Amid growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, it seems as though that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now set its eyes on the rapidly expanding crypto space ... The asset manager cautiously dabbled in CME Bitcoin futures contracts, purchasing a small position worth approximately $6.5 million back in March ... Source.
Michael Gove is holding talks with Israeli ministers about introducing a UK version of the country's Covid passport scheme. The Cabinet Office minister arrived in Israel last night accompanied by deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam for three days of talks ... Israel has hailed its scheme as a 'world class experiment' ... RELATED ARTICLES ... .
MINNEAPOLIS — Former MinneapolisOfficer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
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N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's president of three decades died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a shadowy rebel group, the military announced Tuesday, just hours after he was declared the winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power ... "Chad is not a monarchy ... Azem Bermandoa Agouma said ... ___.
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US ambassador to MoscowJohn Sullivan said on Tuesday (April 20) he would travel to the United States this week for consultations, four days after the Kremlin suggested that Washington recall him amid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries ... "He'll return to Moscow soon," she said ... More on this topic. � ....
Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for over 30 years. The president of Chad has been killed on the front line after a clash between the army and rebels at the border ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Deby has long faced insurgencies in the north. More to follow. .
Police have blamed the New IRA for planting a bomb at a police officer’s car beside where her three-year-old daughter sits. The device left at the part-time female officer’s home near Dungiven, Co Londonderry. was attached to a container of flammable liquid ... The device, which did not detonate, was designed to create a fireball, Mr McEwan said ... PA ... .
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have shown in animal studies that gene therapy may help repair some of the damage caused in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as glaucoma and dementia ... However, each of these conditions is rare, and monogenic – that is, caused by a single defective gene ... Screening for glaucoma. Credit. IAPB/VISION 2020.
India remained at the 142nd position among 180 countries in the World PressFreedom index published on Tuesday, with the report saying that the country was among nations where reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic was blocked or seriously impeded. PUBLISHED ON APR 21, 2021 12.13 AM IST...China was ranked 177, and the US 44 ... ....
MINNEAPOLIS — The jury at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death deliberated for a second day Tuesday in a city skittish over the outcome as PresidentJoe Biden weighed in by saying he believes the case is “overwhelming.” ... Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, said in Brooklyn Center, a suburb just outside Minneapolis... ___ ... ___ ... .
At least 738 people have been killed so far in Myanmar's military crackdown against anti-coup protesters, according to the latest figures by a rights watchdog ... The displaced are from Si Hut, Kone Law, Myo Haung, Myo Thit, Shwe Myaung, Namt Lan, Mone Khat, Naung Kon, and Nant Ngoe villages in Momauk Township, according to The Irrawaddy.