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Indian-origin engineer at FTX pleads guilty to fraud charges, agrees to as
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nishad Singh, 27-year-old engineer, had agreed to assist federal prosecutors, expanding the pool of cooperating witnesses against the former head of the failed crypto exchange.
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White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The memo adds that within 90 days, agencies must address any use of the app by IT vendors through contracts and within 120 days agencies will include a new prohibition on TikTok in all new solicitations.
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US Energy Dept concludes lab leak caused Covid-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Energy Department now joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a Chinese laboratory, reported WSJ.
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Pakistan's budget deficit projections revised to history's highest at Rs 6
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The federal government will book the highest-ever budget deficit despite putting an extra burden of Rs 735 billion on citizens till the end of June on account of higher gas and electricity tariffs and additional taxes.
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US House select committee seeks answers from FBI on Chinese govt run polic
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Wray had in November 2022, told Congress that he was deeply concerned about Beijing setting up unauthorised "police stations" in US cities to possibly pursue influence operations. He, however, declined at the time to detail the bureau's investigative work on the issue.
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Pak's Finance Division denies reports about govt issuing instructions to s
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to Dawn, the clarifications by the Finance Division came after The News International reported that the Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) had been told by the finance ministry to "stop clearing all federal ministries and attached department's bills until further orders"
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Former house speakers to contest Nepal Presidential election
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Amid a show of power, both the leaders, Subash Chandra Nembwang and Ram Chandra Poudel reached the Office of the Electoral Officer set inside the Federal parliament on Saturday to file their candidacy.
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US antitrust regulator abandons challenge to Meta's acquisition of virtual
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The announcement that the agency was abandoning an administrative proceeding against the deal came less than a month after a federal judge denied the FTC's request for a court order halting Meta's purchase of Within Unlimited.
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Political coalition changes in Nepal ahead of Presidential poll, nominatio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The decision to change the political course of the Himalayan Nation after the general election of November last year comes ahead of the Presidential election slated for next month.
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R Kelly sentenced to 20 years in federal child pornography case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom on Thursday following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor.
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Inflation moderating but more evidence needed about its trajectory: US Fed
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Consumer inflation in the US moderated to 6.4 per cent in January from 6.5 per cent in December, and 7.1 per cent the previous month but still is way above the 2 per cent target.
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Some participants saw elevated chances of recession in US: Fed minutes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Minutes of the latest monetary policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve showed some of the participants noted that the probability of the economy entering a recession in 2023 remained elevated.
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