Palestinian life in the Old City comes to a halt ahead of provocative Israeli march celebrating illegal 1967 occupation.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 11:51AM
Israel shuts down Palestinian life in Jerusalem for ‘flag march’
Palestinian PM denounces Israeli flag march as ‘absurd’
Palestinian officials say the annual Israeli parade in occupied East Jerusalem attempts to establish a false reality.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 11:46AM
Ireland’s DPC set to hit Meta with record privacy fine over US data transfers
Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 10:08AM
Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s e-HKD pilot.Publish at: May 18, 2023 at 11:00AM
G-7 Must Take Charge in Ending ‘Lawless’ Crypto Space, FATF Chief Says
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data President of the global financial crimes watchdog, T. Raja Kumar, urged G-7 leaders to “effectively” implement FATF’s crypto anti-money laundering norms ahead of their meeting this weekend.Publish at: May 18, 2023 at 10:52AM
U.S. Bitcoin Corp to Host 150K Crypto Mining Rigs
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The contracts are the latest in a series of moves indicating the mining industry is getting back on its feet.Publish at: May 18, 2023 at 10:44AM
FTX Units Sue Embed Shareholders, Seek to Retrieve $6.9M
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Alameda alleges that Bankman-Fried and other insiders paid Embed misappropriated FTX funds in late September 2022, only weeks before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy.Publish at: May 18, 2023 at 10:35AM
Britain’s Sunak announces $22bn Japanese investment in UK economy
The British leader touts the investment by Japanese companies as a 'massive vote of confidence' in the UK economy.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 11:35AM
Eskom warns South Africa to brace for longer power cuts
State power firm says it may ramp up scheduled electricity outages to avoid a national grid collapse. Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 11:33AM
Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
The 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon sells at auction for $38m – a record for handwritten text.Story Published at: May 18, 2023 at 11:30AM