A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The court sentenced all of the defendants to life in prison. The October 2022 attack on the bridge […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a succesful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 p.m. (9:27 a.m. GMT) from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-28 into orbit. The spacecraft carried […]
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Guinea-Bissau late Wednesday claimed victory in a closely contested presidental vote this week and accused the West African nation’s leader of staging a coup to avoid defeat. Wednesday’s military takeover and the reported arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was “fabricated” to disrupt election results expected […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials (about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market) per liter, officials said, in a shift that adds a third pricing level to the country’s long-running subsidy system. Under […]
Thai authorities have ordered World, the digital identity project backed by Sam Altman, to stop operating in the country and erase all user identification data collected from residents. According to a statement released on Monday by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), the order was issued by Thailand’s Economic and Social Development Board. […]
Crypto asset manager Bitwise launched its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund on Wednesday, listing the product on the New York Stock Exchange under branding that features the familiar cartoon dog. In a statement on the launch, Hunter Horsley, Bitwise’s chief executive, said Dogecoin holds an unusual place in the market. “DOGE started as a joke and then […]
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Grayscale’s plan to launch the first US Zcash ETF could bring one of crypto’s most privacy-driven assets into Wall Street’s main spotlight. The firm filed a Form S-3 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, November 26, asking to convert the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund. (Source: SEC.gov) If approved, the […]