Monday, June 5, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire CEO of FTX cryptocurrency exchange, caused a stir on social media this week after he joked about losing track of $50 million in a recent trade. Bankman-Fried tweeted on Monday that he had "fucked up" and...
The US dollar dropped against other major currencies on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve may delay its plans to taper asset purchases. The Labor Department reported that the US economy added 562,000 jobs...
All around the world, there are hidden houses with unique designs and vibrant colors. Whether they're located in the middle of the jungle or built right into the edge of a cliff, it seems that for some reason these...
The world's eight billion people have begun ushering in 2023 and bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and...
Kosovo's biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate de-escalation of tensions. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but Belgrade has refused to recognise...
Australia's biggest carbon polluter announced Thursday it will exit coal-fired power a decade early, as renewable projects surge in a country long seen as a climate laggard. AGL said it would shutter one of Australia's biggest carbon emitters, the Loy...
China announced Monday that it will give Qatar two giant pandas to mark the World Cup being held in the Gulf state. China's ambassador to Doha, Zhou Jian, said that "Suhail" and "Soraya" would arrive in Qatar in October, ahead...
Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance centre to Singapore in a global ranking list where New York and London maintained their number one and two spots. Singapore jumped three places to third in the twice-a-year Global...
US securities officials fined Boeing $200 million over the aviation giant's misleading assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two deadly crashes, regulators announced Thursday. Boeing agreed to the penalty to settle charges it "negligently violated the...
Moscow began its mandatory troop call-up Thursday to try to bolster a stumbling war effort in Ukraine, with authorities saying thousands had volunteered even as Russian men fled the country to avoid being forced to fight. Amateur footage posted on...