Germany: The harsh reality of cutting development aid
Germany is cutting its development aid budget. But as development policy is also part of national security, alongside diplomacy and defense, these budget cuts may cause problems....
Germany is cutting its development aid budget. But as development policy is also part of national security, alongside diplomacy and defense, these budget cuts may cause problems....
President Museveni's supporters expect victory for the National Resistance Movement. Meanwhile, a youthful base frustrated by unemployment hopes whoever wins will heed their wishes for a better future...
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Noam Galai/Getty Images America's biggest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday. CFO Jeremy Barnum discussed how reduced interest ...
Crypto experts say political pressure on the US Federal Reserve could drive volatility but also shift flows toward Bitcoin and gold in the long run....
NASCAR's convoluted Playoff format confused most everyone, so on Monday, it announced it was bringing back the postseason formula from 2004-13....
Berlin officials say power has been restored in the southwest of the city after an act of "sabotage" caused a major blackout. Federal prosecutors are investigating a left-wing extremist group. DW has ...
With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...
Speaking on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, Strategy chairman Michael Saylor pushed back against criticism of companies issuing equity or debt to buy Bitcoin....
Despite a fix from Sui core developers, the Sui Foundation has not provided details on what triggered the network outage....
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Visa has chosen BVNK to power Visa Direct pilots using stablecoins, enabling pre-funded cross-border payouts to wallets in select markets....
Tehran went from âhalal internetâ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
Powell typically abstains from directly engaging with Trump's personal attacks. Al Drago/Getty Images The world's most senior bankers have rallied around embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....
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Microsoftâs headquarters in Redmond, Washington. | Image: Getty Images Microsoft's library of books is so heavy that it once caused a campus building to sink, according to an unproven legend among emp...
The integration will enable businesses to fund and receive Visa Direct payouts using stablecoins in select markets....
French farmers on Tuesday drove hundreds of tractors to stage a protest outside the National Assembly. Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The ...
The Sui blockchain recovered from a nearly six-hour outage Wednesday, marking the network's second major downtime since its 2023 launch....
Banks argue that stablecoin rewards offered through exchanges exploit a GENIUS Act loophole, blurring the line between payment tokens and savings accounts....