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Coinshares Asset Management Becomes First Continental European Regulated Asset Manager To Receive MiCA Authorisation - First Major European Asset Manager To Combine MiCA, MiFID, And AIFM Authorisations - Creating New Investment Possibilities Across €33…
Mondovisione
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CoinShares International Limited ("CoinShares" or "the Group") (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), the European leading investment company specialising in digital assets with over $9 billion in assets under management, today announced its...
Explained: The world’s most powerful passports in 2025 as UK drops in rankings
The Independent
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July 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The UK passport just dropped down the global power rankings
Time Out
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Ever stopped to think about your ‘passport privilege’? If you own a British and Northern Irish passport, there’s a chance that you’ve taken for granted just how many countries it allows you into. With that powerful little blue book (or burgundy,...
People with a Blue Badge may be able to use it on holiday abroad this summer
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 23, 2025
How to apply for a Blue BadgeIf you have a physical disability or health condition that affects your ability to walk safely, or have a hidden illness such as dementia, autism or Parkinson's, you may be able to get a Blue Badge to help you park...
New fee to enter European countries as rules change for UK passport holders
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 23, 2025
UK passport holders will soon be required to pay a 20 euro fee for entry into a total of 30 countries, including Spain, Greece and Italy. While the fee has increased from initial expectations, certain individuals will be exempt. Post-Brexit, it...
Poles Push Back: Mass Protests Target Migration Across 80 Cities
The European Conservative
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July 20, 2025
Marches under the slogan ‘Stop Immigration’ took place across Poland on Saturday, July 19th, including in Bialystok, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, and Wroclaw. More and more Poles are demanding the closure of the borders with Belarus, Lithuania,...
Lithuanian Troops Shell Their Own Bunkers in Russia-Resilience Test
Kyiv Post
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July 17, 2025
Lithuania’s armed forces are pounding prototype bunkers with artillery shells to test which would best withstand a potential Russian attack. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are rapidly reinforcing their armed forces in the wake of Russia’s...
Bean vs. cup: Where is the most expensive takeaway coffee in Europe?
Euronews
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July 23, 2025
For many of us, a cup of coffee — or maybe a few — is an essential ritual that powers us through the working day. In 2023-24, approximately 10.62 billion kilograms of coffee were consumed worldwide, a slight increase from about 10.38bn kg in the...
Toronto announces its competitive Platform section, and more sparkly Galas and Special Presentations
Cineuropa
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23/07/2025 - Arnaud Desplechin, Romain Gavras and Annemarie Jacir have world premieres lined-up at the event, playing alongside the best films of many other festivals from this year Two Pianos by Arnaud Desplechin Late July in the film industry...
McPherson wins back-to-back 100m races as Reid loses in Sweden
Jamaica Observer
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July 23, 2025
Odaine McPherson (centre), finishes fourth behind Alnardo Jose Gonzalez (left) of the Dominican Republic, and third-placed Emanuel Archibald of Guyana in the men’s 100m semi-final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Monday, October...
Indian Passport Ranking 2025: India Jumps 8 Spots To Rank 77th in Henley Passport Index, Indians Now Get Visa-Free Entry to 59 Countries; Check List of Top 10 Strongest Passports
Latestly
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July 23, 2025
Mumbai, July 23: The Indian passport has improved its ranking significantly in the Henley Passport Index 2025, jumping eight positions to secure the 77th spot globally. This is the biggest single-year jump for Indian passport holders, who can now...
Austin animal shelter receives $100K surprise donation from IShowSpeed and NFL legend Chad Johnson
The Times of India
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(Image via YouTube/IShowSpeed) An Austin-based animal shelter received an unexpectedly heartwarming surprise. It came in when IShowSpeed, the internet sensation and Chad Johnson, the NFL legend, stopped in to make a massive donation. The duo did...
The most powerful passports in the world in 2025
Conde Nast Traveller
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July 23, 2025
According to the most recent Henley Passport Index for 2025, Singapore remains the most powerful passport in the world. The country, whose citizens can visit 193 countries without a prior visa, has managed to top the list for the second time in a...
Treasure Trove shines a light on a little-known Zionist leader and philanthropist
The Canadian Jewish News
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July 20, 2025
Isaac Leib Goldberg (1860-1935) was a lawyer, Zionist leader, philanthropist and investor in early economic ventures in Palestine. Born in Sakiai, in what is now Lithuania, he studied in a yeshiva in Kovno before moving to Vilna. He was one of the...
US passport drops to record low in global rankings
Arab Times
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July 23, 2025
United States slips to 10th in global Passport Power Index. WASHINGTON, July 23: The United States is teetering on the edge of falling out of the top 10 list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest Henley Passport Index...
New 20 euro fee coming to enter 30 European countries - check if you are exempt
Glasgow Live
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July 23, 2025
New regulations will soon require UK passport holders to pay a 20 euro fee to gain entry into a total of 30 countries - including Spain, Greece and Italy. Whilst the fee has gone up from what was expected, some individuals will be exempt from...
EIB Global lends Armenia €50 million for development in Syunik province
The European Sting
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July 23, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global provides loan for socio-economic development in Armenian province to improve critical infrastructure such as water supply, healthcare and...
People will soon have to pay 20 euros each just to get into Spain, France and Greece
Wales Online
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July 23, 2025
10:37, 23 Jul 2025Updated 10:39, 23 Jul 2025 UK and other non-EU travellers will soon be obliged to pay for entry into 30 European countries under a new travel scheme. As a result of Brexit, UK passport holders will need to register with the...
Netanyahu knows the West has nothing but words. Without sanctions, his genocide will continue
Crikey
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July 22, 2025
Western countries have released yet another statement criticising Israel. It won’t make any difference. The body of a man shot dead at a food distribution point at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 20 (Image: EPA/Mohammed Saber) The words of...
German General Urges Ukraine to Attack Russian Airfields and Arms Factories: How Does NATO Benefit?
Military Watch
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July 22, 2025
German Army Major General Christian Freuding has advocated for further Ukrainian attacks targeting airfields Russia, stressing that this could play an important role in weakening the country’s offensive power. “You can also indirectly affect the...