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While you were sleeping: 7 December 2017
Bitcoin surges past new milestone, Hamas promises "hell" for US interests in Middle East, and driverless cars offer rides in Boston.
Thursday, 7 December 2017
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
George Eliot
STORY OF THE DAY
The Way of Gupta? Pressure mounts for Naspers as MultiChoice faces fires on multiple fronts
By REBECCA DAVIS
With MultiChoice accused of having essentially “bought” government policy over digital encryption to benefit its business, calls for investigations are heaping up both locally and internationally. In addition to a potential
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency grandaddy, has moved past $14,000 overnight. Used to buy everything from ice cream to AK47s, Bitcoin’s growth appeared to be driven by the grudging acceptance of the old traditional investor community. Bubble or not, the cryptocurrency has indeed made waves in the past year.
Hamas warns Trump over Jerusalem statement
Hamas has warned that President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would “open the gates of hell” on US interests in the region. With any prospect of a two-state solution hingeing on the sharing of Jerusalem, Trump’s wrecking ball attitude to the regional politics appeared to draw global condemnation from everyone but Israel. A third intifada, it seems, may well be brewing.
Rights to carry concealed guns eased up in
Gun owners in the United States will soon be able to carry concealed firearms across state lines. The
Lyft launches driverless cars in Boston
Uber arch-rival Lyft has launched a driverless car service for customers in Boston. Partnering with
IN NUMBERS
$217
The amount held in Zimbabwe’s national public account in 2013.
FACTS OF THE DAY
Today is International Civil Aviation Day. If your flight is delayed, there is doubtless very little to be “civil” about at all.
The FBI used to keep files on Elvis Presley. They believed he raised the sexual passions of teens, thereby posing a risk to the United States.
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