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An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.

Michael van Gerwen (36) doet de laatste drie Players Championships niet mee. Dat betekent dat de drievoudig wereldkampioen voor het eerst de Players Championship Finals, eind november het laatste grote televisietoernooi voor het WK, gaat missen. „De man met de hamer komt ook bij mij langs.”

The executive order creating the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology under the New York City government came three months before Eric Adams will leave office. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the establishment of a municipal digital assets and blockchain office in a bid to cement his crypto agenda in the final months of his term. In a Tuesday notice from the mayor’s office, Adams said he had used an executive order under his authority to create the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology. Moises Rendon, who has worked as a digital assets and blockchain policy adviser for New York City since April 2024, will head the newly established office. “Our city has always been the center of innovation, and we’re embracing the technologies of tomorrow today,” said Adams. “The age of digital assets is here, and with it comes the chance to grow our economy, attract world-class talent, expand opportunities for underbanked communities, and make government more user-friendly.” Read more

China a ajutat în mod semnificativ Rusia să obțină un avantaj cheie pe câmpul de luptă în războiul său îndârjit împotriva Ucrainei, crescând dramatic în vara acestui an exporturile de componente cheie necesare pentru fabricarea dronelor cu fibră optică.

De moderne slavernij bij het Italiaanse schoenmerk Tod’s is niet uniek in Europa. Ook in Nederland zijn we niet scherp genoeg op schrijnende gevallen, stelt de Nationaal Rapporteur Mensenhandel Conny Rijken. „Van slachtoffers wordt schaamteloos misbruik gemaakt, puur voor eigen gewin.’’

De moderne slavernij bij het Italiaanse schoenmerk Tod’s is niet uniek in Europa. Ook in Nederland zijn we niet scherp genoeg op schrijnende gevallen, stelt de Nationaal Rapporteur Mensenhandel Conny Rijken. „Van slachtoffers wordt schaamteloos misbruik gemaakt, puur voor eigen gewin.’’

Korte updates van de sterren op sociale media: wij smullen ervan. In de rubriek Showbytes struint de showredactie het web voor je af voor de gekste, mooiste en opvallendste posts van bekende Nederlanders en celebrity’s. Dit artikel wordt gedurende de dag vernieuwd.

Deze week werd een tankstation in Maarheeze ontruimd omdat er twee cobra's - vuurwerkbommen, niet de slangen - waren gevonden. Het vuurwerk was natgemaakt. Dat is nou juist gevaarlijk, waarschuwde de politie. Hoe maak je vuurwerk wél op een veilige manier onklaar?

Een Brit met een metaaldetector is straks in één klap miljonair. Café-eigenaar Charlie Clarke uit Birmingham vond een vijhonderd jaar oude hanger, gemaakt voor het huwelijk van de dochter van koning Hendrik VIII. De waarde van het gouden medaillon wordt geschat op 4 miljoen euro.

Ethan Hayter heeft dinsdagavond zijn favorietenrol waargemaakt door in Den Haag de proloog van de Tour of Holland te winnen. Het is de eerste editie van de Nederlandse rittenkoers.

Qatar heeft dinsdag voor het eerst op eigen kracht het WK voetbal bereikt. De oliestaat rekende af met de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten in een beslissend duel om een WK-ticket: 2-1. Ook Saoedi-Arabië verzekerde zich van WK-kwalificatie.

Fighting flared up again on Tuesday night between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported state media. “Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij opened unprovoked fire in Kurram. Pakistani Army responded with full force and intensity,” reported state broadcaster PTV News, quoting security sources on X. Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It added that Taliban regime posts suffered heavy damage and a tank caught fire after being hit, with Taliban fighters fleeing from their posts. In a subsequent post, PTV said: “Another post and tank position of the Afghan Taliban destroyed in Kurram sector.’’ PTV added that a fourth tank position at Shamsadar post was destroyed. “There are reports of the killing of an important commander of Fitna al-Khawarij in this important operation of the Pakistan Army.’’ Earlier today, the Foreign Office (FO) said that Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch gave...

Tether’s $299.5 million Celsius settlement could ignite a debate over stablecoin accountability and the legal risks facing issuers in future crypto bankruptcies. Stablecoin issuer Tether has agreed to pay $299.5 million to the Celsius Network bankruptcy estate, resolving claims tied to the crypto lender’s 2022 collapse and potentially opening a new chapter in the debate over stablecoin liability. The Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC) — a joint venture between asset manager VanEck and GXD Labs, an affiliate of Atlas Grove Partners — announced the settlement on Tuesday. The recovery concludes a years-long dispute over Bitcoin (BTC) collateral transfers and liquidations that preceded Celsius’s high-profile bankruptcy in July 2022. BRIC was formed in early 2023 to help maximize creditor recoveries from bankrupt digital-asset platforms. It was appointed asset recovery manager and litigation administrator by the Celsius Debtors and the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in January 2024, after the company...

Kenya is one step closer to regulating crypto in the country as parliament enacted the Virtual Asset Services Providers Bill.

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the government has decided to take a firm stand against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), and that action against the protesters will be taken in a manner similar to that of May 9. Speaking to Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, the state minister said that since the formation of the current administration under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, TLP has attempted to march on Islamabad twice. “In every march, the government signed agreements with them; many of the terms of were not favourable for the state,” he said. However, he added, the state has taken a decisive stance. “We have to move forward and learn from past mistakes. We will not be blackmailed anymore. Those who bring extremism and violence into politics, whether it’s May 9, November 26, or the TLP dharnas, will not be tolerated. Action against them will be similar to what was taken after May 9,” he said, referring to the 2023 protests f...

A consortium established by the companies announced the recovery of Celsius funds tied to claims against Tether.

Ethan Hayter is de eerste drager van de oranje leiderstrui in de Ronde van Nederland. De Britse tijdritspecialist won in een herfstachtig Den Haag de 4 kilometer lange avondproloog. Hij voorkwam daarmee een stunt van de 20-jarige Cameron Rogers. De jonge Australiër was slechts 33 honderdsten van een seconde langzamer.