BRUSSELS: EU countries Tuesday backed plans to set mandatory targets for recycled plastic content in new vehicles in a bid to reduce waste and promote the so-called “circular economy”. Environmental ministers from the bloc’s 27 nations approved a proposal by the European Commission to make sure at least 25 percent of the plastic in new…
BRUSSELS: The European Union said Tuesday diplomacy was the best path to tackle Tehran’s nuclear programme, after emergency talks between its 27 foreign ministers on the conflict between Israel and Iran. “We all agreed the urgent need for de-escalation. Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and diplomacy is the solution to prevent this, and (the)…
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) plans to make its money literacy programme, called Financial Education Network (FEN) Proaktif, mandatory for the youth. BNM deputy governor, Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, said the central bank is looking forward to working with various agencies in encouraging the youth to enrol in this programme. “(We are planning) to…
The Nintendo Switch 2 is great. In many ways, it’s exactly what we hoped for: a Switch, only better. And yet there’s something… underwhelming about it. Maybe it’s unfair, but we’ve come to expect Nintendo to consistently amaze us with either how its consoles work or the games you can play with them. In this…
Microsoft 365 Local is an entirely on-prem solution for data sovereignty requirements It’s built on Azure Local and Microsoft’s private sovereign cloud Redmond wants to provide “digital stability” for all regions Microsoft has launched a new version of Microsoft 365 that runs entirely on-premises, designed for low-latency and high-security needs, running on Azure Local. The…
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin cash BCH, the best performing top 100 cryptocurrency of the past 24 hours, looks set to chalk out a bull run against bitcoin BTC. That’s because the BCH/BTC trading pair listed on Bitstamp has jumped out of a triangle…
A triangle consolidation pattern is forming, similar to its pre-rally structure in 2017. Daily active addresses hit 295,000, while whale wallets holding over 1 million XRP reached 2,700. Trading volume surged 157% to $5.26 billion, hinting at rising investor interest. XRP’s price action has captured renewed attention this week following a technical analysis comparison that…
NAIROBI: Hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs attacked groups of protesters in Kenya on Tuesday as they demonstrated against the recent killing of a man in police custody, AFP journalists saw. Tensions have risen as the east African country approaches the first anniversary of massive Gen Z-led protests sparked by tax rises, which…
TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump said he wants a “real end” to the conflict between Israel and Iran, not just a ceasefire, as the arch foes traded fire for a fifth day on Tuesday. The escalating clashes saw Israeli warplanes target military sites in Iran, killing a senior commander and drawing retaliatory missile fire from…
The Federal Reserve will announce its latest decision on whether to cut interest rates on Wednesday and has faced mounting political pressure from the Trump administration to lower rates to spur the economy. The Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged this week, which would make it four straight meetings in which the central…
