Government leaders of Poland and Germany held wide bilateral consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to neighbourly relations that sagged under Poland’s previous government, and to jointly declare responsibility for Europe’s security in turbulent times. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled with 12 ministers and government members, including Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, for the meeting […]
U.S. and German Government’s Bitcoin Movements Raise Market Concerns The German government has made significant Bitcoin transactions again, moving large amounts of the cryptocurrency after similar actions last week contributed to a dip in Bitcoin’s price. On Monday morning, wallets known to be linked to the German government transferred 1,500 BTC (approximately $94.94 million) across […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Government leaders of Poland and Germany on Tuesday held wide bilateral consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to neighborly relations that sagged under Poland’s previous government, and to jointly declare responsibility for Europe’s security in turbulent times. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled with 12 ministers and government members, including Defense […]
The German and U.S. governments have transferred over US$100 million in cryptocurrency. On July 1, the German government moved 1,500 Bitcoin (BTC), worth approximately US$95 million, with some of these funds being sent to major cryptocurrency exchanges. Concurrently, the U.S. government moved 3,375 Ethereum (ETH), valued at around US$12 million, to an undisclosed wallet. These […]
Jimmy Donaldson has in the past been criticized for using the $700 million fortune amassed by his work on YouTube to right social inequalities. But the 26-year-old, who goes by the online moniker ‘MrBeast’ has a question: what would you have him do instead? The creator posted on X this week about the backlash he […]
Walls and trusses for eight homes to be constructed in Wayland are stored on city land across from the 11 homes to be completed by the end of June. (Photo by Jenni Glendenning) A religiously oriented group using volunteers from many states is doing much of the housing recovery work in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky. The […]
Jun. 21—LIMA — With summer here in full force, splash pads have come about in many cities recently as a cheap way to cool off and an economically sustainable alternative to public pools. Lima’s Deputy Public Works Director Ric Stolly discussed the ease of maintaining and operating the two splash pads in Lima — one […]
Germany’s state-level governments want the public broadcasting system to cut the number of radio programmes as part of a broader reform aimed at making the system more cost-efficient. The coordinator of Germany’s Broadcasting Commission of the Federal States, Heike Raab, told dpa that there have also been discussions about consolidating special-interest public television channels and […]
Four out of every five people want governments to show more commitment on climate protection, according to a United Nations survey. Meanwhile 86% were in favour of their countries putting aside geopolitical differences and working together on climate protection, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday. More than half of respondents said they think […]
Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative to stem the flow of immigrants across the Rio Grande, isn’t the first time that the state of Texas has involved itself in immigrant matters. In 1869, as part of the state’s post-Civil War effort to rejoin the Union, writers of a Texas constitution created the Bureau of […]
JERUSALEM — For months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to offer a time line for ending the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a stance that his critics see as a political tactic. But he has been put on the spot by President Joe Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a […]
A High Desert student was among a group of seniors who received scholarships courtesy of the Southern California Association of Governments. Scholarship winner Bryan Moreno of Adelanto will receive $4,000 in financial support from the group, considered the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and nearly 19 million residents. A High Desert student […]