Violence broke out at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border late on Thursday, with the clashes occurred at a poorly-demarcated part of the frontier, where the territories of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan meet, at a point where each country has multiple enclaves in the territory of its neighboring states. The trouble reportedly began when a Tajik vehicle …
Read More »Boss of major crypto exchange sued over alleged fraud
According to the complaint, in June 2019 Armstrong offered financial backing to Knowledgr, a platform used to distribute scientific papers with tokens offered as an incentive. He also promised the opportunity to list the tokens on Coinbase. All that was done so he could use confidential information for ResearchHub, a …
Read More »Fauci says he has ‘no responsibility for the current pandemic’ in testy exchange with Senator Rand Paul
During yet another heated exchange at a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Paul (R-Kentucky) argued that Fauci’s agency, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), approved funding for risky “gain of function” research at the Wuhan lab, and that the health adviser should acknowledge doing so and …
Read More »YouTube is out of order banning channels like RT in Germany, as it’s got a legal pass in exchange for promising free speech
It must be a wonderful feeling to sit among the tech giant royalty high above the little people in Mountain View, California, making arbitrary, far-reaching decisions to punish anyone who doesn’t see the world the way you do. We’re all mere playthings at their mercy. Flick a switch here, click …
Read More »Russia’s foreign exchange reserves top all-time high, up by over $17 BILLION in August
They grew by $17.1 billion, or 2.9%, since August 1. According to the regulator, the previous record was registered on August 27, when Russian international reserves amounted to $615.6 billion. These comprise highly liquid foreign assets including stocks of monetary gold, foreign currencies and Special Drawing Right (SDR) assets, which …
Read More »Russia’s foreign exchange reserves increase by $1.8 billion in one week
Forex reserves totaled $595.6 billion compared to $593.8 billion a week earlier. Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets consisting of monetary gold, foreign currencies and Special Drawing Rights, which are at the disposal of the Central Bank of Russia and the government. The latest growth is reportedly attributed …
Read More »‘I don’t want to talk about it’: Khabib Nurmagomedov in fiery exchange with reporter amid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (VIDEO)
Retired former UFC champion Nurmagomedov, who is one of the most prominent Muslim athletes in the world, refused to be drawn into a debate about the rapid fall of Afghanistan and its capital Kabul to Taliban forces in recent days after the group – who are designated as a terrorist …
Read More »China’s foreign exchange reserves soar to $3.2 TRILLION
The increase was due to the US dollar’s decline against other major currencies held in the reserves, along with rises in global asset prices, China’s central bank said in a statement on Friday. The Chinese yuan appreciated 1.2% against the dollar in April, while the greenback dropped 2.1% against a …
Read More »Russia’s foreign exchange reserves continue to rise despite sanctions & pandemic
The regulator said that the growth seen from April 16 to 23 was supported by positive revaluation as well as foreign currency purchases within the budget rule that requires extra revenues from energy exports to be used for boosting the national reserves. Russia’s foreign exchange reserves have been rising for …
Read More »Turkey’s crypto mayhem: Vebitcoin exchange faces probe, becomes 2nd platform to go down in days
“Four administrators and personnel of the company were detained on Saturday on allegations of fraud,” Mehmet Nadir Yagci, a prosecutor in the southwestern city of Mugla, said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters. The move was reported shortly after Vebitcoin, one of the top five crypto platforms in Turkey, with …
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