Day: January 5, 2023
Republican Jim Pillen sworn in as 41st governor of Nebraska
Jim Pillen has been sworn in as Nebraska’s 41st governor, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state’s top executive offices.
Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260 workforce in 2022, and is considering filing for bankruptcy (Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260 workforce in 2022, and is considering filing for bankruptcy — Firm suffered steep losses from loans it supplied to Al…
Saudi Arabia jails two Wikipedia staff in ‘bid to control content’
Administrators jailed for 32 years, and eight years, as activists warn of ploy to infiltrate website Saudi Arabia has infiltrated Wikipedia and jailed two administrators in a bid to control content on the website, weeks after a former Twitter worker wa…
Will China-ASEAN Relations Take a Turn for the Better Post-Pandemic?
As China reopens its borders, it can finally resume normal exchanges with Southeast Asian countries. But there are several potential pitfalls to watch out for.
Modi Takes Steps To Allow Yale, Oxford To Open India Campuses
India has taken a step toward allowing leading foreign universities such as Yale, Oxford and Stanford to set up campuses and award degrees as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation’s higher education. From a report: Regulator the University Gran…
Türkiye, not Turkey: US diplomats agree to spelling change
State department says it will stop writing the word Turkey and use preferred spelling of Türkiye in public communicationsThe US state department has said it will largely stop writing the word Turkey and instead call the country Türkiye, agreeing to a r…
Mexico arrests son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ ahead of Biden visit
Ovidio Guzman is an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman.