Russian skater Valieva loses neutral status
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who returned to action this year after a long doping ban, has been barred from international competition after losing her status as a neutral athlete, the International Skating Union (ISU) said Thursday.
Read moreOil prices extend gains as markets await ECB rate outlook
Oil prices rose further Thursday on resurgent Middle East hostilities, fanning concerns about high inflation that is widely expected to push the European Central Bank to raise interest rates this afternoon.
Read more'Metal Gear' creator moves to Xbox after Playstation cancellation
Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday he had partnered with Microsoft's Xbox for his next project after its development for the PlayStation console was cancelled by Sony.
Read moreMessi to buy second Spanish lower league club
Argentina icon Lionel Messi has agreed to take over Spanish club Eldense, the second division side confirmed on Thursday.
Read moreIndonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week
Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said Thursday, bringing the total to 15 in a month.
Read morePochettino calls for Chelsea to lose 2016-17 Premier League title
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honour awarded to the side he led to the runners-up spot.
Read moreZamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund
Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited is the company’s first live proof point for regulated fund tokenization on ZIGChain focused on GCC private credit.
Read moreAlessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges
Tech entrepreneur and angel investor Alessio Vinassa today announced the expansion of his investment framework focusing on the convergence of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, applying strategic risk-mitigation model lessons derived from managing high-pressure financial turnarounds to emerging enterprise technologies. Before he began investing across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, Web3 and innovative finance, he faced a financial collapse that changed how he understood risk.
Read moreSri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.
Read moreStocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears
Asian stocks fell Thursday and Brent oil held gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.
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