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$2.5 Million in NFTs Stolen via Instagram

26Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Technology

$2.5 Million in NFTs Stolen via Instagram

Unknowns have stolen a series of NFTs by posting a phishing link on Bored Ape Yacht Club's Instagram account. The latter is the 'exclusive' group for owners of a jpeg with a bored monkey on it. NFTs remain a magnet for robberies. The industry makes it a practice to give away free stuff to generate more hype, but that can also be used against those enthusiasts. It happened this week at Bored Ape Yacht Club, the so-called clubhouse of holders of a Bored Ape NFT. Those are jpegs of cartoon monkeys with a receipt on the blockchain, making them worth millions of dollars in certain circles. This week, the brand's Instagram account was taken over by a fraudster who posted a link to an 'airdrop'. This would allow NFT holders to claim free ownership in the Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse, ...

Putin Wishes Macron Success After Election Win

25Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

France, News, Russia

Putin Wishes Macron Success After Election Win

Russian President Vladimir Putin toasted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on his election victory. "I sincerely wish you every success in your state activities and good health," Putin wrote to Macron. Many European leaders already congratulated Macron on Sunday. Chinese leader Xi Jinping also wished Macron luck on Monday. However, due to the time difference, it was in China's middle of the night when the results were announced. Macron has had a lot of contact with Putin this year. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the French president tried to persuade Putin not to invade the neighbouring country. They have called several times over the past few weeks. Macron then tried to convince Putin to end the war. Macron called these calls a thankless task.

Satellite Images Point to Possible Mass Grave at Mariupol

22Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Russia, Ukraine

Satellite Images Point to Possible Mass Grave at Mariupol

Near the port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, besieged by Russian troops, satellite images indicate a possible mass grave, according to several media. The American satellite company Maxar released images showing several excavated graves in the suburb of Manhuch, west of Mariupol. Local authorities say thousands of civilians are buried there. Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky previously spoke of tens of thousands of deaths in the port city, which has been under siege for weeks. The Ukrainian figures could not be independently verified. Zelensky has not yet publicly commented on the suspected mass grave. Instead, the information comes from Mariupol City Council and Mayor Vadym Boichenko. They speak of graves for "9,000 bodies" but are no longer on site. A satellite ...

Company Behind KitKat and Maggi Wants to Keep Raising Prices

21Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, News

Company Behind KitKat and Maggi Wants to Keep Raising Prices

Food manufacturer Nestlé, known for, among other things, chocolate bars from KitKat and stock cubes from Maggi, expects to continue to raise prices for the rest of the year due to high inflation. The costs of raw materials rose sharply at the end of last year due to the recovery from the corona crisis, and the effects of the war between Ukraine and Russia are added to that. CEO Mark Schneider speaks of "further pricing campaigns" to absorb setbacks due to the cost increase. Earlier this year, Albert Heijn, among others, came into conflict with the Swiss group, which, according to the Dutch supermarket chain, implemented far too high price increases. As a result, Albert Heijn did not put any new Nestlé products on the shelves for a while. Nestlé's turnover rose from 5.4 percent t...

Red Numbers for Credit Suisse Again After Blow Due to War Ukraine

20Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, News

Red Numbers for Credit Suisse Again After Blow Due to War Ukraine

Credit Suisse is once again in the red, partly due to the war in Ukraine. Due to the conflict, the Swiss financial group has announced that it is dealing with a financial blow of 200 million francs, converted into almost 195 million euros. Once again, the bank is set aside a lot of money for legal proceedings about scandals that have been going on for some time. Credit Suisse decided in March to stop issuing new loans in Russia because of the war, a step that many parties in the financial sector have taken. However, the bank is probably not the only financial group to experience losses due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For example, Société Générale recently announced its withdrawal from Russia by selling its stake in Rosbank. As a result, the French bank has to write off bi...

Hungary Repeats: We Do Not Support Import Ban on Russian Oil

19Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, Hungary, News, Russia

Hungary Repeats: We Do Not Support Import Ban on Russian Oil

Hungary will not support European sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. In doing so, the minister repeated a previously expressed view of his government via Facebook. Still, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that a European import ban on Russian oil is in the works. France has been calling for a ban on Russian oil for some time now. German parliamentarians last week announced that a majority in the Bundestag is in favour of an oil embargo against Russia. Berlin has been cautious until now because Germany is very dependent on that oil. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has called for a boycott of Russian oil several times. The European Union has introduced a package of sanctions against Russia becau...

Macron Sues: Reforms Proposed by Le Pen are Contrary to Constitution

18Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, France, News

Macron Sues: Reforms Proposed by Le Pen are Contrary to Constitution

French President Emmanuel Macron says the presidential election is not worth a regime change. In an interview with radio station France Culture, Macron lashes out at the proposals of his rival Marine Le Pen, which he describes as contrary to the French constitution. Next Sunday, the French will vote in the second round of the presidential elections. Just like five years ago, it is between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the radical right Rassemblement Nationale. "Mrs Le Pen's proposals to revise the constitution are not in line with that constitution, and that is a problem," said the French president, who is running for a second five-year term. "Others do that in other countries. For example, you can change the regime as you see fit in Hungary, but I don't think you can." Ma...

Canadian Ministry Links Tweet About Corona Figures to Porn Site

15Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Canada, News, Technology

Canadian Ministry Links Tweet About Corona Figures to Porn Site

The Ministry of Health of the Canadian province of Quebec released very exciting corona figures on Thursday. A tweet from the ministry briefly did not lead to the ministry's website with the latest corona figures but to a video on a porn website. That writes the Canadian newspaper La Presse. The message was online for about 40 minutes before the incorrect link was removed. The ministry later apologized for the "inconvenience" in a separate tweet. "Due to a situation beyond our control, a hyperlink containing inappropriate content was posted on our Twitter account," it said. The causes of the error are being investigated.

Ukraine Evacuations to Resume on Thursday

14Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine Evacuations to Resume on Thursday

The evacuations in Ukraine will resume on Thursday after they were halted on Wednesday due to violations of the agreements. Russia and Ukraine have agreed on nine evacuation routes in the east of the country. The so-called corridor in the east of Luhansk cannot open until Russia stops bombing, says Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk. Other essential routes are in the cities of Mariupol, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Enerhodar. The evacuation routes give people the option to leave regions where there is heavy fighting. According to Ukraine, Russia has already violated the agreements about the routes several times, including by temporarily ceasing fire in the region.

Masks Obligation in Greece Abolished in the Summer

13Apr

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Greece, News

Masks Obligation in Greece Abolished in the Summer

Holidaymakers who choose Greece as their destination this summer no longer have to wear face masks. According to the Greek Minister of Health Thanos Plevris, the indoor mask obligation will expire on 1 June in the famous holiday country. People no longer need to submit a corona vaccination or recovery certificate between 1 May and 31 August if they want to visit indoor or outdoor spaces such as a restaurant. The authorities are also considering lifting the obligation for tourists to show a European corona travel pass when entering the country. The number of corona cases in Greece has decreased in recent weeks. Authorities reported 15,000 new cases and 64 deaths on Tuesday. About 72 percent of the approximately 11 million Greeks have been vaccinated. According to Plevris, condit...