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Naomi Osaka calls out Covid-19 ‘hate, racism and blame’ toward Asians
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has taken aim at the “hate, racism and blame” for Covid-19 towards the Asian community, calling it “disgusting”. Osaka, who is due to start the Australian Open in ... ( read original story ...)
5.4-magnitude quake hits 38 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 38 km northwest of Yonakuni, Japan at 17:36:02 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The epicenter, with a depth ... ( read original story ...)
Central Bank of Nigeria Orders Banks to Close Accounts of Crypto Clients
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated a letter directing banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts of cryptocurrency transacting entities. The directive, which took ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Times 1971: Crown Prince opens pre-Olympic Games in Sapporo
Soubbotina was formerly a teacher in the Vladivostock Girl’s School and has resided with her husband in Japan since last April. 75 YEARS AGO Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1946 “Emperor Hiromichi,” as he is now ... ( read original story ...)
Japan governors urge gov’t to quickly come up with vaccine rollout plans
Japan's governors urged the central government on Saturday to present its coronavirus vaccine rollout plan soon as little information ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Rally Takes Crypto Market Value to New Record
Bitcoin topped $40,000 in a rally that helped the market value of digital tokens scale a new peak. The largest cryptocurrency rose more than 7% to $40,658 at 12 p.m. in New York Saturday, taking it ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Tops $40k Mark, Ether At All-Time High Amid Crypto Markets Boom
The cryptocurrency market is on a roll today, as Bitcoin edges back over the $40,000 mark and ethereum’s ether is at an all-time high. Bitcoin is now trading slightly over $40,000 per single ... ( read original story ...)
A Grab IPO could be good – for everyone
An IPO could put increased pressure on Grab to run more profitably. Failing to deliver on that could result in lower stock prices, which in turn would erode the company’s valuation – a founder’s ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.4 earthquake 97 km east of Yilan, Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agenci ... ( read original story ...)
5.4-magnitude quake hits 38 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 38 km northwest of Yonakuni, Japan at 17:36:02 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 107.67 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 105 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Jan. 26 marked the 321st anniversary of the Cascadia earthquake
Pacific Standard Time, Jan. 26, 1700, a magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake occurred on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 680-mile stretch between Vancouver Island, British Columbia ... ( read original story ...)
Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump
No matter how you feel about nuclear energy, nuclear waste is generally something you want to stay as far away from as possible—unless you’re two villages on the Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest ... ( read original story ...)
Grayscale’s Crypto Assets Under Management Soar Past $30 Billion — ‘Institutions Are Here’
Grayscale Investments has surpassed the milestone of $30 billion in net crypto assets under management (AUM). The company says the tremendous growth is due to institutional investors, particularly ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Vision Fund To Launch 2 More SPACs, For Total IPO Raise Of $550 Million
SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) is planning to launch two more SPACs. What Happened: The two SPACs aim to raise a total of $550 million in their IPOs, Reuters reported, citing regulatory filings. SVF ... ( read original story ...)