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Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it
Bitcoin has proven to be one of the best-performing assets in modern history. The value of the cryptocurrency has increased…
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Israel kills 21 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours
At least 21 Palestinians have been killed and 61 others injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24…
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US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight government shutdown, defying President-elect Donald Trump’s demand…
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House Democrat says Republicans protecting Elon Musk’s Chinese investments
The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on Friday that Republicans in Congress were protecting Elon Musk’s…
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China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China’s…
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UK to supply $286 million in military equipment to Kyiv
Britain on Thursday unveiled a package of $286 million (£225 million) in new military aid to Ukraine for next year, including drones,…
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US alarmed Russia close to accepting nuclear-armed North Korea
The United States voiced alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Russia was close to accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea, as Moscow…
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US imposes more sanctions over Pakistan’s missile program
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense…
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The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’
“We were five miles (8km) out from here, 2,000 feet (609 metres) underground.” David Cradduck, 77, used to be one…
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Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone attack on soldiers in Jordan
An Iranian-American citizen and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested and charged by United States authorities with allegedly exporting sensitive…
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