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Angelos Tzortzinis wins World Press Photo award Search for: Image credit: Vasso Balou Greek documentary photographer Angelos Tzortzinis, won third prize in the World Press Photo ‘Long-Term Projects’ category for his series titled “Trapped in Greece”. The photographer has been working on migration issues for eight years. This project—shot on Samos and Lesbos, and in refugee camps around Greece—aims to explore human and social adaptability. Below are two of his images: Tens of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty-stricken homelands have become stranded in Greece since the he...

Sweden pushes ahead with a digital currency roll-out—just don’t call it a ‘crypto asset’ Fortune 7 hrs ago © Wire Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images Sweden has strengthened its position in the race for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after concluding the first phase of testing for its proposed currency, e-krona. Popular Searches In one of the most advanced explorations undertaken by a major economy, Sweden’s central bank, Riksbank, is now bringing in banks to test how the digital currency might work practically. Central banks around the world have b...