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Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the crypto firm has enough resources to defend itself, even if the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against it goes on for years.

Coinbase's legal team argued in a recent legal filing that a recent U.S. Supreme Court judgment on student debt cancellation supports their fight against SEC charges of operating an unregistered securities venue. 

New Delhi: North India is grappling with a cascade of weather-induced calamities, wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods . Torrential rains have triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, paralyzing daily life and crippling the agricultural sector. A surge in the Yamuna river’s water levels, compounded by the release of water from the Hathnikund Barrage by Haryana, has spurred flooding in Punjab and Delhi.

Cooking fuel, housing and nutrition were the three biggest areas of deprivation among Indians in the latest “multidimensional poverty index" (MPI) released by the United Nations Development Programme this week. An estimated 13.9%, 13.6%, and 11.8%, respectively, of Indians were classified as deprived on these three metrics.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Bihar died allegedly in a clash during a teacher recruitment policy protest when police threw teargas shells and lathi-charged the protesters. The BJP has alleged that its Jehanabad district general secretary succumbed to injuries after a "brutal" lathi charge by the police, prompting the local administration to issue a quick rebuttal. The Patna district administration rejected the allegations, saying Vijay Kumar Singh was “found unconscious by the roadside".

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said his party will lead the opposition in Maharashtra following the recent split in the NCP and would contest the Lok Sabha polls next year as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition. In an interview with PTI, he also expressed confidence that there will be no split in the Congress as had been witnessed with the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Chavan said that at the national level, the opposition alliance was taking shape on the lines of the principle adopted by the then opposition under J P Narayan to defeat Indira Gandhi in 1977.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool it by raising interest rates

Dockworkers and the Republican governor in South Carolina are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left the newest container terminal at the East Coast’s deepest harbor largely inactive

In late 2021, Tressa Mitchell was dealing with doctor’s appointments for her ailing mother when she got a call from the Canada Revenue Agency seeking information to verify her eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.

Bella Macey, a 10-year-old girl from Australia, is bravely fighting Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), known as the «most painful condition» known to mankind. Bella's family revealed that the condition developed after a blister on her foot became infected and inflamed during their first overseas trip.

Russia will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a «nuclear» threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Modern warplanes have been at the forefront of Kyiv's demands for military aid from its Western allies as it fights back against Russia's offensive. Lavrov spoke of a US plan to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, although Washington has not given the go-ahead for any country to supply them. «Russia cannot ignore the ability of these aircraft to carry nuclear weapons. No amount of assurances will help here,» Lavrov was quoted as saying by the Russian foreign ministry. «In the course of combat operations, our servicemen are not going to sort out whether each particular aircraft of this type is equipped to deliver nuclear weapons or not.

FTC) said on Wednesday it was appealing a federal judge's ruling that Microsoft could go forward with its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. Microsoft's victory in court on Tuesday, and a subsequent climbdown by Britain's competition authority, brought the tech giant two steps closer to finalizing its tie-up with Activision, Microsoft's biggest deal ever. Still, any outstanding regulatory hurdle makes it more likely that the agreement between Microsoft and Activision will expire on July 18 without the deal having been completed.

alliance's annual summit, AP reported. “The Ukrainian delegation is bringing home a significant security victory for the Ukraine, for our country, for our people, for our children," he said while flanked by U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders from the Group of Seven most powerful democratic nations.

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By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway

The Bank of Canada raised it benchmark lending rate 25 basis points to five per cent on July 12, adopting what economists called a “hawkish tone” and reminding Canadians that bringing inflation back to the two per cent target remains its priority.

The Bank of Canada raised the key overnight interest rate by another 25 basis points to five per cent — its highest level since 2001 — as governor Tiff Macklem suggested residual pandemic savings have delayed the impact of efforts to rein in inflation.

The failed ‘mutiny’ by the private military Wagner Group in Russia has generated a debate on the rise of private armies in modern warfare. Tony Barber in Financial Times pointed to a mercenary tradition in Russia that dates back to at least the times of Leo Tolstoy. But the practice was widespread.

The year 2023 marks an important and significant milestone for Indo-French relations as both countries celebrate the 25th anniversary of their strategic partnership, which was signed in 1998. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit France on 14 July, where he will be the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day parade. France rarely invites a partner country on Bastille Day, making this visit particularly exceptional.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday targeted the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, saying there is a «conspiracy» to put pressure on people who advocate democracy and expose those in power. The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister took part in a silent protest organised by the Congress to express solidarity with Rahul Gandhi, who has been disqualified from Parliament after his conviction in a defamation case. The Congress on Wednesday held similar protests at several places in the country, days after the Gujarat High Court refused to stay the conviction. On the sidelines of the Jaipur protest, Pilot claimed investigative agencies are being misused by the Centre and there is an environment of hatred and confrontation in the country. He said party leader Rahul Gandhi talks about affection, non-violence and strengthening of democracy, but is still being targeted.

The European Union’s parliament has approved in a cliffhanger vote a major bill to protect nature and fight climate change