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Crypto payments 'coming soon' in Venezuela

The government has considered adding Bitcoin and Ethereum to their reserves, but further testing is necessary. Venezuela originally introduced their count...

EU court: 'Active consent' required for cookie storage

The decision is expected to have a significant effect on the ePrivacy regulation, which are expected to be implemented later in 2019. A consumer protection or...

Indian Embassy celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Member of Parliament Rufat Guliyev, Jala Garibova, Vice Rector, Azerbaijan University of Languages, and Badrikhan Ahmadov, Head of Azerbaijan-Asia Relations Dep...

Democrats move quickly with impeachment inquiry against Trump

Three House committees are looking into the circumstances surrounding Trump urging Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden. Mr Biden's increasin...

Peru vice president quits

He hailed the Organization of American States' offer to mediate the crisis and said congress hopes for the regional body to intervene, according to a bulletin p...

Gunman shot dead after opening fire on Sydney police stations

Stacey Taylor, 32, who is 27 weeks pregnant with King's child, said she went to police after seeing textmessages in August that he wanted to have the baby kille...

Facebook must delete 'illegal' comments globally, ECJ rules

Facebook slammed the ruling, saying it was not the role of social platforms to monitor, interpret and remove speech that may be illegal in any particular countr...

NI abortion law breaches United Kingdom human rights - High Court

Ewart was refused an abortion in Northern Ireland despite doctors advising her that they expected her child to die in the womb or shortly after birth. The High ...

Vatican officials suspended over probe - English

The other three held minor roles in the Secretariat of State, the key department in the Vatican's central administration. This led to a suspension of five Vatic...

Police officer caught on camera stoning wombat

At his friend's insistence, the man can be seen throwing another rock at the wombat, knocking it over. "You killed him, bro", he said. Johncock is seen pick...

Four people died in police firing during Haiti protest

An global delegation of ambassadors known as the Core Group is attempting to mediate Haiti's ongoing political crisis, but opposition leaders say they are unw...

Iran says ready to receive Saudi with 'open embrace'

Al Jubeir also denied claims made by an Iranian regime spokesperson that Saudi Arabia meant to talk to Tehran regarding de-escalation in Yemen . The Yeme...

Forgiveness, anger after ex-Dallas cop sentenced to 10 years

When a white ex-Dallas police officer recounted her thinking as she fired the two shots that killed an innocent black man in his own living room previous ye...

Zebra shot dead after causing accident on German autobahn

The striped equid was one of two zebras that had fled a circus near the northeastern town of Tessin early that morning. One of the officers was injured when...

Extinction Rebellion sprays fake blood over Treasury

Police lead away an Extinction Rebellion activist Phil Kingston, 83, outside the Treasury building in central London on October 3, 2019 after protesters from ...

UK to suspend parliament for routine short period to launch policy programme

Despite the ruling from the judges, the original date of the Queen's Speech - October 14 - has remained the same. Downing Street said: "The Prime Minister has...

Facebook faces tougher controls after European Union ruling

It effectively edges internet service providers further down the road towards becoming traditional publishers. The EU's highest court, judgments of which are ...

DOJ asks judge to temporarily block subpoena in Trump tax lawsuit

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance subpoenaed eight years of Trump's tax returns and other records from the president's longtime accounting firm Mazars U...

Indonesia Student Protest: Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrators

Riot police in Indonesia have clashed with protesters as thousands of students resumed demonstrations against a new law they say has crippled the country's anti...

Pro-China folks clash with Hong Kong supporters in Richmond

The teenager who was the first victim of police gunfire in Hong Kong's monthslong pro-democracy protests was charged Thursday with rioting and attacking pol...

These are the world’s 11 most powerful passports

Three countries - Denmark, Italy and Luxembourg shared the third place, with their citizens able to visit 187 countries and territories without applying for a v...

Giuliani subpoenaed in impeachment probe

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff , the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs...

Prince Harry not bothered if conservation appeal sounds 'hippy'

Post images of the trees in your local community using the hashtag #LookingUp. I can't wait to see what you see when you're #LookingUp " ••• His Royal Highness ...

Buhari Calls For Protection Of Nigerians, Foreigners Living In South Africa

Shehu disclosed that Buhari and his host, President Cyril Ramophosa, would co-chair the meeting on Thursday. The Bi-National Commission meeting was elevated...

Two officers injured in knife attack at Paris police headquarters

There is no indication of a motive yet. The police headquarters, situated in the heart of the city, is located across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral . ...

Bernie Sanders leaves campaign trail due ot health issues

In a statement , Sanders' senior adviser, Jeff Weaver , said: "During a campaign event yesterday evening, Sen". His campaign announced on Wednesday that Sande...

Over 180 People Detained During Anti-Government Protests in Hong Kong

Coming in by ship, bus and armored vehicles, the troops are allegedly part of the normal "rotation" force, though Asian and Western envoys have noted the troops...

Iran sentences 1 to death for spying for the US

Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili on Tuesday announced that the body had handed out various harsh sentences to four alleged spies. Esmaili als...

New Zealand mosque shooting suspect drops bid to move trial

The High Court convened on Thursday morning - with Tarrant appearing via videolink from jail - only to receive instructions it would not be pursued, and therefo...

Pompeo says 'I was on' call with Ukraine

President Donald Trump is mad as hell. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has publicly acknowledged that he was listening to the July 25 phone call between Pr...