Former UEFA president, Michel Platini, has been arrested on Tuesday in Nanterre, a French town bordering Paris, in an investigation for alleged corruption in the award of Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Platini, 63, was president of UEFA since 2007 when he replaced the recently deceased Lennart Johansson …
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IMF reduces growth forecasts for 2019
For 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts greater slowdown than expected and includes a cut in prospects for Latin America.
The IMF updated the report presented in October called "Perspectives of the world economy" and the…
China launched satellite that will provide Internet worldwide
On December 22, China launched a satellite as a first step to provide a global Internet service for countries that do not have access to reliable networks.
"Hongyun-1, 'rainbow cloud', took off from the China Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
Thousands of hotels around the world work with Binance Coin
The blockchain platform for hotel reservations, Tripio, announced recently that it will start working with the Binance Coin token (BNB).
This means that, from now on, reservations for some 450,000 hotels around the world can be canceled…
Internet of Things traces the future of the agricultural industry
The Internet of Things is associated to other emerging technologies to enhance and improve smart cities. On this occasion they came together to create what will now be known as "Smart Agriculture".
Smart Cities initiatives offer valuable…
Cryptocurrencies put financial stability at risk
After the rise of cryptocurrencies around the world, Yves Mersch, representative of the executive committee of the European Central Bank (ECB), said that the rise in Bitcoin prices, in his view, puts financial stability at risk.
The…
Brazil doesn’t consider cryptocurrencies as assets
The Comissao de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) of Brazil, the body in charge of the stock market, prohibited the purchase of cryptocurrencies for investment funds registered in the country.
This decision is mainly due to the fact that digital…