The cryptocurrency market has extended losses on Tuesday following the news that South Korea is planning to introduce taxation on digital money trading. A total of 96 out of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are down 10 to 20 percent, with market leader bitcoin over 12 percent in the red, according …...
It’s that time of year again when the elite gather at Davos by day to tackle the many problems plaguing the planet. And then by night it’s back to hitting the slopes, sipping champagne and networking again. Since its first gathering in 1971, the scenic Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland …
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Senate approves govt funding until Feb 8 Published time: 22 Jan, 2018 21:29 Edited time: 22 Jan, 2018 21:33 The US Senate has voted to pass temporary federal funding to overcome the government shutdown. The bill now moves to the US House of Representatives. The spending deal came together after...
The UK’s first cyborg shop assistant was fired after a week due to “incompetence,” suggesting the much-feared AI takeover may still be some way off. Fabio, the Pepper robot, produced by Japanese company Softbank, was hired as a retail assistant at a Margiotta supermarket in Edinburgh, Scotland...
Saudi Arabia may collect more than the originally planned $100 billion from the detainees in the world’s most luxurious prison – the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh – Bloomberg reports, quoting its sources. The so-called anti-corruption campaign is expected to conclude by the end of the month, according...
3 injured in Manhattan shooting near Empire State Building Published time: 21 Jan, 2018 22:43 Edited time: 21 Jan, 2018 22:44 Three people have been injured in midtown Manhattan following a shooting, police say. None of the injuries are life-threatening.
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An art exhibition showing the Virgin Mary cradling a Nigerian refugee in her arms opened in a Milan gallery on Thursday. The exhibition is a reimagining of renaissance master Michelangelo’s sculpture ‘ La Pietà’. In the original work, completed by Michelangelo at the end of the 15th Century, the...
North and South Korea have agreed to form a unified women's hockey team for the upcoming Winter Olympics, and will march under a unified flag at the opening ceremony, according to a joint statement.
North Korea is due to send a delegation which will consist of around 550 members including 230...
Passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport were exposed to the measles, according to state health officials, who confirmed an international traveler arrived in the US with the highly contagious disease. On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a measles...
‘Yup, we’re running’: Whistleblower Chelsea Manning confirms bid for Maryland Senate seat Published time: 14 Jan, 2018 15:14 Chelsea Manning, one of the most well-known US whistleblowers – jailed for leaking military documents on abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan – confirmed her bid for the US...
The terrorist threat in Denmark remains “serious,” with some jihadists who left Europe to join Islamic State now returning and possibly planning attacks at home, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said in a report. Military action against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in...
Anti-racism protesters stormed multiple H&M stores across South Africa Saturday, in response to an advertisement for the company’s children’s clothing they view as racist. The protests were staged by members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) who trashed the H&M stores in Menlyn Park...
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