NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, sparked by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. The cryptocurrency rallied after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. … Read more
SEOUL: Civic and labour groups held candlelight or protest rallies across the nation on Wednesday (Dec 4) to demand the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his controversial martial law declaration, reported Yonhap news agency. The Korean Federation of Trade Unions, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and other civic groups organised a massive candlelight … Read more
Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally took the digital asset past $89,000 and lifted the overall value of the crypto market above its pandemic-era peak as traders bet on a boom under President-elect Donald Trump. The largest token has jumped about 32% since the US election on Nov. 5 and hit an all-time high of $89,599 early on … Read more
Bitcoin surpassed $67,000 for the first time since July as a rally in US stocks helped to renew optimism for riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies. “Sentiment jumped sharply to ‘greed,”’ analysts at FxPro wrote in a note Tuesday. The largest cryptocurrency gained as much as 2.45% to $67,520 as of 9:58 a.m. in New York. … Read more
Former President Donald Trump returned Saturday to campaign under heavy security at the Pennsylvania site where he was wounded by a would-be assassin — and called the field a “monument to the valor of our first responders.” Trump praised the Secret Service agents who “were on top of me so fast,” and the counter-sniper who … Read more
Pune: A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category. The rally, organised on Sunday by the Maratha Kranti Morcha, aimed to mobilise local community members in support of this long-standing reservation demand. Manoj … Read more
Céline Dion and her management team said Saturday that they do not endorse an “unauthorized” use of one of her most popular songs by former U.S. president Donald Trump at a campaign rally. “Today, Céline Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, … Read more
By Michael Sisak, Maryclaire Dale and Joseph Frederick | Associated Press FREEPORT, Pa. — Thousands of mourners filed into a Pennsylvania banquet hall Thursday to remember the former fire chief who was fatally shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, who sent a note of condolence hailing him as a hero. The … Read more
There was a palpable sense of unease in Milwaukee on Sunday, on the eve of the Republican National Convention. The event was already sure to be a chaotic chapter in our ugly national political drama. But the drama suddenly got even grimmer this week, when Donald Trump, who will eventually accept the GOP nomination here, … Read more
American history is repeating itself in a most macabre way. If everything unfolds as expected, Donald Trump will deliver a triumphant speech in Milwaukee next Thursday night to accept the Republican presidential nomination. Adrenaline will be coursing through that crowd for another reason: His admirers will celebrate his very survival from an apparent campaign-stop assassination attempt. Literally one … Read more
