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French, German, Polish leaders to visit Moldova in show of force in face of Russia
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» CHISINAU — The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are due in Moldova on Wednesday in a show of support, a day before campaigning starts for next month's tense parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference in the pro-European Union (EU) nation bordering Ukraine.
Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."
Trump hosting White House crypto summit
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is preparing to host top cryptocurrency players at the White House on Friday, a political boost for an industry that has struggled to gain legitimacy — and where the Republican president faces conflict of interest concerns.
‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount SE Asia scam centre horrors
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» NAIROBI - Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.
Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
AFP, Published on 28/12/2024
» BELGRADE - Montenegro said Friday it will extradite to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul for the multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy of his company, Terraform Labs.
Visions of Bankman-Fried clash in US trial closing arguments
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Prosecutors and defense lawyers set out their competing visions of cryptocurrency's former golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried in the closing arguments of his blockbuster trial on Wednesday.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business overseas.
Tear gas at Kenya protest over tax hike plans
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters, AFP journalists said, during a march in Nairobi on Tuesday against a new finance bill that critics say will pile more economic hardship on ordinary people.
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.
Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» LONDON: The global cryptocurrency industry has been slammed by setbacks, scandals and high-profile failures in recent months, sparking a regulatory rush to protect consumers from fraud and scams.