Over 1m people in England could be borrowing from a loan shark
As many as 1.08 million people in England could be borrowing from a loan shark, more than three times the government’s most recent estimate, according to a report by a ...
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Global regulators monitor crypto use in Ukraine war
The global Financial Stability Board is closely scrutinising the use of cryptoassets during the war in Ukraine after concerns they could be used to evade Western sanctions on Russia.
The ...
Turkish court keeps Kavala in prison, verdict expected next month
A Turkish court ruled on Monday that philanthropist Osman Kavala should stay in prison for at least another month as lawyers prepare their final statements in a trial which has ...
Egyptian pound drops 10 per cent after Ukraine war prompts dollar flight
Egypt’s pound depreciated by 10.67 per cent on Monday after weeks of pressure on the currency as foreign investors pulled out billions of dollars from its treasury markets after Russia’...
Oil jumps as EU weighs Russian ban, Saudi refinery output hit
Oil prices jumped more than $3 on Monday, with Brent above $111 a barrel, as European Union nations consider joining the United States in a Russian oil embargo, while a weekend attack ...
Kremlin says no significant progress in peace talks with Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Monday that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine had not yet made any significant progress.
Moscow has accused Kyiv of stalling peace talks by making proposals ...
EU sees high risk of child trafficking as 3.3 million Ukrainians flee to Europe
The European Union’s migration commissioner warned on Monday that Ukrainian children were in danger of being trafficked as they flee their country from the Russian invasion.
Ylva Johansson told ...
Pressed to choose sides on Ukraine, China trade favors the West (Updated)
US President Joe Biden’s warning of “consequences” for any aid China may give to Russia’s Ukraine war effort aims to force Chinese President Xi Jinping to choose a ...
Future looks bright for revitalised Barca after Real thrashing
Barcelona are back, manager Xavi Hernandez said after his side’s 4-0 thrashing of rivals Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Xavi’s side gave a football masterclass in ...
Meteorite gouged huge Greenland crater 58 million years ago
An immense crater in northwestern Greenland, buried under a thick sheet of ice and first spotted in 2015, is much older than previously suspected – formed by a meteorite impact 58 million years ...
Ferrari are properly back at the top of F1
Ferrari ended a 45-race winless streak on Sunday to start Formula One’s new era with a flourish and a one-two finish in Bahrain that sent the sport’s oldest ...
Fritz inflicts Nadal’s first defeat of the year
Taylor Fritz battled through excruciating pain to bring Rafa Nadal’s 20-match winning run to an end with a 6-3 7-6(5) victory in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, becoming ...
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MANCHESTER CITY DIG DEEP TO WIN
Manchester City beat Southampton 4-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday to secure their spot in the semi-finals but though the result may have ...
Paris taxi driver files lawsuit against Tesla after fatal crash
A Paris taxi driver whose Tesla Model 3 crashed in December, killing one person, has filed a legal complaint against the US carmaker, his lawyer said on Sunday.
The French government ...
Universal Music label acquires ape NFT to lead virtual music group
Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) is capitalizing on the popularity of non-fungible tokens by acquiring one of the cartoon apes that have taken the world of digital collectibles by storm ...
US Treasury official sees modest uptick in crypto illicit finance, but transactions small
US officials have observed an uptick in the use of digital assets to facilitate illicit finance since Russia invaded Ukraine, but the transaction volume is too small to play a ...
HSBC buys virtual plot of land in digital push
HSBC (HSBA.L) is buying a plot of virtual real estate in an online gaming space called The Sandbox for an undisclosed sum, the bank’s first major foray into ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy presses Israel for missile defence help, fighting rages in Mariupol
Russian and Ukrainian forces fought for control of the port city of Mariupol on Sunday, local authorities said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Israel for help pushing back the ...
Germany clinches Qatar energy deal to reduce dependence on Russia
Germany and Qatar have reached a long-term energy partnership, a German official said on Sunday, as Europe’s biggest economy seeks to become less dependent on Russian energy sources.
Russia ...
S.Korea, Germany hold energy talks in Qatar amid Ukraine conflict
German and South Korean officials held talks in gas-rich Qatar on Sunday, underlining efforts by major energy importers to find alternatives to Russian supplies amid disruptions to oil and gas ...
Countries and companies shun Russian crude over Ukraine invasion
Russian gas flows to Europe remain stable, but Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and voluntary actions by buyers are starting to impact its crude oil and oil ...
Mariupol says thousands deported from besieged Ukrainian city (Update)
Russian and Ukrainian forces fought for control of Mariupol on Sunday, local authorities said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia’s siege of the southern port city was “a terror ...
How Russia could use bankruptcy law to punish foreign companies
As foreign companies seek to exit Russia over the war in Ukraine, they face the prospect that Russian bankruptcy law could be used to seize assets and even lead to ...
Car drives into Belgian carnival troupe, kills six
A car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday, killing six people and seriously injuring 10 others, authorities said, ...