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Hackers have stolen at least $100mn in tokens from Binance, in a rare blow to the world’s biggest crypto exchange and another dent to the troubled digital assets industry struggling to regain trust after a collapse in prices.Binance estimated on Friday that tokens worth about $100mn to $110mn had been taken, pausing the operation of the affected blockchain for approximately eight hours. The hack targeted BSC Token Hub, a bridge between two Binance systems.It comes at a time when digital assets are trying to recover from a credit crisis that wiped nearly two-thirds off the value of its most high-profile…

The idea of imposing a price cap on gas imports and transactions is set to top the agenda of an informal meeting of EU leaders in Prague.It comes a day after the European Political Community, which gathered more than 40 European heads of state and government from all over the continent, including the UK, Norway and Turkey.On Friday, it will be just the 27 EU countries around the table, with one main question up in the air: how can the bloc curb soaring gas prices.A letter penned by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to serve as…

Mainland Portugal no longer requires you to isolate if you test positive for COVID-19.The country opened for all travellers on 1 July. Since then, it has been welcoming visitors back regardless of their vaccination status, with no need to take a test or fill out any forms.Now, visitors no longer have to worry about mandatory isolation in case they test positive on their trip, as the government has concluded that COVID-19 should be considered like flu. Instead, they recommend that anyone with symptoms should wear a mask and avoid contact with vulnerable people.However, Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores remain in…

Andy Murray will compete in the inaugural Gijon Open as he looks to get a good seeding ahead of the Australian Open. Murray hasn’t competed in a singles ATP event since his early exit in the US Open last month. It’s clear that the former world No. 1 is heading to Spain to pick up as many ranking points as he possibly can. Laver Cup’It added something special’ – Djokovic wants rivals at retirement like Federer28/09/2022 AT 10:25Should he perform well at the Gijon Open and any other tournaments he takes part in this calendar year, he could head to…

The Uganda outbreak has been attributed to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine.The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda will host a ministerial meeting next week on the Ebola virus outbreak which has caused alarm in the East Africa region. Acting director Ahmed Ogwell told journalists on Thursday that the three countries that suffered the devastating West Africa outbreak of Ebola in 2014-16, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, had also been invited to the October 12 meeting. The current Ebola outbreak in central Uganda has a 69 percent case death rate,…

Russia’s war in Ukraine has led to a European energy crisis, with the price of natural gas soaring to new highs this year. As Western nations sparred with Moscow over its invasion, Russia mostly cut off the supply of gas to Europe. In an attempt to mitigate its reliance on Russian gas, the European Union has set minimum storage targets. Currently, gas storage capacity is 89.6 percent full, above the 80 percent target set by the EU for October 1. “Storage is intended to deal with seasonal variations in consumption, not provide a strategic reserve in case of an embargo…

Fifty new ICU beds promised by the Alberta government have been added to Alberta hospitals. Thursday morning, Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping made the announcement at Mount Royal University’s nursing simulation lab.“We all know the past two and a half years put unprecedented strain on our public health care system. The public health crisis unmasked a serious lack of capacity in not just Alberta but the entire Canadian health care system,” Kenney said.The province made the initial addition announcement in March. In May, 19 of the 50 had opened. And on Thursday, seven months later, the full…

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A man is lucky to have his arm after he was bitten by a shark off the north west coast of Western Australia.The man, aged in his 30s, was spearfishing off Port Hedland on Friday morning when he was attacked by the unconfirmed species of shark at about 11:30am (local time).He is believed to have just speared a fish when the shark bit into his arm and he managed to get to shore on a boat where emergency services were called.Stream more national news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try…

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen may look like the picture-perfect couple, but the NFL pro and the model aren’t afraid to admit that their relationship has gone through ups and downs. “I’m blessed to find this life partner that we all kind of seek at different times in our life,” the former New England Patriots quarterback told Access Hollywood in May 2016. “We found each other at the right time. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs together, and in so many ways, that’s kind of built our relationship so strong.” While Brady noted the pair, who wed…