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US confirms Iranian footballers granted visas for World Cup
Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to enter the United Sates so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed Friday. A US administration official confirmed this separately in a statement issued by the State Department. The visa issuance means Iran will compete in the world’s top sporting
WHO confirms 1,000 Ebola cases, 220 death in DR Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported nearly 1,000 cases and 220 deaths, In neighbouring Uganda, health authorities have reported seven confirmed cases linked to the outbreak, including two healthcare workers and one confirmed death. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing
DHQ Confirms Killing of Terrorists, Personnel in Borno Attack
DHQ Confirms Killing of Terrorists, Personnel in Borno Attack The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that both terrorists and military personnel were killed following a coordinated insurgent attack on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Borno State. However, the military has neither confirmed nor denied reports suggesting that the Brigade Commander...
Brazil confirms prediction markets are illegal, initiates site blocking
Prediction market operators such as Polymarket prevented from doing business in largest LatAm market, government announces. Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan and Miriam Belchior, chief of staff of the presidency, convened a press conference on Friday to announce prediction markets are illegal in the country. The National Monetary Council (CMN) adopted a resolution today outlining
Bell confirms it will upgrade existing Virgin Plus customers to 5G
Bell will start upgrading Virgin customers to 5G at no additional cost this month Good news for all Virgin Mobile customers, Bell confirmed its flanker brand’s 5G service will also come to existing users. In a statement to MobileSyrup, both existing and new customers will benefit from the rollout of the service, which will start
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Bitcoin Rallies as US Crypto Bill Nears Finish Line, AI Trade Cools
Bitcoin rose about 2% to trade above US$66,800 on Tuesday, and Coinbase shares closed up 9.6% at US$175.85. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Congress was at the “1-yard line” on the CLARITY Act and pressed lawmakers to pass it before the August recess. The bill passed the House 294-134 in July 2025 but sits on
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PHOTOS: Peter Obi Reveals Outcome of Meeting with Swiss Ambassador
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has revealed the outcome of his meeting with the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. Obi disclosed that his discussions with the Swiss official focused on strengthening development partnerships and advancing Nigeria’s growth through investments in education, healthcare and poverty reduction. In a post shared
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Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node
You might have heard about BIP-110; here’s why this fork is not just bad for Bitcoin, but it is built on a misunderstanding of what a Bitcoin node is and what it is good for. As well as why, because of this misunderstanding, BIP-110 will fail. This article is a Take . Opinions expressed are
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Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey Unveils New Open Source Group Chat App
Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey has announced a new group chat platform aimed at reducing teams’ reliance on platforms like Slack, in the Bitcoin maxi’s latest push for decentralization. The Block co-founder wrote Tuesday on X that the new app, named Buzz, was “for teams of people and agents of all sizes” and “model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign
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Coinbase Wants To Be Canada’s ‘Everything Exchange’ — With Crypto, Stocks, and Prediction Markets
Crypto giant Coinbase is making its “everything exchange” push in Canada. Eric Richmond, country director and CEO of Coinbase Canada, told BNN Bloomberg in a Tuesday interview that the move would allow Canadians to not only buy crypto but also trade tokenized stocks and put money on prediction markets. “Coinbase believes we have a new