Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, saying they carry “serious risks.” “Cryptocurrencies are issued by an unlimited number of anonymous bodies,” Putin said in Sochi on October 10. “Thus buyers of cryptocurrencies could be involved in unlawful activities.” Source: Radio Free Europe
This Sunday around 1:30 in the morning, police were caught by around forty individuals in the city of laurels in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille. The attackers surrounded the police officers and beat them up. The police asked for reinforcements and were forced to shoot in the air with their service weapon, to escape. Source Actu 17
Cyprus was trying to secure the release of five fishermen who were taken into custody by a Turkish warship Friday as they were fishing off the northern coast of the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation. Source Ekathimerini
The world’s two first hydrogen-powered trains have begun service in Germany. The trains, which operate in between northern German towns, are a step away from traditional diesel power. According to a press release from Alstom, the trains’ French parent company, they are are “equipped with fuel cells which convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity. Source Popular Mechanics
