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Coinbase rolls out derivatives for UK professional investors
Coinbase launches perpetuals, futures and options to UK professional clients after obtaining its MiFID license.
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The Guardian
Kelly Slater, 54, rolls back years with near-perfect surf in monster Tahiti swell
WorldPingAmerican scores 19.06 to beat Gabriel Medina at Tahiti Pro Eleven-time world champion tames Teahupo’o barrels Even at the grand old age of 54, the evergreen Kelly Slater’s mastery of surfing appears to know no bounds.
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WorldPingTimes of India
In 1868, an eclipse in India revealed an element found on Earth 27 years later
During the solar eclipse of 1868 in India, astronomers stumbled upon an enigmatic yellow spectral line, initially observed by Pierre Jules Janssen.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingFrance 24
Five years on, Afghanistan's Taliban build foreign ties despite rights concerns
Since they seized power in Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban have succeeded in expanding their diplomatic and economic ties with countries around the world.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingCoinDesk
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork is 300 blocks behind BTC and six years from fixing itself
The breakaway chain has produced two blocks since splitting off on Saturday. Bitcoin has produced more than 300 in the same stretch.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CoinDesk
WorldPingBBC Culture
KT Tunstall returns to the Fringe 30 years on with ground-breaking musical
A new play The Singer brings deaf and hearing performers together in a show at this year's Fringe.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Culture
WorldPingBBC News
At least 132 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
More than 480 people were injured in the quakes, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News