President Joe Biden’s administration is expanding the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purview to include fighting speech that the government deems to be “disinformation.” Plans for the new initiative were revealed on Wednesday, when DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said in a congressional hearing that his department has created a …
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The Bank of Russia announced on Thursday it plans to have a digital ruble ready by next year and capable of making international payments. It also aims to expand the number of countries that accept Russian Mir banking cards. “The digital ruble is among the priority projects,” central bank governor …
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Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside the firm’s virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. Meta spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday that the overall charge is comprised of a 30% hardware platform fee for sales made through Meta …
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The European Commission has proposed a broad new package of sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. They include restrictions on Russian coal imports, bans on more banks and ships entering European ports. However, Brussels has avoided targeting imports of oil and natural gas from Russia. According to RIA …
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Ukraine has captured hundreds of Russian soldiers since the beginning of the military conflict with Russia, its Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk claimed on Saturday. “At present, we officially have 562 prisoners of war of the Russian Federation,” she claimed in an interview with television channel TSN. The Russian Ministry of …
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected calls for immediate energy sanctions against Russia on Friday, arguing that such action would harm Americans more than Moscow. After being asked by a reporter how Western countries could “beat Putin” when they pay Russia “up to $700 million a day in oil, …
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The US will impose sanctions on the operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and target its top executives with personal restrictions, President Joe Biden said in a statement on Wednesday. “I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. These steps …
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Kiev is open to bilateral and multilateral talks to resolve the current crisis, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, announcing a set of measures to respond to Russia’s recognition of two breakaway Donbass republics. The Ukrainian leader noted that he would hold off on general mobilization for now. “For us, there …
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Spotify will start adding “content advisory” to any podcast episode that touches on Covid-19, directing users to the “trusted sources” on the pandemic, the information shared by public health authorities as well as by “scientists” and “academics”, CEO Daniel Ek announced on Sunday. In addition to that, the service would …
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Downing Street has announced its “biggest possible offer” to NATO in a statement late on Saturday. The UK’s prime minister is weighting this “major military deployment” needed to deter an allegedly “rising Russian aggression” in Europe in general and in Ukraine in particular “This package would send a clear message …
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