CBD Tends to Perplex Regulators. Hong Kong’s New Ban Reinforces Asia’s Strict Drug Approach
Hong Kong’s ban on cannabidiol, or CBD, went into effect Feb. 1. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Russia Expects a Visit From China’s Xi Jinping in the Spring, Ministry Says
The meeting could signal a deepening of ties between the two states. Here’s what to know.
Brazil Wants to Abandon a 34,000-Ton Ship at Sea. It Would be an Environmental Disaster
Environmentalists say the Brazilian navy’s plan to abandon a massive aircraft carrier is a disaster for marine life.
Why Are There Protests in Peru? What to Know About the Deadly Demonstrations
The demonstrations are the result of years of political and economic instability.
What to Know About Notorious Mercenary Organization ‘The Wagner Group’ and Its Founder
Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder of mercenary organization the Wagner Group—and he’s one of the most powerful voices in the Kremlin.
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Rules That Cultivated Meat Could Be Kosher. Not Everyone Agrees
Israel’s head rabbi says that cultivated beef could be considered kosher. But the head of the Orthodox Union disagrees.
Ransomware Payments Are Down
Chainalysis reports that worldwide ransomware payments were down in 2022.
Ransomware attackers extorted at least $456.8 million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6 million the year before.
As always, we have to caveat these findings by noting that the true totals are much higher, as there are cryptocurrency addresses controlled by ransomware attackers that have yet to be identified on the blockchain and incorporated into our data. When we published last year’s version of this report, for example, we had only identified $602 million in ransomware payments in 2021…
U.S. General’s Prediction of War With China ‘in 2025’ Risks Turning Worst Fears Into Reality
A sensational memo by head of the U.S. Air Mobility Command Mike Minihan that predicts war with China by 2025 has provoked consternation on both sides of the Pacific.
10 Million JD Sports Customers Had Their Data Exposed in a Data Breach
The U.K. sports-fashion retail company JD Sports announced that one of its servers suffered a data breach. The server was holding details about the online orders of 10 million customers. All the information stored in the attacked server related to purc…
IMF Upgrades Outlook For the Global Economy in 2023
The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies