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poland banknote

Poland releases collectors’ edition banknote

The National Bank of Poland has released a new collectors’ edition of the PLN 20 banknote to commemorate the 1920 Battle of Warsaw. The First...

Nepal welcomes new rupee note

Nepal Rastra Bank has issued NPR 1,000 notes in a new design that has a picture of twin elephants on the back. Online Khabar reports...
us immigration

Increase in US immigration application cost

Immigrants and foreign nationals in the United States will have to pay substantially more in fees to apply for many immigration and naturalisation benefit...
trinidad tobago banknotes

Trinidad & Tobago unveils new banknote series

Trinidad and Tobago’s new polymer banknotes – which are set to be released later this year – have a fresh new look. The Caribbean nation’s...
endpoint security

Part 1: The need for endpoint security

Introduction There is no doubt that the cybersecurity threat landscape is changing on a daily basis. It seems like that hardly one type of attack...
switzerland quarantine

Switzerland adds 7 countries to quarantine list

Switzerland has added seven new countries to its COVID-19 quarantine list. The citizens of the following countries will now be required to go through 10...
Laissez-Passer

History of the EU and its Laissez-Passer

After the Second World War, Europe was troubled. Two bloody wars had been fought on the continent. European countries had been making war against...
interpol

Interpol: ‘alarming rate’ of cyber crime

An Interpol assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on cyber crime has shown a significant target shift from individuals and small businesses to major...
travel restrictions

Airlines ask for science-based travel restrictions

European airline and airport associations have expressed their shared concerns over travel restrictions, which according to them are not science-based, through a letter sent...
costa rica

Costa Rica now open to various tourists

Costa Rica has opened its borders to citizens from the Schengen Zone, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada. Gustavo Segura, Costa Rica’s Tourism Minister, says...

LIVE BLOG: New Mexico now offers mobile ID app and more news…

To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here: For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...

Optimizing Serialization: Part 5

This series about serial number optimization has covered letterpress, ink properties, font design, and position dependence. Two deficiencies of the position dependence concepts as...

Covestro unveils polymeric substrate for security printing

Covestro made the following announcement on November 29, 2024. Covestro is excited to introduce CERTEVO, an innovative polymeric printing substrate. It is designed for advanced...

Argentina Releases a New 20,000-Pesos Banknote

The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) put a new $20,000 banknote into circulation on November 13, 2024. Argentina’s ongoing high inflation rate...

Will Government Agencies Embrace the Zero Trust Framework?

Biometric Update recently reported that “Data is the new security perimeter. That notion is the foundation of a new document from the U.S. executive...