Australian CBDC receives unexpected interest but could hurt banks: RBA
The pilot “eAUD” program is unique in that the Reserve Bank of Australia has not proposed use cases, and has received numerous suggestions from the...
Bali bomber released on parole after serving half of 20-year sentence
Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on...
Telegram to allow no-sim accounts via anon-blockchain-numbers
Telegram has increased its security features by enabling support from anonymous blockchain-based numbers that go for around $16....
Trump isn’t the only thing that could rock American democracy
American democracy — and the evolving way in which it is executed — is facing a series of fundamental questions beyond former Donald Trump’s election...
Liz Garbus, ‘Harry & Meghan’ docuseries director, has told complex stories for more than two decades
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have entrusted their story to Liz Garbus, an Emmy-winning and two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker....
More Americans are moving into harm’s way as climate disasters increase
People are moving in droves to places with a high risk of climate disasters, researchers say, despite extreme weather events increasing in frequency and intensity...
Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight
Covid-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in the United States, with more than 34,000 new admissions last week, but millions of vaccines and doses of...
New York Times journalists stage historic 24-hour strike after management and union fail to reach deal
A 24-hour strike at The New York Times, a historic demonstration in which more than 1,100 employees are expected to participate, began Thursday at midnight,...
Ukraine war is going to ‘take a while,’ Putin says as he warns nuclear risk is increasing
Nearly 10 months after his invasion of Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday acknowledged that the conflict is “going to take a while,”...
This college student was among the ‘invisible’ homeless. Now, a creative housing fix is helping her stay in school
Nineteen-year-old Isabella Zaldaña dreams of becoming a nurse. And as a student at this city’s selective Manhattan Hunter Science High School, she was on her...