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Crypto rush: Bitcoin hits record above $72K as demand frenzy intensifies

Supply of bitcoin, which is limited to 21 million tokens, is set to get tighter in April, when the so-called "halving" event takes place

Russia's spy service KGB accuses US of trying to meddle in election

Putin, who is almost certain to win the March 15-17 presidential election, has warned the West that any attempts by foreign powers to meddle in the ballot would be considered an act of aggression

China passes law granting Communist Party more control over cabinet

The amended State Council Organic Law passed by 2,883 delegate votes, with eight opposing and nine abstaining, during the closing day of the National People's Congress in Beijing

Bitcoin above $71,000 as demand frenzy intensifies, hits new record high

Britain's financial watchdog on Monday became the latest regulator to pave the way for digital asset trading products after

US leads global crude oil production for sixth year in a row: EIA

"The United States produced more crude oil than any nation at any time, according to our International Energy Statistics, for the past six years in a row," the EIA added

RBI takes delivery of $5 bn dollar/rupee swap to bolster liquidity: Bankers

Bankers reckon that the central bank opted to take delivery, thereby removing $5 billion out of the system and injecting proportionate liquidity

Reddit launches long-awaited IPO, targets up to $6.4 billion valuation

The company, along with some of its existing investors, is targeting a sale of about 22 million shares, priced between $31 and $34 each, to raise up to $748 million

Soon, Elon Musk's AI startup xAI to make Grok chatbot open source: Details

The move would give the public free access to experiment with the code behind the technology powering xAI's Grok chatbot, and aligns xAI with firms such as Meta and Mistral

Rupee ends higher on dollar inflows, likely RBI intervention caps rise

"The rupee has broken a key support level of 82.80 given robust inflows, solid fundamentals and a weakening dollar," said Amit Pabari, managing director at forex advisory firm CR Forex

Rupee climbs over six-month high on inflows, stronger Asian peers

The rupee was also helped by strength in its Asian peers amid a drop in US Treasury yields. The Korean won climbed 0.8 per cent and the Indonesian rupiah advanced 0.4 per cent

RBI buying dollars via state-run banks amid persistent foreign inflows

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchased dollars at levels between 82.65 and 82.68 amid persistent foreign inflows, the traders said

US aims to be 'economic partner of choice' for Indo-Pacific, says official

Raimondo said she is often asked if the United States is asking countries in the Indo-Pacific to choose between China and the United States

South Korea deploys military, public doctors to strike-hit hospitals today

Twenty military surgeons along with 138 public health doctors will be assigned to 20 hospitals for four weeks, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said at a meeting on Sunday

Influx of AI startups pumps up battle for technical talent in Europe

Founded in 2010 and acquired by Google in 2014, London-based DeepMind made its name applying AI to everything from board games to structural biology

EU must prepare for 'catastrophic' climate change risks: Environment agency

Policymakers need to draw up new plans to address the challenges, the Copenhagen-based body said in its first Europe-wide analysis of climate-related risks

Japan's Q4 GDP revised up to slight expansion, economy avoids recession

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP grew 0.1%, compared with the initial reading of a drop of 0.1.% drop and a median forecast for a 0.3% rise

Serum looks beyond Covid with new vaccines for malaria, dengue: CEO

Serum produces AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield in India, and also makes Novavax's protein-based Covid shots

Saudi Arabia's Aramco hikes dividend 30% to $98 bn despite drop in profit

The profit, down from $161.1 billion in 2022, was still the company's second-highest on record, Aramco said on Sunday as it reported total dividends for the year of $97.8 billion, up 30%

President Biden raises $10 mn in 1 day after his State of the Union speech

The fundraising haul is notable given the Biden campaign and his Democratic Party allies raised over $42 million in the entire month of January

Here are key details of India's pact with four-nation European trade bloc

India and the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held 21 rounds of talks over 16 years to clinch the broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement