Trump team may have moved classified papers amid probe
The U.S. Justice Department said it had evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from the FBI when it tried to retrieve them in June from former President Donald ...
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Fintech firm Wise fined $360,000 by Abu Dhabi regulator
The regulator of Abu Dhabi’s free zone financial centre said on Tuesday it had fined the local subsidiary of fintech firm Wise $360,000 for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.
Abu ...
Remains of small armour-plated dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
Palaeontologists on Thursday heralded the discovery of a previously unknown small armoured dinosaur in southern Argentina, a creature that likely walked upright on its back legs roaming a then-steamy landscape ...
Gulf banks with Turkey exposure to suffer further losses, Fitch says
Gulf banks with exposure to Turkey are expected to make further net monetary losses on their investments in the second half of this year and into 2023, ratings agency Fitch said ...
Oil prices climb 1 per cent as US fuel inventories fall
Oil prices recovered slightly on Wednesday as data pointed to firm US fuel demand, providing respite after a 5 per cent drop a day earlier on fears that demand will suffer ...
Raducanu falls at first hurdle in US Open title defence
Emma Raducanu’s US Open title defence ended at the first hurdle with a straight-sets loss to veteran Frenchwoman Alize Cornet.
It was a far cry from the events of 12 ...
Russia gives 12.5 per cent stake in Sakhalin Energy to Mitsui unit
The Russian government on Tuesday said it approved handing over a 12.5 per cent stake in operator of Russia’s Sakhalin 2 liquefied natural gas plant to Dubai-based MIT SEL Investment Ltd, ...
Gorbachev’s tragedy – a flawed reformer on an impossible mission
Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at home as the ...
Fugitive Turkish crypto fraud suspect arrested in Albania resort
Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, police and media said.
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Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
By Gloria Dickie
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a ...
New Russia gas halt tightens energy screws on Europe
Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying an economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and raising the prospects of recession and energy rationing in ...
Ukraine makes push along entire front, Zelenskiy says, as Russia halts gas
Ukrainian troops have attacked Russian positions along the entire front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, while Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Germany citing the need for ...
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War, dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow ...
Musk’s bold goal of selling 20 million EVs could cost Tesla billions
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk has set his young company on an aggressive expansion path like no other auto executive has dreamed – but one riddled with potholes ...
Rouble firms in early Moscow trade, Russian stocks hit 2-month high
The rouble firmed towards 60 against the dollar and euro in early Moscow trade on Tuesday, while higher oil prices helped push Russia’s benchmark stock index to its highest point ...
Crypto lender Hodlnaut granted creditor protection by Singapore Court
Hodlnaut said on Tuesday it has been placed under interim judicial management by the Singapore High Court, after the troubled cryptocurrency lender suspended withdrawals earlier this month.
Judicial management allows ...
Russia fines streaming service Twitch 3 mln rbls -agencies
A court in Russia on Tuesday fined streaming company Twitch 3 million roubles ($50,209) for refusing to remove a two-hour interview with an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Russian news agencies ...
Stuttering Chelsea beaten at Southampton
Chelsea’s stuttering start to the season continued as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Southampton on Tuesday despite Raheem Sterling giving them an early lead.
Sterling struck in the 23...
Alcarez and Swiatek through at US Open (Day 2 highlights)
Highlights of the second day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (times GMT):
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Open champion Smith among latest players to join rebel LIV Golf
World number two Cameron Smith, who won his first major at last month’s British Open, headlined the latest group of players who have agreed to join LIV Golf, the ...
Bleeding bitcoin’s holding out for a hero
Who can save bitcoin?
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency can’t seem to catch a break. It finally looked to be regaining strength this month, breaching $25,000 for the first time ...
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny in solitary confinement yet again
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday that he had been thrown into solitary confinement for the third time this month to punish him for his political activity.
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France accuses Russia of using gas supply as ‘weapon of war’
France on Tuesday accused Moscow of using energy supplies as “a weapon of war” as Russian gas giant Gazprom GAZP.MM reduced deliveries to one of its main utilities and ...
Proud Boys recruit sentenced to 4.5 years for role in US Capitol riot
A local man who was in the process of joining the far-right Proud Boys group was sentenced on Monday to serve about 4-1/2 years in prison for his role in ...