Roughly a day after it fell prey to the largest heist in crypto history by the volume of assets stolen, Poly Network announced that the alleged perpetrator, or perpetrators, of the hack returned some $260 million in bitcoin, ethereum and polygon tokens flushed out in the attack. About $353 million …
Read More »As thousands of inmates sent home over pandemic could be told to return to prison, activists urge Biden to #KeepThemHome
A report this week from The New York Times about prisoners potentially being taken back into custody has had criminal justice reform activists up in arms, including groups such as the NAACP and ACLU. On Saturday, activists vented their frustrations on social media, led by figures such as lawyer Emily …
Read More »Anxiety & depression in children are on the rise. What can we do to help them if Covid restrictions return?
With the Covid Delta variant spreading across the globe, the concept of ‘pandemic fatigue’ is back in the headlines. One by one, countries are bringing back restrictions that everybody hoped were lifted forever. According to the World Health Organization, pandemic fatigue is “an expected and natural response to a prolonged …
Read More »I wanted the burka banned, but outlawing hijabs at work is a return to the bad old days
The European Union’s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has ruled that employers have the right to sack Muslim women if they wear the hijab when face to face with customers or if the wearing of the religious clothing is likely to cause a workplace conflict. The case …
Read More »Cyberattacks show the risks of digital currencies and centralised control – we need a return to community banking
The Miami, Florida-based IT company Kaseya found at the beginning of July that its IT management software Virtual System Administrator (VSA) had been hijacked by hackers with ransomware, asking for US$70 million to release its grip. Kaseya serviced around 1,500 customers across the globe, according to Reuters, and, when faced …
Read More »India’s oil demand expected to return to normal by end of year
Following months of increasing coronavirus infections across the country and heightened restrictions meaning a lower-oil demand, India can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. According to new predictions, India’s oil demand could reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021. India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Bloomberg …
Read More »Return of the Donald? Verified Trump account appears on Rumble video platform
An account named ‘Donald J. Trump’ appeared on Rumble on Saturday bearing the site’s green and white verification checkmark. The only video posted by the account is a livestream of Trump’s campaign-style rally in Wellington, Ohio, due to kick off later on Saturday evening. A screenshot of Donald Trump’s Rumble …
Read More »‘Would plunge into greater disappointment’: Kim Yo-jong warns US not to get hopes up for return to dialogue with North Korea
Last week, after Kim Jong-un said North Korea must be prepared for “dialogue and confrontation,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the comments an “interesting signal” and added that the Biden administration “will wait to see whether they are followed up with any kind of more direct communication …
Read More »Biden administration’s ambassador to Russia will return to Moscow this week, US State Department says
State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters of the timeline for Sullivan’s return to Moscow at a press briefing on Monday. President Joe Biden’s administration also welcomed the return of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, Price said. Antonov arrived back in Washington on Sunday, saying he’s optimistically expecting cooperation with US …
Read More »US ambassador announces he’ll return to Russia ‘soon’ following Biden-Putin summit
A “stable and predictable relationship with Russia” is on the diplomat’s agenda upon his return, Sullivan announced, as quoted by a spokesperson of the US Embassy in Moscow. The decision has been made following the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland this …
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