain more visibility...

PayPal adds new crypto tool allowing some users to move assets like Bitcoin to external wallets PayPal has been pushing to include cryptocurrencies in its services.   -   Copyright  Canva By Pascale Davies  •  Updated: 09/06/2022 - 14:18 Some PayPal customers can now move their cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin from their accounts to external wallets and exchanges. The online payment giant announced that select customers in the United States will be able...

Spain evacuates 2,000 people in Andalucia as authorities tackle wildfire COMMENTS By AP  with Euronews  •  Updated: 10/06/2022 - 09:08 A fire rages in the hills near Pujerra, southern Spain Thursday, June 9, 2022.   -   Copyright  Alex Zea, Europa Press via AP SHARE THIS ARTICLE Around 2,000 people have been evacuated in southern Spain amid fears that warm weather will stoke wildfires. Emergency agencies have...

CPN to invest B10bn in 37 hotel projects PUBLISHED : 10 JUN 2022 AT 04:19 NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS WRITER: NARUMON KASEMSUK 1 0 From left are Mr Phoom, Ms Wallaya and Mr Thirayuth. Ms Wallaya says hotel revenue should contribute at least 10% of total income within five years. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is rolling out 37 hotel projects in 27 provinces...

Investor confidence sags on rate hike fears Tourism, banking seen as bullish fields PUBLISHED : 10 JUN 2022 AT 04:18 NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS WRITER: NUNTAWUN POLKUAMDEE 1 8 Local tourists pack Siam Square Walking Street on June 4, 2022. Tourism and leisure remain an attractive sector to investors. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut) The Investor Confidence Index (ICI), which anticipates market conditions for the next three months, was...

Malaysia to end mandatory death penalty PUBLISHED : 10 JUN 2022 AT 13:30 WRITER: BLOOMBERG NEWS 1 2 The sun sets behind the Petronas Twin Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 7, 2022. (Photo: Reuters) Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and give judges the discretion to mete out other punishments to offenders in what were previously capital crimes,...

US Capitol riot hearings to link Trump election plots to insurrection PUBLISHED : 9 JUN 2022 AT 16:45 WRITER: AFP 1 20 The select committee aims to show the insurrection was part of a broader conspiracy by Donald Trump and his inner circle. WASHINGTON: The year-long congressional panel probing the 2021 assault on the US Capitol begins outlining its findings Thursday, promising...

NASA gets serious about UFOs PUBLISHED : 10 JUN 2022 AT 03:45 WRITER: AFP 25 4 This video grab image obtained April 28, 2020 courtesy of the US Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with "unidentified aerial phenomena". WASHINGTON - NASA is officially joining the hunt for UFOs. The...