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Iran says U.S. naval blockade closed Strait of Hormuz
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz resulted from what he called aggression by the United…
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NYSE merges matching engine with blockchain
NYSE is building a blockchain-based trading and settlement platform that pairs its existing Pillar matching engine with blockchain systems for…
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UK warns public to view eclipse with colander
The UK government and health agencies have issued safety guidance ahead of a partial solar eclipse visible across the country on 12 August, when the…
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Colombia recognizes Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
Colombia's new government formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, saying control of the plateau is essential to Israel's…
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US caps international student visas, prompting uncertainty for students
The US government replaced the 'duration of status' system with fixed admission periods that generally cap F and J visa stays at four years and…
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Moon will block sun along path across Arctic and Europe
A total solar eclipse is due on Wednesday, August 12, during which the moon will completely block the sun along a path that crosses the Arctic Ocean…
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Companies pursue space debris removal
Thousands of satellites and spent rocket stages are crowding low-Earth orbit, and a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage recently crashed into the moon…
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US Treasury sanctions Shelbit and Aban Tether over Iran-linked crypto
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated digital asset exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether and operator Siavash Kayvanpour for…
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IMF official warns local stablecoins may boost digital dollar use
IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz said domestic-currency stablecoins intended to reduce reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make…
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US sanctions digital asset exchanges and network aiding Iran
The US imposed sanctions on six entities and one individual it says operated a multinational digital asset network that moved millions to Iran and…
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Russia uses A7 payment network to bypass western sanctions
A state-backed payment network called A7 is reported to move more than $100 billion a year in foreign trade payments and to help Russia evade western…
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Tinubu student loan scheme disburses N303 billion, aids 850,000
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said it has processed over one million loan applications and disbursed N303 billion to about 850,000…
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US sanctions crypto exchanges linked to Iran
The United States expanded sanctions on Iran by blacklisting two cryptocurrency exchanges and penalizing several networks tied to the country's…
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Russia attacks cargo ship carrying Ukrainian wheat
Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Oblast military administration, reported that Russian forces attacked a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship carrying…
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JPMorgan says tech trade may lean on retail investors
JPMorgan's preliminary assessment of technology, media and telecommunications equity sector hedge funds indicates the technology trade may become…
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Canadian man pleads guilty in international data breach
Connor Moucka pleaded guilty in a U.S. case after authorities said he and co-conspirators used stolen login details to compromise cloud-hosted data…
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US offers over $100M for arrests in CJNG
The US State Department announced reward offers totaling up to $102 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of eight leaders and…
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Study finds bacteria and archaea evolved metabolism independently
Researchers analyzed protein structures of core metabolic enzymes across bacterial and archaeal genomes and used an algorithm to order enzyme…
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Government unveils industry-led subjects for senior secondary students
The government will introduce a set of industry-led and ministry-developed subjects for Year 12 and 13 students from 2029, part of a new…
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Iran and Oman agree coordinates for Hormuz shipping route
Iran and Oman have agreed the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil…
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Inouye telescope reveals Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices on the sun
The Inouye solar telescope on Haleakalā captured the highest spatial resolution images yet of a magnetically active region near a sun spot, revealing…
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Laser Digital invests in ZIGChain
Laser Digital, the digital assets arm of Nomura Group, has made a strategic investment in UAE layer1 blockchain ZIGChain, with the amount reported as…
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Chicago board passes budget relying on $150 million from state
Chicago Public Schools board last week approved a revised budget that closes a $732 million deficit while avoiding nearly 1,600 proposed layoffs…
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Court convicts members of Last Defense Wave
A Hamburg court convicted and sentenced seven members and one supporter of the right-wing extremist group Last Defense Wave on charges including…
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