Honduras launches ‘Bitcoin Valley’ in the tourist town of Santa Lucia
People can pay for a slushie with crypto in the streets of “Bitcoin Valley,” a project in the Honduran tourist enclave of Santa Lucia through which the country has entered ...
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Coinbase ex-manager pleads not guilty to insider trading charges
A former Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) product manager and his brother pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to wire fraud charges in what US prosecutors called the first insider trading ...
German cabinet agrees to gas levy for consumers from October
Germany’s cabinet has agreed to introduce a planned levy on gas consumers from October to help suppliers hit by soaring gas import prices caused by Russia’s invasion of ...
Ukraine under pressure in east as Nato chief says Russia must not win (Updated)
Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the face of a Russian offensive, and the head of the ...
UN experts: Rwanda has intervened militarily in eastern Congo
A United Nations Group of Experts said it has “solid evidence” that Rwandan troops have been fighting alongside the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and providing ...
Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing
US prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers for their roles in the botched 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was in ...
Furious China fires missiles near Taiwan in drills after Pelosi visit
China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker ...
Mistrial denied as jury weighs damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook defamation trial
A Texas judge denied Alex Jones’s motion for a mistrial on Thursday as jury deliberations resumed in a defamation case over the US conspiracy theorist’s false claims about ...
Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in jail, Biden says it’s unacceptable (Update 1)
A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ...
Senate bill would hand bitcoin, ether oversight to commodities regulator
A new bill introduced in the US Senate would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the direct regulator of the biggest cryptocurrencies.
The measure, introduced by the top Democrat ...
Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv
Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia’s invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian ...
Semi-automated offside technology to be used in Champions League
– Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used in the Champions League this season after being introduced for next week’s UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt, ...
Wildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record
Wildfires raging through Europe this summer have burned the second-largest area on record, even though the region is only halfway through its typical fire season, according to data from the ...
BoE raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession looms
The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, despite warning that a long recession is on its way, as it rushed to smother a ...
Taliban says was not aware al Qaeda leader in Kabul, warns US
The Taliban on Thursday said the government had no information about al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri “entering and living” in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never ...
EV maker Lucid halves 2022 production forecast as supply chain snarls hit
Lucid Group (LCID.O) on Wednesday halved its production forecast for electric vehicles, blaming extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges, sending its shares down 10 per cent after the bell.
The ...
On Beirut blast anniversary, Christian patriarch condemns govt
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s ...
Oil prices rebound on supply concerns after drop to near 6-month low
Oil prices rose on Thursday as supply concerns triggered a rebound from multi-month lows plumbed in the previous session after US data signalled weak fuel demand.
Brent crude futures rose 10 ...
South Africa reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine
South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) JNJ.N COVID-19 vaccine, the ...
Adidas posts 28 per cent decline in Q2 operating profit despite sales increase
Adidas (ADSGn.DE) on Thursday said operating profit fell by 28 per cent in the second quarter to 392 million euros ($398.43 million), as results suffered from suspending business in Russia, higher supply ...
Turkey’s banking sector H1 net profit surges 400 per cent year-on-year
The net profit of Turkey’s banking sector leapt 400 per cent from a year earlier to 169.15 billion lira ($9.42 billion) in the first half of the year, the BDDK banking watchdog ...
Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist
The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the ...
UN watchdog appeals for access to Ukrainian nuclear plant
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog appealed for access to a Ukrainian nuclear power plant now controlled by Russian forces to determine whether it was a source of ...
Lufthansa limits flight offerings in Q3 amid travel chaos
Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Thursday it would offer only around 80 per cent of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages ...