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Thu, November 30, 2023 | 01:29

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 bil., CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 bil., CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering

The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly $4 billion settlement Tuesday as its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to a felony related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the platform.

World | 2023-11-22 08:27

Hamas says Gaza truce deal 'close,' raising hopes for hostages

Hamas says Gaza truce deal 'close,' raising hopes for hostages

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday a truce agreement with Israel was in sight, raising hopes that dozens of people taken hostage in the Oct. 7 attacks could be released.

World | 2023-11-21 18:18

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands

Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, and where despite the fighting health officials managed to evacuate some of the wounded.

World | 2023-11-21 16:41

China still awaiting inbound travel surge, but flight resumption should help oil the wheels

China still awaiting inbound travel surge, but flight resumption should help oil the wheels

Although travel flows into China for the third quarter were just 45 percent of the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, retailers should see more tourism revenue by next year as flights increase, Beijing-based investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC) said on Monday.

2023-11-21 14:46

Nasdaq leads Wall Street gains as Microsoft hits record

Nasdaq leads Wall Street gains as Microsoft hits record

Wall Street's three major stock averages closed higher on Monday with Nasdaq's 1 percent rally leading the charge as heavyweight Microsoft hit a record high after it hired prominent artificial intelligence executives.

World | 2023-11-21 10:10

Microsoft hires Sam Altman; OpenAI's new CEO vows to investigate his firing

Microsoft hires Sam Altman; OpenAI's new CEO vows to investigate his firing

Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the newly installed CEO of the ChatGPT maker to paper over tensions by vowing to investigate Altman’s firing.

World | 2023-11-21 10:01

Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly hospital strike

Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly hospital strike

Twenty-eight premature babies were evacuated from war-devastated Gaza to Egypt on Monday as the Hamas-run health ministry accused Israel of a deadly strike on the territory's Indonesian Hospital.

World | 2023-11-21 09:48

US renews concerns over NK-Russia military cooperation

US renews concerns over NK-Russia military cooperation

The U.S. Department of State reiterated its concerns Monday over military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, as Pyongyang is gearing up for a space rocket launch to put a military spy satellite into orbit.

World | 2023-11-21 08:45

S. Korea issues navigation warning amid planned NK rocket launch

Microsoft to hire OpenAI's Sam Altman: CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft to hire OpenAI's Sam Altman: CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday announced the hiring of OpenAI's Sam Altman and other members of his team, days after the co-founder of the venture behind ChatGPT was fired.

World | 2023-11-20 21:35

29 premature babies evacuated from Gaza arrive in Egypt: media

29 premature babies evacuated from Gaza arrive in Egypt: media

Twenty-nine premature babies arrived in Egypt on Monday, Egyptian media said, after they were evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital which has become a focal point of Israel's war with Hamas.

World | 2023-11-20 21:12

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