The US has imposed sanctions on several companies based in Hong Kong and the UAE for involvement in the trade of gold produced by a sanctioned Russian miner.
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Emirates Slapped With $1.8 Million Fine for Flights in Off-Limits Regions, Including Iraq
Emirates has been fined $1.8 million by the US for conducting flights over restricted regions, while JetBlue Airways was permitted to sell seats on these flights under a code-sharing agreement, sparking scrutiny and regulatory review.
US Returns Additional $156 Million to Malaysia From Stolen 1MDB State Fund
The United States (US) has returned $156 million to Malaysia, which was recovered from assets seized in investigations into a global corruption scheme involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund.
G7 Agrees to Give Ukraine $50 Billion Loan Amid War vs. Russia
The leaders of the Group of Seven, the world’s wealthiest nations, have agreed to create a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight to survive Russia’s onslaught, with interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets used as collateral.
OpenAI Hires Ex-NSA Chief Paul M. Nakasone to its Board
Former National Security Agency (NSA) director and retired US Army general Paul M. Nakasone has been named as the new board member of OpenAI.
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According to a March Pew Research study of 10,000 American adults, TikTok was least likely to influence news stories through algorithmic recommendations or content moderation than Facebook, Instagram, and X.
Two Texas men were sentenced to 45 months in prison for trying to sell Iranian oil to a refinery in China in violation of US sanctions.
The US has sanctioned a Guyanese mining mogul over accusations of tax fraud and bribery. The United States (US) has sanctioned Guyanese mining mogul Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin over accusations of tax fraud and bribery, the Treasury Department announced on Tuesday.
The main shipping channel into and out of the Port of Baltimore has reopened to its original depth after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, causing its collapse and blocking most of the traffic into and out of the harbor, as well as the deaths of six Latino immigrants working on the bridge.
The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee endorsed Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, for approval to further slow the aggression of the specific type of dementia in patients despite criticisms regarding test patient deaths during clinical trials.
Independent grocer platform Storewise CEO Christopher Grec said that consumers have to know how to use their senses to indicate if food could still be consumed despite the expiry dates in the label.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are quietly selling their $60.8 million home after rumors of their divorce spread in Hollywood.
A freighter navigating Lake Superior collided with an underwater object, prompting emergency response efforts by the US Coast Guard.
A US District Court judge ruled that online review platform Yelp could pursue a lawsuit against ReviewVio for its alleged fraudulent advertising of its ability to remove “bad” reviews from the Yelp website.
