BlogHide Reblurtsrt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readWealthy French could emigrate en masse – BloombergThe left-wing alliance that took the most seats in the recent parliamentary elections has promised to raise taxes on the rich. Many of France’s most wealthy residents may consider leaving the country over concern about political instability and the prospect of higher taxes in light of the recent parliamentary election, Bloomberg reported on…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readApple retakes crown as world’s most valuable companyThe tech titan’s stock has soared since it unveiled artificial intelligence features for its devices last month. US consumer electronics giant Apple on Wednesday retained the position as the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of over $3.5 trillion, according to Nasdaq data. As of 18:30 GMT, the iPhone maker’s stock…rt-international in # snake • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readSnake dies from man biteA sneaky serpent bit a sleeping Indian man, who bit it back much harder. A man in the Indian state of Bihar gave a snake a taste of its own proverbial venom by biting it to death, local media reported on Friday. According to local reports, Santosh Lohar, a worker employed on a railroad project in Rajouli, was sleeping at his base camp…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readBiden says he is proud to be a ‘black woman’The US president continues to stumble over his words while trying to salvage his reelection campaign. US President Joe Biden gave several radio interviews and delivered a brief Fourth of July speech on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to reassure voters of his mental capacity to hold office, following a disastrous debate with his Republican…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readBitcoin under pressure over defunct Mt. Gox repayments – CNBCThe bankrupt platform is expected to start distributing assets stolen from clients in a 2014 hack, according to a report. The price of Bitcoin could be affected by the upcoming repayments to thousands of victims in the 2014 heist on the now defunct Mt. Gox virtual currency exchange, experts cited by CNBC believe. Bitcoin, the world’s…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readUS warned over ‘chronic fiscal deficit’The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticized Washington for the persistent “misalignment” of its fiscal policy. US budget deficits and soaring debt present a “growing risk” to the global economy and must be urgently addressed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday. The country's national debt is piling up…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readEU accuses Telegram of hiding its reachThe bloc could probe the platform for spreading “disinformation” to Russian-speaking users, EC transparency chief Vera Jourova has said. Telegram underreports its user numbers to avoid being targeted by EU regulators, the vice-president of the bloc’s Commission for Values and Transparency, Vera Jourova, has alleged. She also accused Moscow…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readUS puts Japan on currency manipulation watch listTokyo is reportedly being scrutinized by the Treasury Department for potentially unfair foreign exchange practices. The US Treasury Department re-added Japan to its foreign exchange monitoring list on Thursday, where its name had been absent since June 2023. It joins China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany. The listing came…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readChina causing de-industrialization in EU – von der LeyenThe bloc chief intends to discuss “current imbalances” with Xi Jinping. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intends to talk to visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping about policies that she claims pose a threat of de-industrialization in the bloc. The Chinese leader arrived in France on Sunday as part of a six-day…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readTesla stock soars on China deal rumorsElon Musk has reportedly joined with Chinese internet giant Baidu to develop autonomous driving technology. Shares in Tesla have surged following reports that CEO Elon Musk has agreed to partner with Chinese tech giant Baidu for mapping and navigation features to support autonomous driving technology in the world’s biggest auto market.…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readCovid vaccine maker admits it could cause potentially fatal side effectThe UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company has said its jab could cause blood clots in rare cases. Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has for the first time admitted that its Covid-19 vaccine could cause a rare side effect that can lead to blood clots and death, according to court documents. The company is fighting a class action lawsuit alleging…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readRussia freezes assets of largest US bankA court ruling supported the lawsuit filed by state bank VTB, which seeks to recover funds blocked under Western sanctions. A St. Petersburg court ordered the freezing of funds owned by US banking giant JPMorgan Chase in Russia on Wednesday. The ruling was made in favor of the country’s second-largest lender, VTB, which had filed a lawsuit…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMilei’s reforms have made Argentine peso world’s top performing currency – BloombergThe anarcho-capitalist president had wanted to scrap the national coin for US dollars. Argentinian President Javier Milei’s controversial “shock therapy” has bolstered the country’s currency in a key foreign-exchange market, performing at levels unmatched across the globe, according to Bloomberg. The “parallel peso” trading on the…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readEU state ready to help Ukraine hunt down military-aged menMany Poles are “outraged to see young Ukrainian men in cafes,” the defense chief has claimed. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has said Warsaw is willing to “help” Kiev repatriate men of fighting age, an unspecified portion of some 950,000 Ukrainians granted temporary sanctuary in Poland. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readSoros denounced over media acquisition plansBillionaire financier has bought $400 million of debt owed by radio platform Audacy, which was going through a bankruptcy process. A US Congressman is accusing billionaire George Soros of trying to fast-track his acquisition of American radio giant Audacy through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to Fox News. Soros has…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readUS sets clock ticking for TikTokPresident Biden has signed a bill forcing the platform’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest ownership or face a ban. US President Joe Biden has signed a new law that could potentially lead to TikTok being banned in the country. The legislation is part of a bill that includes over $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel and…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min read‘No consensus’ in West on seizing Russian assets – WaPoThe EU is worried that the move would breach international law and trigger a backlash, the outlet reports. EU officials are reluctant to bow to US pressure and transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, fearing that Moscow’s retaliation would be aimed primarily at the bloc rather than America, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. As…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 3 min readGoogle fires anti-Israel employeesThe employees were dismissed after staging sit-ins at the company’s offices. Google has fired 28 workers who protested against the company’s ties with the Israeli government amid the war in Gaza. The US tech giant claimed that defiant employees were disrupting the normal work process. “Physically impeding other employees’ work and…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readIndia ‘concerned’ over deaths of its students in USOver a dozen young people from India have died in the US since the start of the year. The deaths of Indian students in the US, a popular destination for studies abroad, is a “big concern” for New Delhi, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said following a spate of such incidents. The diplomat noted that the cases do not appear to be…rt-international in # news • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readTesla to axe more than 10% of global workforce – mediaThe layoffs are reportedly expected to impact at least 14,000 employees. Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its salaried workforce, according to an internal company-wide email sent to employees by CEO Elon Musk and seen by media outlets. Reuters on Monday cited an email sent to at least three US employees notifying them that their…
