International
Egypt reopens its embassy in the Libyan capital 12 years after its closure
On Saturday, Egypt reopened its embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after closing it in 2014 due to the political division and related violence.
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Crypto
Binance’s CZ Says Banks May Be More Vulnerable To Hacks Than Crypto Exchanges
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao warned in a recent interview with CoinDesk that traditional banks may be more vulnerable to cyberattacks than crypto exchanges as AI boosts hacking power. Days after the $6.3 billion Binance breach, the largest crypto theft on record, he said exchanges draw attackers first because of high rewards and fast asset transfers, […]
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Finance
‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke
Santiago Peña charged over alleged role in crisis as prosecutors request he be placed in preventive custody Pedro Volpe had just woken up last Tuesday when he saw a message from a friend asking whether his bank account was down too. It was a day after payday, and Volpe, 50, a writer and lawyer, opened his banking app and panicked: he could not even see his balance. Continue reading...
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International
What’s more powerful than the politics of division? Actually listening to people
US voters have shown there’s nothing inevitable about populism and big money politics. Australian leaders take note
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International
How do you broker UN climate talks when your own country is a big coal and gas exporter? Chris Bowen is about to find out
The climate change minister dismisses concerns about whether Australia as a major producer can keep the world moving away from fossil fuels
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International
Hold the toilet paper, talk to your neighbours: Australian experts on surviving disaster
Unlike the UK, Australian authorities have not advised residents to stockpile food and essential supplies, saying the risks are different here
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International
‘I’m walking up hills!’ Maggie Beer on recovery, young fans and 20 years since the Cook and the Chef
Ahead of her talk at the Powerhouse Parramatta Opening festival, the 81-year-old cookbook author and presenter says she still has a lot on her plate
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International
A Big Build royal commission helped Ben Carroll become premier. Will it be his downfall?
Two weeks of public hearings will begin on Monday morning, right in the middle of the state election campaign
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Entertainment
Hamish Blake: ‘I was drunk. I was outside at 4am. A possum nearly pissed on my cake’
The TV and radio presenter speaks to us about his new show, his cringeworthy run-in with Toadie from Neighbours and the birthday treat that almost broke him Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email On your new series Unskilled Adult, you and your famous friends take on trades you have no idea how to do. Who was your best employee, and who was your worst? I’m tempted to give best and worst to the same person. Ryan Shelton was wildly, head-scratchingly, perplexingly frozen and inefficient. We had to cater a wedding. But ultimately he was the best because he probably made me laugh the most. Wh
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International
The moment I knew: He said he was having a midlife crisis – I saw a man willing to face his fears
Performer Jeremy Lloyd had a rule: no dating within the theatre and dance industry. He broke that rule with David
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International
Top 14: Toulouse et Pau assurent, le Racing respire et enfonce Castres
Pillés par le XV de France et touchés par les blessures, le leader toulousain et son nouveau dauphin Pau ont assuré samedi, avec notamment une démonstration béarnaise contre Perpignan (63-26), alors…
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International
After Peña's departure in Paraguay, how is the return of funds to Ueno Bank clients continuing?
Of the almost three million clients affected by the dissolution of the financial institution, nearly 1.2 million have already received the restitution of their savings, as reported this Saturday by the Central Bank...
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