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Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Business Infrastructure, NOWPayments Data Shows

Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Business Infrastructure, NOWPayments Data Shows

SaaS and eCommerce increased their combined share from 48.26% to 55.54%, while Trading moved from 14.07% to 13.15%.

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EU okay for winter despite 'historically low' gas stocks: operators

EU okay for winter despite 'historically low' gas stocks: operators

The European Union is capable of meeting demand for gas this winter but its reserves are at "historically low" levels and will need to be monitored, the ENTSOG operators' association said Thursday.

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Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix: sources close to both sides

Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix: sources close to both sides

Rwanda will host an F1 Grand Prix, sources in the government and close to the sport's governing body told AFP Thursday, marking the first race in decades on the African continent.

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Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer

Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer

The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally "foggy," her lawyer said in an interview broadcast Thursday.

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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity that have inspired new forms of contemporary writing, the Swedish Academy said.

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Farhan hopes Pakistan's new combination takes off in Sri Lanka T20Is

Farhan hopes Pakistan's new combination takes off in Sri Lanka T20Is

Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday.

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Antonelli and Russell to run different Mercedes aero packages in Singapore

Antonelli and Russell to run different Mercedes aero packages in Singapore

Kimi Antonelli said Thursday he would continue to run the new Mercedes car specification at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, but admitted it could be "a challenge" on the slow and twisty Marina Bay Circuit.

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Teenager Andreeva seals China Open semi-final with Bartunkova

Teenager Andreeva seals China Open semi-final with Bartunkova

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva pushed through two tie-breaks to beat her compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) at the China Open on Thursday, powering into a semi-final clash with Nikola Bartunkova.

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Britain's Burnham says open to Germany joining warplane project

Britain's Burnham says open to Germany joining warplane project

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Thursday that he was open to having Germany join a next-generation fighter jet project, after the collapse of a Franco-German warplane programme.

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'I love that challenge': Hamilton prays for rain in Singapore

'I love that challenge': Hamilton prays for rain in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he would love a wet race at the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend after rain in Malaysia a week ago saw him drive masterfully to finish third despite starting on unsuitable dry tyres.

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