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Next Block Conference: Ukraine May 18 Blockchain Event Details
byIt’s often said that the learning process only stops at death, reason being, the human mind is geared towards grasping new ideas every second. The same case applies to the Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology enthusiasts, as a matter of fact, separating the two is extremely difficult as they tend to function side by side. The […]
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Crypto Payment Start-Up Set To Offer ‘Lightning Fast’ Transactions
byA new project is building an ecosystem for cryptocurrency payments to eliminate bottlenecks which are stopping the world from enjoying a “second cryptoeconomic boom.” Korona argues that current Blockchain payment systems are geared towards investors – and the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum are not technologically suited to keeping up with the daily demands of consumers and […]
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Trump to honour Macron, his unlikely French friend
byParis (AFP) – They talk regularly, have shared memorable handshakes and supposedly have an “unbreakable” friendship. When US President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron meet next week, there will be more back-slapping — but also major differences. The Trump-Macron relationship has been one of the few stable elements in recent American foreign policy, with […]
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Romanian President Warns Against Plan To Move Embassy To Jerusalem
byPresident Klaus Iohannis has sharply criticized plans announced by the head of Romania’s ruling party to move the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Iohannis had “not been consulted or informed over this process,” his office said in an April 20 statement. Liviu Dragnea, the head of the ruling Social Democratic Party […]
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Bankrupt parent company of Minnesota-founded Herberger’s to close all of its stores
byMinnesota will lose 20 department stores in coming months as the corporate parent of Herberger’s shutters all of its 250 locations, the company announced Thursday. Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which is headquartered in Milwaukee and York, Pa., was bought out of bankruptcy by liquidators on Tuesday and will begin companywide going-out-of-business sales on Friday, according to […]
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U.S. to fine Wells Fargo $1 billion — the most aggressive bank penalty of the Trump era
byFederal regulators are preparing to fine megabank Wells Fargo about $1 billion for misbehavior in its auto and mortgage businesses, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The settlement, which could be announced as soon as Friday, would be the most aggressive move by regulators during the Trump administration to punish a big bank. It […]
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Putin & Trump will not allow armed confrontation between Russia, US – Lavrov
byVladimir Putin and Donald Trump will absolutely not allow armed confrontation between Russia and the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RIA Novosti in an interview. “Speaking about risks of a military confrontation, I am 100 percent sure that [both the US and Russian] militaries won’t allow this, and of course neither will President […]
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President Erdogan Surprises Turkey With a Snap Election Slated for June
by(ANKARA) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan caught Turkey off guard on Wednesday by calling early elections for June, in a move that could cement his grip on power a year ahead of schedule. Erdogan announced that parliamentary and presidential elections, originally scheduled for November 2019 will now be held June 24, meaning that a new […]
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The Top 3 Cards To Help You Start Earning Travel Rewards
byTaking the plunge and picking your first travel rewards card to open is no easy task. If you survive the initial barrage of slang and acronyms- UR, MR, and SPG just to name a few- you’re still left with the important task of figuring out what you actually want out of your rewards. There’s no […]
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Bed Bath & Beyond’s Name Still Carries Weight – If It Could Only Stick With The One
byIf it’s possible, Bed Bath & Beyond may have gone both too far beyond and not far enough. As the retailer has struggled with flat sales, falling profit margins and a general berating from shareholders and analysts alike, it has had to face the fact that it is no longer a darling of retailing the […]
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