Tahitians worry about hosting Olympic surfing in ‘Land of God’
“We hear a lot about the infrastructure and heritage that will be left by the Olympic Games, but we already have an ancestral heritage.”
Day: February 21, 2024
How livestreaming talent agencies in China recruit influencers, often signing them to multiyear contracts that cost tens of thousands of dollars to breach (Viola Zhou/Rest of World)
Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
How livestreaming talent agencies in China recruit influencers, often signing them to multiyear contracts that cost tens of thousands of dollars to breach — Chinese livestream agencies promise influencers…
UK High Court hears arguments in Assange’s US extradition case without him present due to health reasons – Fox News
UK High Court hears arguments in Assange’s US extradition case without him present due to health reasons Fox NewsAssange Extradition Case Returns to UK Court The New York TimesJulian Assange live news: WikiLeaks founder’s bid to a…
UK High Court hears arguments in Assange’s US extradition case without him present due to health reasons – Fox News
UK High Court hears arguments in Assange’s US extradition case without him present due to health reasons Fox NewsLawyers for the US to tell a British court why WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange should face spying charges ABC NewsJulian As…
Formosa Plastics Marine sells mini-capesize bulker as it shrinks owned fleet
The company has sold one of its two remaining mini-capesize bulkers for $17m
In Gaza City, death and famine take hold amid Israel’s war
The Israeli blockade, allied to the incessant bombing, has created a world where hunger and infection have free rein.
DefiLlama: the total value of tokens sent to the Bitcoin DeFi market surpassed $1B; CryptoSlam: daily NFT sales volume on Bitcoin beat Ethereum in early January (Muyao Shen/Bloomberg)
Muyao Shen / Bloomberg:
DefiLlama: the total value of tokens sent to the Bitcoin DeFi market surpassed $1B; CryptoSlam: daily NFT sales volume on Bitcoin beat Ethereum in early January — Bitcoin goes DeFi — In 2013,…
US Teen Dies After 3 Girls “Beat Her Head Across The Floor”
Sue Benedict said her daughter was bullied at school and had fallen and hit her head during the bathroom fight.
Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after tech shares pull Wall Street lower
Asian stocks were mixed after technology shares led Wall Street broadly lower, with investors waiting for chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report later in the day.
Delhi hosts two-day INDUS-X Summit; will discuss strategic and security
Initially greeted with little fanfare, the INDUS-X could eventually prove crucial for developing ways of deterring ChinaBy Ajai ShuklaBusiness Standard, 21st Feb 24 A two-day India-US defence cooperation meeting, called the India-US Defence Accele…