El Salvador merchants no longer obliged to accept bitcoin
Merchants in El Salvador, the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, will no longer be obliged to accept the cryptocurrency as payment, under a reform adopted to comply with conditions for an international loan.
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'I'm out of here': French town braces for rising floods
Floods had nearly encircled and seeped into a French town on Thursday, with officials warning that one nearby river could reach historic levels in coming days.
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ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump
The European Central Bank made a fresh interest rate cut Thursday as inflation eases and the eurozone economy flatlines, with a nervous eye on US President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda.
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UK unveils 'counter-terror style' police powers to stop migrants
The UK government introduced legislation Thursday designed to give law enforcement officials "counter-terror style powers" to break up gangs bringing irregular migrants across the Channel in flimsy boats.
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No survivors from plane, helicopter collision in Washington
US officials said Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river.
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France hands over last base in Chad amid withdrawal
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of both countries announced Thursday.
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Six arrested over plot to kidnap French YouTube star
French police have arrested six people on suspicion of plotting to kidnap YouTube star Inoxtag or one of his relatives and demand a ransom, a source close to the case and prosecutors said on Thursday.
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Doubters 'drive' Morgan's Wales before Six Nations opener in Paris
Wales captain Jac Morgan said on Thursday that his team would be using pre-tournament negativity surrounding their hopes in the Six Nations as motivation before the opener against France.
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Figure skating mourns victims of US plane crash
The close-knit world of figure skating was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet carrying athletes and coaches, including former Russian world pairs champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, crashed into Washington's Potomac River.
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Richard Gere to be honoured at Spain's top film awards
US actor Richard Gere, who recently moved to Spain, will be honoured next month at the country's top film honours, the Goya awards, the Spanish Film Academy said Thursday.
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