Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Names Right-wing Podcaster As FBI Deputy Director
US President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a break with tradition that puts yet another loyalist in a key law enforcement position. Bongino, a former New York police officer and US Secret Service agent, currently hosts a popular right-wing podcast…
Read MoreOver 7,000 Killed In Eastern DR Congo Since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed “more than 7,000 compatriots”, many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday. The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC — including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu — in the face of limited…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: How Blockchain Can Transform American Tech Under Trump With Alchemy Co-Founder
KEY POINTS Regulatory certainty along with practical scalability is ‘what American tech companies have been waiting for’: Alchemy Co-Founder Nikil Viswanathan Coordination between Congress and the Trump White House showcases ‘there is a serious commitment to getting this right’ Investments may finally return to the crypto space as more regulatory clarity is provided under the…
Read MoreCorporate America Is Not Raring to Return to Russia if Trump Lifts Sanctions
The Trump administration is sending a startling message to corporate America: After three years as an international pariah, Russia could once again be open for business. President Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept a deal to end the war. And Marco Rubio, his secretary of state, told a delegation from Moscow in Riyadh last week…
Read MoreBybit Hack: How The $1.4B Exploit Happened, Funds Recovered, And Who’s Responsible
KEY POINTS Bybit’s CEO said the hackers breached multisig cold wallet and moved all the $ETH Ethereum was the hardest-hit crypto asset in the exploit as per Nansen data Bybit has launched a recovery campaign in hopes of getting back the stolen funds Tether has frozen 181,000 $USDT linked to the Bybit exploit ZachXBT provided…
Read MoreCritically-ill Pope Had A Good Night, Vatican Says
Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was “resting” Monday, the Vatican said amidst global concern over the pontiff’s health. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church was admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome on February 14 with breathing difficulties and his condition has since…
Read MorePaedophile French Surgeon On Trial For Abusing Almost 300 Patients
A former surgeon is to go on trial in France on Monday charged with raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 former patients, most of them children. Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is already in jail after a court in 2020 found him guilty of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. In the latest trial,…
Read MoreMacron To Present Trump With ‘Proposals’ On Peace In Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, saying he will present “proposals for action” to counter the “Russian threat” in Europe and ensure peace in Ukraine. Macron is hoping to persuade Trump when the two leaders meet on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine…
Read MoreSEC To Dismiss Coinbase Case, Ends OpenSea Probe: What It Could Mean For Crypto
KEY POINTS Coinbase’s CEO said a dismissal is an ‘important signal about where things are going’ Coinbase’s CLO said noted that the lawsuit will be dismissed ‘with prejudice’ A prominent crypto lawyer projected ‘more dismissals to follow’ moving forward Bitwise’s research chief said the announcement is a ‘monumental moment’ for the industry Cryptocurrency exchange giant…
Read MoreChina’s Alibaba To Invest $50 Bn In AI, Cloud Computing
Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping. Investors have piled into Chinese technology stocks since the start of the year, with Alibaba — which runs some…
Read MoreDominant Ducati Unleash Deposed MotoGP Kings Marquez And Bagnaia
As the lights go out to start the MotoGP season in Thailand on Saturday, the road seems clear for one of the sport’s two deposed kings to reclaim their crown – if they do not get in each other’s way. Marc Marquez, six times champion, has joined double champion Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia in the Ducati…
Read MoreGerman Vote Winner Merz Faces Tough Talks To Build Govt
Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning “the world isn’t waiting for us”. Merz has warned against more paralysis in Berlin at a time US President Donald Trump is driving head-spinning change, the German economy is in recession, and…
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