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John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Lugano, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images Shops and restaurants across the Swiss city of Lugano now accept bitcoin In a McDonald’s by a lake surrounded by mountains, in the centre of the Swiss city of Lugano, a customer orders coffee. “Can I pay with bitcoin?” he asks, and the person behind the […]

An accident shuts down the largest thermal power plant in Angarsk. In the Siberian city, 167,000 people have to endure freezing temperatures without heating. Dec 10, 2025, 10:21 p.mDec 10, 2025, 10:21 p.m Ellen Ivits / t-online An article by Electricity transmission lines on the site of a hydroelectric power plant in the Angarsk region: […]

Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. All five countries have withdrawn after Israel’s participation in the competition was officially confirmed last week. “Participation of Israeli national broadcaster, KAN, in the contest has created disunity among both members of the European Broadcasting Union […]

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles and ordered the troops be returned to the state governor’s control. In June, Trump sent thousands of National Guard troops to the California city in the wake of protests over his administration ramping up immigration raids in Los […]

BBC A federal judge in New York has ruled the US Department of Justice can publicly release grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case. US District Judge Richard Berman’s ruling reverses his previous decision to keep the material sealed. He cited a new law passed by Congress requiring the justice department to […]

European lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to delay the application of the bloc’s carbon tax on buildings and road transportation until 2028, one year later than the European Commission initially proposed. Households and businesses using fossil fuels for heating and transport will likely see higher bills once the new version of the European Union’s emissions trading […]

Dec 10, 2025, 3:47 p.mDec 10, 2025, 3:47 p.m Residents of the Gaza Strip cross a flooded street.Image: keystone According to Palestinian reports, many tents in the extensively destroyed Gaza Strip are flooded after hours of rain. A storm is currently bringing a lot of rain, sometimes strong winds and thunderstorms to Israel and the […]

December 10, 2025, 3:25 p.mDecember 10, 2025, 3:25 p.m Chancellor Merz and President Trump at a meeting in Egypt. (Archive image, October 2025)Image: keystone German Chancellor Friedrich Merz does not see Germany affected by the US President’s criticism of European immigration policy. The Christian Democrat said at a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic […]

María Corina Machado is expected in Oslo within hours, her daughter confirmed. It is a risky move for the Nobel laureate, who was banned from leaving Venezuela.

María Corina Machado is expected in Oslo within hours, her daughter confirmed. It is a risky move for the Nobel laureate, who was banned from leaving Venezuela.