BOSTON (Reuters) – The founder of a Nevada-based company was arrested on Wednesday on federal charges that he participated in a $6 million scheme to defraud people who wanted to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin that he claimed was backed by gold. FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin
Month: February 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen assailed the president’s character in a tense congressional hearing on Wednesday, calling him a “conman” who knew in advance about the release of stolen emails aimed at hurting his 2016 election Democratic rival. But Cohen, the Republican president’s onetime “fixer,” said he had no direct
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stands with local Labour candidate Chris Williamson (L) during an election campaign event in Derby, Britain May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Labour Party said on Wednesday it had suspended one of its MPs and would investigate his conduct after remarks he made over
(Reuters) – Roger Federer was made to work hard by Fernando Verdasco before beating the Spanish veteran 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 27, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit by villagers in India seeking to hold a Washington-based international financial institution responsible for environmental damage they blame on a power plant it financed. The justices, on a 7-1 vote, overturned a lower court’s ruling that the International Finance Corp, part of the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Looking for a quick way to stop North Korean missiles immediately after lift-off, the Pentagon is studying as a near-term option whether a group of F-35 fighter jets hovering around North Korean airspace could pick off freshly-launched rockets. In its current form, the idea defies physics, missile defense experts say. It calls
FILE PHOTO: 70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the installation “Carne y Arena” (virtually present, physically invisible) presented as part of virtual reality event – Cannes, France. 22/05/2017. Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) – “Birdman” and “21 Grams” director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will head the jury at the 2019 Cannes
SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) – A rocket carrying six satellites built by Airbus SE and partner OneWeb was due to blast off from French Guiana on Wednesday, the first step in a plan to give millions of people in remote and rural areas access to high-speed internet beamed down from space. FILE PHOTO: A scale model of
FILE PHOTO: Swiss telecoms company Sunrise’s logo at one of its stores in Zurich, January 14, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Sunrise Communications has entered “advanced discussions” to buy Liberty Global’s Swiss business in a deal which values the internet and digital television provider at 6.3 billion Swiss francs ($6.30 billion). Sunrise said
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian officials said on Wednesday dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out around 45 people who were feared buried by the collapse of an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi that killed at least one person. Rescue workers carry a victim during an evacuation process following
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Looking for a quick way to stop North Korean missiles immediately after lift-off, the Pentagon is studying as a near-term option whether a group of F-35 fighter jets hovering around North Korean airspace could pick off freshly-launched rockets. FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former “fixer” and longtime lawyer, will try to turn the tables on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday that promises to be a media spectacle with potentially high stakes for the Trump presidency. Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen departs after testifying behind closed doors before
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, a once-loyal “fixer” for U.S. President Donald Trump who has turned against his former boss, said on Tuesday he was keen to tell his story of Trump’s business and personal dealings in a public hearing in Congress on Wednesday. In brief comments after a full day of closed-door testimony in
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Reuters) – After last month’s deadly tailings dam disaster at a Vale SA facility in Brazil, Freeport-McMoRan Inc Chief Executive Richard Adkerson sent a memo to his 29,000 employees telling them to immediately report any safety concerns about the scores of dams his company operates. FILE PHOTO: Members of a rescue team search
(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal showed no signs of rust in his first action in a month as the top seed easily dispatched Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-3 at the Acapulco International on Tuesday.Nadal, competing for the first time since falling to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, has reached the final in all three previous
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of consumers seeking compensation for alleged mistreatment by bust British payday lender Wonga have been “left to fend for themselves”, lawmakers said. FILE PHOTO: The website of Wonga.com is seen on a computer screen in London, Britain in this picture illustration taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Illustration Wonga was Britain’s largest
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