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DAVOS, Switzerland – The finance and tech CEOs gathering at the World Economic Forum this week expressed measured optimism about the economy in 2023 — but at least one major risk looms for markets, they said.The resilient U.S. economy, a mild European winter and China’s reopening have given investors and forecasters hope that a severe recession can be avoided, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser told CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Tuesday.”All in all, the year has started off better than everyone expected,” Fraser said. “Everyone’s converging now in the states more around a mild, manageable recessionary scenario, driven by the strength that we’ve…

US authorities have charged a Russian national with transmitting more than $700mn in illicit cryptocurrency funds that fell foul of US money laundering regulations, the latest move by legal authorities to crack down on crypto being used as a vehicle for alleged bad actors.The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national based in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday night in Miami. He is the founder of Bitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange that US authorities described as a “crucial financial resource” to the dark net.“Today’s law enforcement actions put all of those who seek to exploit the…

An attorney for Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that legal and procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial.Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, who is white, pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.” Floyd’s death touched off protests around the world and forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism.Chauvin’s attorney, William Mohrman, told a three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court…

Royal Mail has resumed some international deliveries more than a week after a damaging cyber attack, although customers are still being warned against sending parcels abroad because of disruption to its computer systems.The cyber incident involved a ransomware attack where hackers typically lock a company out of its own systems before demanding payment to restore access, according to a document seen by the Financial Times. The UK’s main provider of postal services, which was targeted by criminals claiming to represent the prolific hacker group LockBit, said it has started sending “limited volumes” of parcels overseas.It added that it is working…

Lucile Randon, the French nun who was the world’s oldest living person and the oldest person to survive COVID-19, died in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Sainte-Catherine-Laboure nursing home in the town of Toulon.Randon was less than a month away from celebrating her 119th birthday, multiple outlets reported.Born on Feb. 11, 1904, Randon worked as a teacher, governess and child care provider before becoming a Catholic nun in 1944. After becoming a nun, Randon took the name “Sr. André.” SISTER ANDRE, WORLD’S OLDEST LIVING PERSON: 10 SURPRISING FACTSRandon was declared to be the “oldest person living (female)” and “overall…

Florida manatee deaths dropped last year from a record high, but experts are warning that they are still dying off at an alarming rate. The “sea cows” are largely dying of starvation, as seagrass disappears in the region.”I think what we see now is a wake-up call,” manatee biologist James “Buddy” Powell told Reuters TV on Wednesday. “You’ll have thousands of manatees in an area, to which they come sort of expecting, you know, ‘Where’s the buffet?’ And they arrive and it’s not there. So, they have been starving and dying as a consequence to that starvation but also other health concerns…

More than a dozen companies have expressed interest in buying Britishvolt’s Northumberland factory site only hours after the battery group collapsed, as politicians warned the failure was a “disaster for the UK car industry”.Britishvolt fell into administration on Tuesday after a last-ditch fundraising effort was blocked by its creditors. Its largest asset is a site in Blyth, in north-east England, which was to have been the home of a £3.8bn battery gigafactory that would have formed a key part of the UK’s electric car industry.Businesses including FTSE 100 miner Glencore and Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors have expressed interest…

After a brief cat nap back at the hotel, Bower then changed into his polished yet macabre look for the show. “My personal style floats somewhere between gravedigger, the undead, and outlaw,” says Bower, who slipped into Saint Laurent’s long, double-breasted coat and wide-leg trousers. “I wanted to feel more suited and booted at this show. It’s classic Saint Laurent, and the cut of the coat I went for is a cut that I have always adored. And of course, it had to be black.”At the show, Bower was first impressed by the theatrics of the presentation itself. “From a…

Video shows ex-GOP candidate at official’s home before it was targeted Police arrested Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for New Mexico’s state legislature, on suspicion of orchestrating recent shootings that damaged the homes of Democratic leaders in the state. CNN Senior National Correspondent Kyung Lah has more. Source: CNN

Defence lawyer James Lockyer is seeking the conditional release of Nerissa and Odelia Quewezance. The sisters were convicted of murder at a Yorkton, Sask., courthouse in 1994 where they both received life sentences. Both have always maintained their innocence. They were convicted of killing James Dolff at his house near Kamsack, Sask., in 1993.Now a federal review of their case will reveal their fate on Wednesday. A two-day bail hearing began on Jan. 17, at the Court of Kings Bench in Yorkton.“Me and my sister shouldn’t be sitting here another day,” said Odelia. “This should be reconciliation today. I want…