Morning bird: New Pope Leo XIV. criticized Trump in the past. Bitcoin is strengthening again, its value has returned above the $100,000 mark
Before the American-born Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he did not hesitate to criticize American President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance. His musings on social networks after his election in the Vatican conclave on Thursday also plunged him into the whirlwind of polarized American politics. At a time when the United States is starting to conclude trade agreements with other countries, cryptocurrencies are on the rise again. Yesterday, the value of bitcoin surpassed the $100,000 mark, which is roughly 2.2 million crowns.
Trump's Make America Great Again movement is not thrilled about the election of the new Pope
Before American-born Robert Prevost became the new Pope yesterday, he published several dissenting posts about the politics of Republican leaders on social network X. For this, he received criticism from Trump's most ardent conservative supporters, including far-right activist Laura Loomer.
For example, in February Prevost reposted an article with the title
"JD Vance is wrong: Jesus does not ask us to evaluate our love for others."
When Trump met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in April to discuss the use of a prison to detain suspected US gang members, Prevost forwarded another comment with the sentences:
"Can't you see the suffering? Doesn't your conscience bother you?"
Supporters of Trump's Make America Great Again movement therefore also reacted to the election without enthusiasm, noted the portal Ceskenoviny.cz.
The price of bitcoin has returned above the 100 thousand dollar mark
The price of the most famous cryptocurrency bitcoin returned above the level of 100,000 dollars for the first time since February yesterday, that is about 2.2 million crowns. Its growth was contributed by the announcement of a trade agreement between the United States and Britain, which raised hopes of reducing global trade tensions.
Cryptocurrency significantly strengthened after Donald Trump's victory in the November US presidential election. On the day of his inauguration, January 20, the price of bitcoin climbed to a record of more than 109 thousand dollars. However, it later dropped sharply, partly due to fears about Trump's tariff policy, noted the portal Ceskenoviny.cz.
Kendrick Lamar will have 10 nominations at the BET Awards ceremony
Rapper Kendrick Lamar confirms that he currently is one of the biggest music stars. This megastar earned 10 nominations on Thursday, including Album of the Year for the GNX project, at the BET Awards. His song Not Like Us then received nominations for Video of the Year and the Viewer's Choice Award. He has already celebrated success at the Grammy awards thanks to the winning song and record of the year for the song Not Like Us, as further reported by the agency AP.
Norwegian man traded fish for a ticket to the semi-finals of the Europa League
After Torbjørn Eide from Norway missed the sale of tickets for the Europa League semi-final football match between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur, he offered five kilos of the Norwegian fish delicacy boknafisk in exchange for a ticket. This has a value of about 243 American dollars, or in conversion more than 5,300 crowns, reported CNN. He finally managed to buy the ticket as well. The Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt had a chance to become the first local club to reach the European finals, but in the end, they did not advance.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, AP, CNN
