#Biden must stop Germany undermining him on Ukraine over gas

#Biden must stop Germany undermining him on Ukraine over gas

“#Biden must stop Germany undermining him on Ukraine over gas” Germany likes to position itself as the world’s conscience. These days, it’s anything but. Who can forget an aggressive Angela Merkel standing over a seated Donald Trump during the 2018 G7 summit? Claiming Trump was a threat to global stability, the chancellor tried to intimidate…

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#Scientists slam German tabloid’s pandemic coverage

#Scientists slam German tabloid’s pandemic coverage

“#Scientists slam German tabloid’s pandemic coverage” BERLIN — A group representing Germany’s main scientific organizations has accused the country’s biggest-selling newspaper of contributing to public hostility against scientists during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Monday, the Alliance of Scientific Organization criticized a recent report by the Bild tabloid for singling out three researchers who…

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# Invesco launches spot Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Borse

# Invesco launches spot Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Borse

“# Invesco launches spot Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Borse ” Soon after dropping a filing for a Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, asset manager Invesco is launching a spot BTC exchange-traded note (ETN) in Europe. On Nov. 29, German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse officially announced the listing of the Invesco…

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# New German government cites crypto in coalition agreement

# New German government cites crypto in coalition agreement

“# New German government cites crypto in coalition agreement ” The new German government has cited crypto in its coalition agreement, advocating for an equal playing field between traditional finance and “innovative business models.” Three German political parties agreed to a coalition deal this week that will see left-leaning Social Democrats (SDP), the Green Party…

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# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement

# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement

“# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement ” European central banks ramp up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money settlements. Banca d’Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank, central banks of Italy and Germany, respectively, joined forces to work on settlements in central bank money of…

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#German mushrooms still contaminated by Chernobyl radiation

#German mushrooms still contaminated by Chernobyl radiation

“#German mushrooms still contaminated by Chernobyl radiation” Around 95% of wild mushroom samples collected in Germany in the last six years still showed radioactive contamination from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, albeit not above legal limits, the German food safety regulator said on Friday. Elevated concentrations of caesium-137 and caesium-134 isotopes bearing the characteristic signature of the Chernobyl blast were found especially in southern Germany,…

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