A total of $2.2bn (£1.76bn) in cryptocurrencies has been stolen this year, with North Korean hackers accounting for more than half that figure, according to a new study. Research firm…
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USA: Starbucks baristas to strike in US- union
A union representing more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas in the US says its members will hold a five-day strike starting Friday morning, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.…
USA: Musk joins Bezos and Trump dinner at Mar-a-Lago
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort. He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on…
USA: Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal
A US government shutdown could be two days away after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a cross-party funding bill.Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and…
Bangladesh: UK Minister named in corruption probe
A Labour minister has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn (Tk 590 billion) from infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, who as the…
UK: Inflation rate hits highest level for eight months
The UK inflation rate has gone up for the second month in a row, with prices rising at their fastest pace since March.Inflation hit 2.6% in the year to November,…
USA: Stocks slide as US central bank signals slower pace of rate cuts
US share prices slumped after the central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row but its economic projections signalled a slower pace of cuts next year.…
UK: Storm-hit Holyhead Port closed until at least 15 January
One of Britain’s busiest ports will remain closed until 15 January at the earliest after it was damaged by Storm Darragh, it has been announced. Holyhead on Anglesey was originally due…
USA: Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is…
Belgium: EU investigates TikTok over alleged Russian meddling in Romanian election
The European Union’s executive has opened a formal investigation into TikTok because of “serious indications” of foreign interference in the recent Romanian presidential election using the video-sharing platform. The second-round…