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The article about the discovery is published in the prestigious Science Magazine and the lead author is Trifon Trifonov of Max Planck Institute of Astronomy who is an alumni of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski University, Faculty of Physics.

The Libra Assosiation, which will manage Facebook's virtual currency, was formally established with the signatures of 21 Geneva founding members. This was announced on Monday night by the secretary general of the organization, Bertrand Perez, quoted by the French press.

PayPal's global payment system is pulling out of the Libra Association, created to launch the future Facebook cryptocurrency of the same name.

France has proposed the EU to create its own national digital currency and abandon the use of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency to protect its financial sovereignty. This was stated today by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on his arrival at the meeting of the European finance ministers in Helsinki, BTA quoted Reuters and TASS as saying.

The widespread adoption of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency may undermine the ability of the European Central Bank (ECB) to determine monetary policy, a potential risk for the currency bloc. This was stated today by ECB board member Yves Mersch, quoted by Reuters.

Data protection committees in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and several other countries said that Libra's cryptocurrency, proposed by Facebook (Facebook Inc.), could pose a risk to the privacy of its users.

Albania's main opposition Democratic Party, PD, and Libra, a new party established by the former Socialist MP Ben Blushi, are turning to the internet to help them select the MPs that will run on their lists for the June 18 general elections.

PD spokeswoman Ina Zhupa told BIRN that in the first days of this online process the response had been very high.

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Global conglomerate Libra Group, with origins in Greek shipping, is pressing ahead with its $500 million investments in Greece despite the country’s political turmoil, its chief executive said.

Libra, with headquarters in London and New York, has invested in various projects in Greece, including developing hotels and putting $200 million into renewable energy projects.