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Revolut CEO to sell part of stake in $500 million share sale

Cyprus Mail 

British fintech company Revolut’s CEO Nikolay Storonsky will cash in part of his multibillion dollar stake in the company as part of a $500 million share sale, according to a report from Sky News. The Financial Times reported last month that the digital finance app is working with bankers on the share sale, including shares […]

Trump predicts Biden will stay in the race: 'Nobody wants to give that up that way'

TheHill.com 

Former President Trump on Monday said it appeared to him that President Biden will remain in the race despite calls from some elected Democrats for him to step aside following a disastrous performance in last month's debate. "It looks to me like he very well may stay in. He’s got an ego, and he doesn’t...

Fear of heights can't deter diver Rousseau from Olympic family quest

France24.com (en) 

The 23-year-old stunned the global diving community last year by denying dominant China a clean sweep at the world championships in Fukuoka by winning the 10m platform. It was an eye-opening achievement given China's traditional dominance, earning him the 2023 Diver of the Year award from World Aquatics. He now has his sights set on upsetting the odds again in Paris. Should he top the podium, Rousseau will match the Olympic feat of his grandfather Michel who won a sprint cycling gold medal for France in 1956. Читать дальше...

FG plans reforms as telecoms sector attracts $191m FDI

The Punch 

The Federal Government has announced plans to implement reforms in the telecoms sector, following a historic investment of $191m in Foreign Direct Investment in the first quarter of 2024. This investment surpassed the total FDI for the entire year 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics data on capital importation released last week. The

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Trump and Biden Play Phone-a-Friend in Cable News Battle of the Landlines

Variety 

Whoever is living in the White House after January 20, 2025 will likely be calling up their favorite ideologically-allied cable-news hosts on the Oval Office landline. Monday’s cable news lineup made clear that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, both off their prime as campaigners, are eager to use the Phone-a-Friend advantage.  Monday’s cable news […]

Sanders says the media has made politics 'into a beauty contest'

TheHill.com 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday called on President Biden to focus more on policy while making his case to voters and blamed the media for turning politics "into a beauty contest." CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed Sanders on Biden's age and ability to carry out his role as president on Monday's episode of "The Source."...

Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers

France24.com (en) 

The Australian Signals Directorate singled out the APT40 hacking group in a detailed, technical advisory note that unpicked its evolving tradecraft. "APT40 has repeatedly targeted Australian networks as well as government and private sector networks in the region, and the threat they pose to our networks is ongoing," the note read. The Australian Signals Directorate said APT40 -- meaning Advanced Persistent Threat -- conducted "malicious cyber operations" for an arm of China's Ministry of State Security based in Hainan Province. Читать дальше...

Yousofi to represent 'stolen dreams' of Afghan women at Olympics

France24.com (en) 

The 100m sprinter was Afghanistan's flag-bearer at the Tokyo Games three years ago, but fled her home country to neighbouring Iran to escape persecution when the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. She was one of five athletes and administrators, plus families, with ties to the Olympic movement who received safe passage into Australia a year later. "It's an honour to represent the girls of my homeland once again. Girls and women who have been deprived of basic rights, including education... Читать дальше...