
Regulators Are Coming for Rule-Breaking Crypto Founders Like Binance’s CZ
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has become the latest in a long line of crypto founders facing potentially significant legal
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TikTok Mulls Investing in Indonesia’s GoTo to Revive Online Shop
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok is in talks to invest into a unit of Indonesia’s GoTo Group, one of several
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Lionel Messi warns Argentina-Brazil fan trouble ‘could have been a tragedy’
Lionel Messi said there “could have been a tragedy” after police clashed with fans during Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against rivals Brazil at the Maracana in Rio. The match was delayed by half an hour following crowd trouble in the stands, which started before kick-off and during the national anthems. In response, Brazilian police charged at the Argentina fans, with the fighting taking place in a section of the stadium that contained the visiting players’ families and friends. Some Argentina supporters ripped up seats to throw at the police, who were wielding batons, while others attempted to escape the scene. Led by Messi, the Argentina players went over to try and calm the situation. Images showed the Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez trying to grab a baton from a police officer’s hand as the Argentina players appealed for the fighting to stop. The World Cup winners then left the pitch and returned to the dressing room for more than 10 minutes. When the match eventually resumed, Argentina won a bad-tempered qualifier 1-0 to leave Brazil in crisis after suffering their third straight defeat. The clashes in the stands occurred just two weeks after similar scenes at the Copa Libertadores final between Brazilian side Fluminense and Argentine giants Boca Juniors, which was also held at the iconic Maracana stadium. “It was bad because we saw how they were beating people,” Messi told reporters after the match. “The police, as happened in the Libertadores final, were once again repressing the people with night sticks. “We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, it could have ended in tragedy. “You think about the families, the people who are there, who don’t know what’s going on and we were more concerned about that than playing a match that, at that point, was of secondary importance.” The Argentina players were joined by Brazil captain Marquinhos as they appealed for calm in the stands. The defender said: “We were worried about the families, women and children that we were seeing in panic up there in the stands. “Down on the pitch it was hard for us to understand what was going on, it was a very scary situation.” On the pitch, Argentina took a huge step towards qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as Nicolas Otamendi’s header secured a 1-0 win, but the match was littered with fouls, skirmishes and cards. Brazil finished with 10 men after Newcastle’s Joelinton was sent off for hitting Argentina’s Rodrigo de Paul in the face. Brazil have now lost successive matches to Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina and are eight points behind the world champions in the qualifying table. The five-time World Cup winners sit sixth, which is the last spot that guarantees qualifying for the finals, after six rounds.
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India Resumes Visas for Canadian Citizens as Tensions Ease
India has restored online visa services to Canadian nationals in a sign that relations are improving after the
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China Must Avert ‘Hard Decoupling,’ Ex-PBOC Adviser Says
China needs to prevent any “hard decoupling” from the global economy as the world becomes more politically divided,
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The Sudden Downfall of Changpeng Zhao, the Crypto Titan Behind Binance
Changpeng Zhao had long cultivated the image of the rugged pugilist of the cryptocurrencies world. When his rival
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Jack Ma Reverses Plan to Trim Stake After Alibaba Share Tumble
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma is walking back plans to trim his stake after the Chinese
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Rio Tinto Pays Fine to End SEC Probe Into Mozambique Coal Deal
Rio Tinto Group agreed to pay a $28 million fine to settle a six-year investigation by the US
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Jeremy Hunt’s UK Tax and Spending Plans: What to Look Out For
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce tax cuts for businesses and tighter spending plans
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Bets on S&P 500 Record Grow as RBC Joins Bullish Calls for 2024
The S&P 500 will rally to a record high next year, helped by positive sentiment and resilient valuations,
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Egypt Set to Restart LNG Exports After Israel Gas Flows Rise
Egypt is set to resume exports of liquefied natural gas following a months-long hiatus after supplies of the
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Larry Summers Jumps to Center of AI Stage With OpenAI Board Seat
Late on Tuesday night, OpenAI announced the return of Sam Altman, its ousted chief executive officer, along with
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