Key Takeaways Robinhood Markets shares traded at a record again after announcing a range of new cryptocurrency products. The online trading platform is launching U.S. stock and ETF tokens and perpetual futures in Europe, and U.S. customers can take part in crypto stalking. Co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev said Robinhood was laying the groundwork for…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a rebel leader’s extradition to the United States, arguing that his presence in Colombia is needed to advance peace talks that seek to disarm hundreds of fighters in a region bordering Venezuela. Willington Henao Gutiérrez, known as “Mocho Olmedo” is one of the leaders of…
Hong Kong’s immigration department will increase fees for some services, including the issuing of visas and entry permits from September 8. Visa fee increases include the following: Ordinary visas: increase from HK$230 (R515) to HK$330 (R740) Transit visas: increase from HK$120 (R270) to HK$170 (R380) Change of condition of stay (including extension of stay): increase…
IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, has launched its first direct long-haul service connecting Mumbai and Manchester. The thrice-weekly service is part of the carrier’s broader strategy to expand globally and strengthen ties between India and key international markets. The airline will operate Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the Mumbai–Manchester route under a damp…
When Bottega Veneta’s creative director, Louise Trotter, was spotted in Italian tennis player Lorenzo Musetti’s box during his fourth-round match at Roland-Garros a few weeks ago, it was a subtle but notable sign that the love affair between fashion and tennis was reaching new heights. That same week, Musetti, who’s ranked seventh in the world…
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says beef plants currently face some obstacles getting exports into China. USMEF’s Joe Schuele tells Brownfield, “China has not been renewing or adding registrations for U.S. beef plants since all the way back in March,” he said. “The majority of our U.S. beef plants are not currently eligible to ship…
A seven-year-old girl who died when a tree collapsed onto her in an Essex park has been pictured for the first time. Leonna Ruka was visiting family when the accident happened in Chalkwell Park, Southend, on Saturday. In a tribute issued through Essex Police, her family said she was the “light in our lives”. Leonna’s…
FLORIDA – The bill that bans cell phone use for Florida elementary and middle school students during the school day went into effect on Tuesday. RELATED: Here are 25 new Florida laws that will go into effect on July 1 The cell phone change was included in a broader education bill, HB 1105. The bill…
Riley Mac, poet and co-founder of monthly New York reading series “Straight Girls,” pens a Pride month op-ed on the death of lesbian celebrities. ——— Pride month just ended and I’m trying to reconcile the culture war in my mind. Lesbians in my friend group are dating men. Queer celebrities JoJo Siwa, Billie Eilish, and…
The president of the Lega Serie A Ezio Simonelli confirmed (via La Repubblica) that the Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals will be played on December 18 and 19, while the final will take place on the 22nd. The competition will be played in Saudi Arabia, and they are yet to announce the official venue for the matches….