Pacific island, Vanuatu, jolted by 7.1 magnitude earthquake

Representational image from AFP.  Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation, was shaken by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake, causing concern among residents.  The tremor, striking offshore near Isangel, triggered a brief tsunami warning, leading to a short night for many locals who stayed up in precaution. The quake, occurring at a depth of 48 kilometers, didn’t […]

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HK game firm to buy $100M crypto for treasury, China/UAE CBDC deal: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Hong Kong gaming firm to invest $100M in crypto Boyaa Interactive International, a publicly-traded Hong Kong holding company specializing in online card and board games, wants to secure the approval of its shareholders to invest $100 million in crypto. According to

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California coffee shop apologizes after video of anti-Israel staffers blocking Jewish woman from restroom

A coffee shop in California has issued an apology after a video circulating on social media showing staffers blocking a Jewish woman from a restroom while making anti-Israel comments.  The video recorded by the Jewish woman shows employees at Farley’s Coffee standing in front of the door to the bathroom and asking her to leave

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Prince Harry awaits judge’s decision on his legal action against Home Office

Prince Harry reveals why her wife Meghan Markle and their two children avoid visiting the UK  Prince Harry, who was not present in court, is said to be awaiting a judge’s ruling on his legal action against the UK’s Home Office after a two-and-half-day hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice concluded on Thursday. Harry’s witness

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Beijing denounces Biden administration’s battery proposal

China said on Thursday that Biden administration plans to limit Chinese content in batteries eligible for generous electric vehicle tax credits from next year violate international trade norms and will disrupt global supply chains. The plans will make investors in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) supply chain ineligible for tax credits should they use more

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Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. launches self-custody Bitcoin wallet

Financial payment processor Block, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has launched its self-custody Bitcoin (BTC) wallet. Dubbed “Bitkey,” developers said during the Dec. 7 announcement that the wallet, available as a mobile app or hardware storage, will be accessible in over 95 countries. Bitkey will feature a two-of-three multi-signature wallet consisting of a mobile key, a

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Venezuela renews push to annex large chunk of neighboring Guyana

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro renewed his country’s ambitions of annexing nearly three-quarters of neighboring, oil-rich Guyana, presenting a map on television that showed Guyana’s Esequibo region as under the jurisdiction of Caracas. To a cheering crowd of supporters, Maduro said he would create a Venezuelan

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