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'Did Not Push Hard Enough': Navalny Lawyer Speaks Of Regrets
22 January 2025 @ 8:15 am
The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.
Mauricio Funes: Journalist Turned El Salvador President
22 January 2025 @ 7:51 am
El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country.
Trump Backs Musk Or Larry Ellison For TikTok Buyout, Predicts $1 Trillion Windfall
22 January 2025 @ 7:45 am
"I have met with owners of TikTok, the big owners," Trump stated. "What I'm thinking about saying to somebody is, buy it and give half to the United States of America," Trump said. "And we'll give you the permit.'"
Lesotho's King Pitches Green Energy To Davos Elites
22 January 2025 @ 7:42 am
Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition.
Indonesia Rescuers Search For Survivors As Landslide Kills 19
22 January 2025 @ 6:51 am
Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors Wednesday after a rain-triggered landslide in Indonesia killed at least 19 people and left seven missing.
Malicious Tokens, Trump-branded dApps Surge After President's Official Memecoin Launch: Blockaid
22 January 2025 @ 6:44 am
Blockaid data revealed that there was a 209% surge in malicious tokens that used the "Trump" name after the U.S. president launched his official memecoin, $TRUMP.
'Love For Humanity': Low-crime Japan's Unpaid Parole Officers
22 January 2025 @ 6:00 am
Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer probation officers.
Swiatek Sweeps Into Melbourne Semis, Sinner Faces Home Test
22 January 2025 @ 5:57 am
Imperious Iga Swiatek swept into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested to the limit when he faces home hope Alex de Minaur.
A Memecoin Revolution: Florida ETP Firm REX Shares Files For $TRUMP, $DOGE, $BONK ETFs
22 January 2025 @ 5:39 am
A Florida ETP provider has filed for $TRUMP, $DOGE, and $BONK ETFs, seeking to be the first issuer of memecoin ETFs in the United States – the filings were submitted just a day after Gary Genser left his Chair position at the SEC.
Bitcoin Pumps As Trump Grants Full, Unconditional Pardon To Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht
22 January 2025 @ 5:27 am
Bitcoin is up nearly 5% after Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of darkweb marketplace Silk Road.