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Black Lives Matter calls for end of Cuba embargo

The Hill 2021-07-15

photo: AP / Andrew Harnik

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is calling on the U.S. government to end the decades-long embargo on Cuba amid a growing wave of anti-government protests in the island nation, arguing that the ban on commercial activity is “cruel and inhumane.” In a statement shared on its official Instagram account, BLM...

Alexei Navalny ally standing for election is forced to isolate in Russian hospital’s coronavirus ward ...

The Daily Mail 2021-07-15

photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenk

An ally of Alexei Navalny standing for election was prevented from registering after being forced to isolate. Violetta Grudina faced an enforced hospitalisation in a coronavirus ward despite testing negative for the virus. She is an ally of Kremlin...

Lebanon’s PM designate Hariri steps down, plunging country into deeper crisis

The Independent 2021-07-15

photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Lebanon‘s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down just nine months after he was named to the post, citing “key differences” with the president, leaving the...

Bitcoin Fundamental Expert Claims Adoption Metrics “Look Awful”

NewsBTC 2021-07-14

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Bitcoin adoption metrics across the board “look awful”, claims a BTC fundamental expert on Twitter. BTC Adoption Metrics Seem To Be Down A BTC fundamental expert on Twitter claims that Bitcoin adoption metrics “look awful”, citing a few charts highlighting the important...

EU to unveil tough climate rules, with tax on foreign firms

Wtop 2021-07-14

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for the pollution they cause. The proposals by the...

Gold rates today struggle below key level, silver rates flat

Live Mint 2021-07-14

photo: WN / noha

Gold and silver rates remained flat today in Indian markets amid weak global cues. On MCX, gold struggled below ₹48,000 per 10 gram while silver rates were flat at ₹69,103 per kg. In global markets, gold remained steady today, supported by struggling equity markets and rising coronavirus cases...

Bitcoin below $32,000; ether, dogecoin prices also fall, Check latest crypto rates

Live Mint 2021-07-14

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Cryptocurrency prices continued to fall with Bitcoin falling below $32,000 level today as the largest cryptocurrency has been stuck in a range between about $30,000 and $40,000 for weeks after reaching its all-time high...

Cuba: Man confirmed killed in anti-government unrest

BBC News 2021-07-14

photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa

Cuban authorities have confirmed that a man was killed during unrest in the country - the first confirmation of a death since the protests broke out. State media say Diubis Laurencio Tejeda, 36, died in a suburb of the capital Havana on Monday. According to officials, he was part of a group that...

British Jews to get apology 800 years after antisemitic expulsion

The Jerusalem Post 2021-07-14

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British Jewish leaders say an anticipated apology from the Church of England for antisemitic laws enacted in 1222 is “better late than never.” The church is planning a formal “act of repentance” for next year, the 800th anniversary of the Synod of Oxford, a set of laws that...

Laws prohibiting handgun sales to people under 21 are unconstitutional, appeals court rules

The Independent 2021-07-14

photo: WN / RTayco

Age restrictions that prevent people under 21 years old from buying a handgun from a licensed dealer are unconstitutional, according to an appeals court ruling. that could resonate...