Analysis: ‘Tone deaf’ Macron faces backlash over Taiwan comments

French President Emmanuel Macron might have hoped to focus this week on what may prove the biggest domestic test of his leadership, as France’s Constitutional Council prepares to rule Friday on whether or not he can push ahead with controversial pension reforms. Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 11:15AM

Apr 13

Ether Nears $2K After Shanghai Upgrade, Outshines Bitcoin

By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data We are seeing a sell the rumor buy the fact redux, one observer said, explaining ether’s post-Shanghai upgrade rally.Publish at: April 13, 2023 at 11:04AM

Apr 13

EToro to Offer Crypto Trading Directly to Twitter Users

By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The new service will see the social investing firm provide Twitter users with real-time price for cryptocurrencies, stocks and other assets while directing them to the eToro platform to invest in them.Publish at: April 13, 2023 at 10:46AM

Apr 13

UKNEWS

What country, besides the US, would have been the the most influential to adopt bitcoin as an official currency instead of El Salvador?

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/12kk6p9/what_country_besides_the_us_would_have_been_the/ El Salvador really took the reigns and is challenging the world on crypto and bitcoin, but it's a relatively "poor" country with not a lot of political or financial weight to throw around. We all know if the United States would have adopted bitcoin as an official currency then the price action on BTC […]

Apr 13

US court preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone for now

A federal court preserves access to a widely used abortion pill called mifepristone.Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 11:11AM

Apr 13

YouTube-Dl Hosting Ban Paves the Way to Privatized Censorship

Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 11:19AM

Apr 13

Biden to speak to the Irish Parliament to highlight personal and political ties

President Joe Biden is spending much of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family’s roots, from the shoemaker who sailed from Newry in 1849 in search of a better life in America to the brick-seller in Ballina who sold 28,000 bricks to pay for his own family’s passage to the US.Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 10:13AM

Apr 13

Former J-pop star alleges sexual abuse by late Japanese music mogul Johnny Kitagawa

A former J-pop star trainee came forward with allegations Wednesday that he and multiple other young men were sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa, once a powerful figure in Japan’s entertainment industry. Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 09:50AM

Apr 13

Record rise in China’s sea levels threatens coastal cities like Shanghai

Sea levels on China’s coastline have hit their highest on record for the second year in a row, rising more quickly than the global average and posing a serious threat to coastal cities such as the financial hub of Shanghai.Story Published at: April 13, 2023 at 10:44AM

Apr 13