TIMELINE | Rise and fall of crypto exchange FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was arrested on Monday in The Bahamas after being criminally charged by U.S. prosecutors.
FTX filed...
BTS star Jin to report for South Korea army duty amid tight security, cheering...
SEOUL - South Korea's military gets a new recruit on Tuesday: Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, begins his 18-month mandatory national...
Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages
KYIV — The United States is prioritizing efforts to boost Ukraine’s air defenses, President Joseph R. Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped up efforts to secure international assistance over the Russian invasion that is dragging into a 10th month.
Investors eye golden visas as Portugal considers program’s end
LISBON — Investments through Portugal’s “golden visa,” which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50% last month, data showed on Sunday, as the government considers whether to scrap the controversial scheme.
Canada prepares to expand assisted death amid debate
TORONTO — Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns vulnerable people have easier access to death than to a life without suffering.
China’s rules for ‘deepfakes’ to take effect from Jan. 10
SHANGHAI — China’s new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from Jan. 10, its cyberspace regulator said,...
US inflation will be much lower by end of 2023 — Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday forecast a substantial reduction in US inflation in 2023, barring an unexpected shock.
“I believe by the end...
Waning trust: China shadow banks pivot away from property to survive
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — For more than a decade, Chinese developers’ debt-fueled construction boom enriched the country’s shadow banks, who were eager to capitalize on...
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth, capping Artemis I flight around moon
NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon,...
Air India nears historic order for up to 500 jets — sources
PARIS/NEW DELHI — Air India is close to placing landmark orders for as many as 500 jetliners worth tens of billions of dollars from...
Russia drones smash power network in Ukraine’s Odesa
KYIV — All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday.
Ukraine attacks occupied Melitopol; Russian side says two killed, 10 injured
KYIV — Ukraine attacked occupied Melitopol in the country’s southeast on Saturday evening, the Russian-installed and exiled Ukrainian authorities of the strategically located city said.
















