Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.
Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State Emergency Service manager Ashley Sullivan said.
Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people.
The New South Wales state government declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims.
Evacuation orders and warnings to prepare to abandon homes impacted 50,000 people, up from 32,000 on Monday, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said.

Sydney floods impact 50,000 around Australia's largest city

Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.
Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State Emergency Service manager Ashley Sullivan said.
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Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people.
The New South Wales state government declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims.
Evacuation orders and warnings to prepare to abandon homes impacted 50,000 people, up from 32,000 on Monday, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said.

Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.
Police earlier said Robert E Crimo III should be considered armed and dangerous and was pulled over by police on Monday evening after a brief pursuit.
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect remained on the loose hours later as authorities scoured the area and police surrounded a home listed as his possible address.
Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen had said that police had identified 22-year-old Robert E Crimo III as a person of interest and cautioned he should be considered armed and dangerous. Police declined to answer questions about how they identified Crimo. Authorities had described his car as a silver Honda Fit with an Illinois license plate DM 80653.
The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together.
"It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart by our uniquely American plague,” Illinois Governor J B Pritzker said at a news conference.
“I'm furious because it does not have to be this way... while we celebrate the Fourth of July just once a year, mass shootings have become a weekly — yes, weekly — American tradition." The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration. Dozens of fired bullets sent hundreds of parade-goers — some visibly bloodied — fleeing. They left a trail of abandoned items that showed everyday life suddenly, violently disrupted: A half-eaten bag of potato chips; a box of chocolate cookies spilled onto the grass; a child's Chicago Cubs cap.
“There's no safe place,” said Highland Park resident Barbara Harte, 73, who had stayed away from the parade fearing a mass shooting, but later ventured from her home.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference “several of the deceased victims” died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. Police have not released details about the victims or wounded.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said the five people killed at the parade were adults, but didn't have information on the sixth victim who was taken to a hospital and died there. One of those killed was a Mexican national, Roberto Velasco, Mexico's director for North American affairs, said on Twitter Monday. He said two other Mexicans were wounded.
NorthShore University Health Center received 26 patients after the attack. All but one had gunshot wounds, said Dr Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness. Their ages ranged from 8 to 85, and Temple estimated that four or five patients were children.
Temple said 19 of them were treated and discharged. Others were transferred to other hospitals, while two patients, in stable condition, remained at the Highland Park hospital.
The shooter opened fire around 10.15 am, when the parade was about three-quarters through, authorities said.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O'Neill, the incident commander on scene, said the gunman apparently used a “high-powered rifle” to fire from a spot atop a commercial building where he was “very difficult to see.” He said the rifle was recovered at the scene. Police also found a ladder attached to the building.
“Very random, very intentional and a very sad day,” Covelli said.
President Joe Biden on Monday said he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day.” He said he had “surged Federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time.” Biden signed the widest-ranging gun violence bill passed by Congress in decades, a compromise that showed at once both progress on a long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists.
Police believe there was only one shooter.
Several nearby cities cancelled events including parades and fireworks, some of them noting that the Highland Park shooter was still at large. Evanston, Deerfield, Skokie, Waukegan and Glencoe cancelled events. The Chicago White Sox also announced on Twitter that a planned post-game fireworks show is cancelled due to the shooting.
More than 100 law enforcement officers were called to the parade scene or dispatched to find the suspected shooter.
More than a dozen police officers on Monday evening surrounded a home listed as an address for Crimo in Highland Park. Some officers held rifles as they fixed their eyes on the home. A large armoured truck, marked “Police Rescue Vehicle,” occupied the middle of the road near the residence. Police blockaded roads leading to the home in a tree-lined neighbourhood near a golf course, allowing only select law enforcement cars through a tight outer perimeter.

July 4 parade shooting: 22-year-old suspect taken into custody

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people

Highland Park's police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.
Police earlier said Robert E Crimo III should be considered armed and dangerous and was pulled over by police on Monday evening after a brief pursuit.
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect remained on the loose hours later as authorities scoured the area and police surrounded a home listed as his possible address.
Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen had said that police had identified 22-year-old Robert E Crimo III as a person of interest and cautioned he should be considered armed and dangerous. Police declined to answer questions about how they identified Crimo. Authorities had described his car as a silver Honda Fit with an Illinois license plate DM 80653.
The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together.
"It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart by our uniquely American plague,&rdquo; Illinois Governor J B Pritzker said at a news conference.
&ldquo;I'm furious because it does not have to be this way... while we celebrate the Fourth of July just once a year, mass shootings have become a weekly &mdash; yes, weekly &mdash; American tradition." The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration. Dozens of fired bullets sent hundreds of parade-goers &mdash; some visibly bloodied &mdash; fleeing. They left a trail of abandoned items that showed everyday life suddenly, violently disrupted: A half-eaten bag of potato chips; a box of chocolate cookies spilled onto the grass; a child's Chicago Cubs cap.
&ldquo;There's no safe place,&rdquo; said Highland Park resident Barbara Harte, 73, who had stayed away from the parade fearing a mass shooting, but later ventured from her home.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference &ldquo;several of the deceased victims&rdquo; died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. Police have not released details about the victims or wounded.
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Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said the five people killed at the parade were adults, but didn't have information on the sixth victim who was taken to a hospital and died there. One of those killed was a Mexican national, Roberto Velasco, Mexico's director for North American affairs, said on Twitter Monday. He said two other Mexicans were wounded.
NorthShore University Health Center received 26 patients after the attack. All but one had gunshot wounds, said Dr Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness. Their ages ranged from 8 to 85, and Temple estimated that four or five patients were children.
Temple said 19 of them were treated and discharged. Others were transferred to other hospitals, while two patients, in stable condition, remained at the Highland Park hospital.
The shooter opened fire around 10.15 am, when the parade was about three-quarters through, authorities said.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O'Neill, the incident commander on scene, said the gunman apparently used a &ldquo;high-powered rifle&rdquo; to fire from a spot atop a commercial building where he was &ldquo;very difficult to see.&rdquo; He said the rifle was recovered at the scene. Police also found a ladder attached to the building.
&ldquo;Very random, very intentional and a very sad day,&rdquo; Covelli said.
President Joe Biden on Monday said he and first lady Jill Biden were &ldquo;shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day.&rdquo; He said he had &ldquo;surged Federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time.&rdquo; Biden signed the widest-ranging gun violence bill passed by Congress in decades, a compromise that showed at once both progress on a long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists.
Police believe there was only one shooter.
Several nearby cities cancelled events including parades and fireworks, some of them noting that the Highland Park shooter was still at large. Evanston, Deerfield, Skokie, Waukegan and Glencoe cancelled events. The Chicago White Sox also announced on Twitter that a planned post-game fireworks show is cancelled due to the shooting.
More than 100 law enforcement officers were called to the parade scene or dispatched to find the suspected shooter.
More than a dozen police officers on Monday evening surrounded a home listed as an address for Crimo in Highland Park. Some officers held rifles as they fixed their eyes on the home. A large armoured truck, marked &ldquo;Police Rescue Vehicle,&rdquo; occupied the middle of the road near the residence. Police blockaded roads leading to the home in a tree-lined neighbourhood near a golf course, allowing only select law enforcement cars through a tight outer perimeter.

Amber Heard's lawyers have asked a judge to throw out the $10.35 million verdict against her in the defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp, arguing that the verdict was not supported by the evidence and that one of the jurors may not have been properly vetted by the court.
In post-trial motions filed Friday (1 JULY 2022), Heard's attorneys call the jury's June 1 award of $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages to Depp "excessive" and "indefensible." They ask the judge to set aside the verdict and dismiss Depp's lawsuit or order a new trial. Immediately after the verdict, the judge reduced the compensatory damages to $350,000 under a state cap.
Depp sued Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."

Amber Heard seeks to throw out verdict in Johnny Depp defamation trial

Heard seeks to throw out verdict in Depp defamation trial

Heard's lawyers have argued that the verdict was not supported by the evidence and that one of the jurors may not have been properly vetted by the court.

Amber Heard's lawyers have asked a judge to throw out the $10.35 million verdict against her in the defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp, arguing that the verdict was not supported by the evidence and that one of the jurors may not have been properly vetted by the court.
In post-trial motions filed Friday (1 JULY 2022), Heard's attorneys call the jury's June 1 award of $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages to Depp "excessive" and "indefensible." They ask the judge to set aside the verdict and dismiss Depp's lawsuit or order a new trial. Immediately after the verdict, the judge reduced the compensatory damages to $350,000 under a state cap.
Depp sued Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."
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The Indian High Commission in Ottawa has written to the Canadian authorities after receiving complaints from leaders of Hindu community about 'disrespectful' depiction of their gods on the poster of a film showcased as part of a film festival in Toronto. 
A statement issued by the High Commission said that they have urged Canadian officials to organisers of the event to withdraw all provocative material. 
The poster in question is of the the film 'Kaali' by Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai. It shows Goddess Kalli smoking and holding an LGBTQ flag and has led to a social media storm with the hashtag 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai'. 
In response to the attacks, the Toronto-based director hit back to say she was willing to pay with her life.
"I have nothing to lose. Till the time I live, I wish to live with a voice that speaks what I believe without fear. If the price for that is my life, it can be given," Manimekalai wrote in a Twitter post in Tamil in response to an article on the controversy.
The Madurai-born filmmaker had shared the poster of "Kaali" on the microblogging site on Saturday and said the film was part of the 'Rhythms of Canada' segment at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
Manimekalai also urged people to watch the film to understand the context behind the poster.
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"The film is about the events during Kaali's strolls through the streets of Toronto city one fine evening. If they watch the movie, they will put the hashtag 'love you Leena Manimekalai' rather than 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai'," she added in reply to another article.

Indian embassy writes to Canadian officials over 'disrespectful' depiction of Hindu gods

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa has written to the Canadian authorities after receiving complaints from leaders of Hindu community about 'disrespectful' depiction of their gods on the poster of a film showcased as part of a film festival in Toronto. 

The poster in question is of the the film 'Kaali' by Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai.

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa has written to the Canadian authorities after receiving complaints from leaders of Hindu community about 'disrespectful' depiction of their gods on the poster of a film showcased as part of a film festival in Toronto.&nbsp;
A statement issued by the High Commission said that they have urged Canadian officials and organisers of the event to withdraw all provocative material.&nbsp;
The poster in question is of the the film 'Kaali' by Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai. It shows Goddess Kalli smoking and holding an LGBTQ flag and has led to a social media storm with the hashtag 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai'.&nbsp;
In response to the attacks, the Toronto-based director hit back to say she was willing to pay with her life.
"I have nothing to lose. Till the time I live, I wish to live with a voice that speaks what I believe without fear. If the price for that is my life, it can be given," Manimekalai wrote in a Twitter post in Tamil in response to an article on the controversy.
The Madurai-born filmmaker had shared the poster of "Kaali" on the microblogging site on Saturday and said the film was part of the 'Rhythms of Canada' segment at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
Manimekalai also urged people to watch the film to understand the context behind the poster.
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"The film is about the events during Kaali's strolls through the streets of Toronto city one fine evening. If they watch the movie, they will put the hashtag 'love you Leena Manimekalai' rather than 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai'," she added in reply to another article.
(with PTI inputs)

At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, police said.
The shooting in Highland Park disrupted the annual parade just after it began at 10 am.
Highland Park Police said in a statement that five people were killed and 19 people were taken to hospitals. It was unclear if the five dead were among the 19 hospitalised.
The police said authorities are still searching for the suspect and called it an active incident.

US: 5 dead in a shooting during July 4 parade

At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, police said.

The shooting in Highland Park disrupted the annual parade just after it began at 10 am.

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect remained on the loose hours later as authorities scoured the area.
Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said Monday afternoon that police have identified 22-year-old Robert E Crimo III as a person of interest and cautioned he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Police declined to answer questions about how they identified Crimo. Authorities described his car as a silver Honda Fit with an Illinois license plate DM 80653.
The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together.
Mayor Nancy Rotering said the violence &ldquo;has shaken us to our core,&rdquo; adding, "On a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are instead mourning the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us.&rdquo; The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration. Dozens of fired bullets sent hundreds of parade-goers &mdash; some visibly bloodied &mdash; fleeing.
&ldquo;There's no safe place,&rdquo; said Highland Park resident Barbara Harte, 73, who had stayed away from the parade fearing a mass shooting, but later ventured from her home.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference &ldquo;several of the deceased victims&rdquo; died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. Police have not released details about the victims or wounded.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said the five people killed at the parade were adults and she doesn't have information on the sixth victim who was taken to a hospital and died there.
Roberto Velasco, Mexico's director for North American affairs, said on Twitter Monday that one Mexican national was killed in Highland Park and added that two other Mexicans were wounded.
Dr Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness for NorthShore University Health Center, said the Highland Park hospital received 26 patients after the attack and all but one had gunshot wounds. Their ages ranged from 8 to 85, and Temple estimated that four or five patients were children.
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He said 19 of them were treated and discharged. Others were transferred to other hospitals, while two patients, in stable condition, remained at the Highland Park hospital.
The shooter opened fire around 10.15 am, when the parade was about three-quarters through, authorities said.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O'Neill, the incident commander on scene, said the gunman apparently used a &ldquo;high-powered rifle&rdquo; to fire from a spot atop a commercial building where he was &ldquo;very difficult to see.&rdquo; He said the rifle was recovered at the scene. Police also found a ladder attached to the building.
&ldquo;Very random, very intentional and a very sad day,&rdquo; Covelli said.
President Joe Biden on Monday said he and first lady Jill Biden were &ldquo;shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day.&rdquo; He said he had &ldquo;surged Federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time.&rdquo; Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were conducting an urgent trace of the rifle, agency spokesperson April Langwell said. Federal agents conduct such traces to identify when, where and to whom the gun was last sold.
Police believe there was only one shooter but warned that he should still be considered armed and dangerous. Several nearby cities cancelled events including parades and fireworks, some of them noting that the Highland Park shooter was still at large. Evanston, Deerfield, Skokie, Waukegan and Glencoe cancelled events. The Chicago White Sox also announced on Twitter that a planned post-game fireworks show is cancelled due to the shooting.
&ldquo;You have a tragic mass act of violence that was random here today at a community event where people were gathered to celebrate, and the offender has not been apprehended thus far,&rdquo; Covelli, the crime task force spokesman, said. &ldquo;So, could this happen again? We don't know what his intentions are at this point, so certainly we're not sure of that.&rdquo; More than 100 law enforcement officers were called to the parade scene or dispatched to find the suspected shooter.
Hours after the shooting, law enforcement officers searched an office building near where the shooting occurred. Nearby, armed FBI agents in camouflage had also escorted a family with two small girls across Central Avenue. The children looked visibly frightened even as their mother attempted to reassure them that the agents leading and flanking them would protect them.
&ldquo;Don't worry, you're safe now,&rdquo; she told them. &ldquo;These guys will protect you.&rdquo; Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement: &ldquo;There are no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday with their community.&rdquo;
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A camping association, Responsible Campers Association Inc (RCAi) in New Zealand is seeking a change in the government's law by allowing people to poop in public places if they don't think that they are being observed.
The spokesperson of RCAi said that currently in section 32 of the Summary Offence Act a person will be fined for urinating or pooping in a public place if they believe they are not getting observed.
The association also called for more toilet facilities to be made available for travelers. On the other hand, freedom camping group often don't agree with it, somehow they are against pooping or urinating in tourist places.

Campers want New Zealand govt to tighten laws on pooping in public places

A camping association in New Zealand is urging the govt to tighten laws law that allows people to poop in public places if they don't think that they are being observed.

Responsible Campers Association Inc wants the govt to make the law stricter by requiring people to do such activities at least 50 metres away from a waterway and bury the excreted waste

A camping association in New Zealand is urging the govt to tighten law that allows people to poop in public places if they don't think that they are being observed.
Responsible Campers Association Inc wants the govt to make the law stricter by requiring people to do such activities at least 50 metres away from a waterway and bury the excreted waste at least 15cm into the earth.
Currently, in New Zealand defecating or urinating in a public place&nbsp; is an offence but if the person can prove they had reasonable grounds for believing they were not being observed, they may be able to escape a $200 fine.
Local residents and administration in New Zealand have been voicing concerns for years over campers dirtying and littering the camping ground.
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Rescue operations continued Monday on an Italian Alpine mountainside, a day after a huge chunk of a rapidly melting glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks slamming into hikers. 
At least six people were killed and an indeterminate number are missing. 
On Sunday, rescuers spotted six bodies and found nine injured survivors. 
Authorities are trying to ascertain the number of people who might have been hiking on the Marmolada peak on the fateful day and are unaccounted for. As many as sixteen cars remained unclaimed in the area's parking lot. 
It was unclear how many of the cars might have belonged to the already identified victims or to the injured, all of whom were flown by helicopters on Sunday to hospitals in northeastern Italy. 
After the search was temporarily halted on Sunday night, officials said about 15 people could be missing, but stressed the situation was evolving. 
Rescuers said conditions downslope from the glacier, which has been melting for decades, were still too unstable to immediately send teams of people and dogs to dig into tons of debris. 
Premier Mario Draghi and the head of the national Civil Protection agency were expected to go on Monday to Canazei, a tourist town in the Dolomite range which has been serving as a base for rescuers. 
Relatives were also expected to go to the town to identify bodies when rescuers can safely remove them from the mountain. 
What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn't immediately known. 
But the heat wave gripping Italy since May, bringing temperatures unusually high for the start of summer even up in the normally cooler Alps was being cited as a likely factor. 

6 killed in an avalanche in Italy, rescue operations resume

Rescue operations resumed on a popular hiking trail in the Italian Alpines, a day after a huge chunk of a rapidly melting glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks slamming into hikers. 

Rescue operations resumed in a popular hiking trail in the Italian Alpines, a day after a huge chunk of a glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks slamming into hikers. At least six people were killed and several are missing.&nbsp;

Rescue operations continued Monday on an Italian Alpine mountainside, a day after a huge chunk of a rapidly melting glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks slamming into hikers.&nbsp;
At least six people were killed and an indeterminate number are missing.&nbsp;
On Sunday, rescuers spotted six bodies and found nine injured survivors.&nbsp;
Authorities are trying to ascertain the number of people who might have been hiking on the Marmolada peak on the fateful day and are unaccounted for. As many as sixteen cars remained unclaimed in the area's parking lot.&nbsp;
It was unclear how many of the cars might have belonged to the already identified victims or to the injured, all of whom were flown by helicopters on Sunday to hospitals in northeastern Italy.&nbsp;
After the search was temporarily halted on Sunday night, officials said about 15 people could be missing, but stressed the situation was evolving.&nbsp;
Rescuers said conditions downslope from the glacier, which has been melting for decades, were still too unstable to immediately send teams of people and dogs to dig into tons of debris.&nbsp;
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Premier Mario Draghi and the head of the national Civil Protection agency were expected to go on Monday to Canazei, a tourist town in the Dolomite range which has been serving as a base for rescuers.&nbsp;
Relatives were also expected to go to the town to identify bodies when rescuers can safely remove them from the mountain.&nbsp;
What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn't immediately known.&nbsp;
But the heat wave gripping Italy since May, bringing temperatures unusually high for the start of summer even up in the normally cooler Alps was being cited as a likely factor.&nbsp;

A company which organises sex parties, and has apparently banned UK PM Boris Johnson, is actually partially owned by the British government. Here's how UK taxpayers ended up investing in an orgy organiser.
A UK firm called Killing Kittens got a government loan in 2020 as part of Covid aid. The company organises exclusive 'women-led sex parties'. As per the scheme's provisions, the loan eventually turned into an equity stake. Killing Kittens was given a loan of &pound;170,000 in 2020. The company is now reportedly valued at &pound;15 million, with the UK govt holding 1.5% stake.
Killing Kittens was founded in 2005, and organises sex parties exclusively for members. The company says that at the parties, "women control the narrative and the events". The parties are organised in major cities across the globe, and the company has also developed an adults-only social network.
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Killing Kittens has around 1.8 lakh members, and an annual turnover of &pound;1.4 million, according to reports. The company received a boost during the Covid pandemic, with the website reportedly witnessing a 330% increase in online traffic.&nbsp;The loan to Killing Kittens had caused a controversy in the UK, with the Opposition Labour party attacking the government, and appealing for an end to funding for the sex party company. Authorities had defended the loan, saying that the company had met all the eligibility criteria.
The founder of Killing Kittens recently hit back at critics. Emma Sayle tweeted that the government's stake increased 60% in value in a year, unlike other companies which received Covid aid and went under. She said that some would call it a "good investment". In an interview to The Financial Times, Sayle said that the company had raised &pound;1 million in the latest funding round.
On a lighter note, Sayle told The Telegraph that UK PM Boris Johnson would not be allowed at her company's parties, but Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who led the Covid assistance scheme, might get a "warmer welcome".
The British Business Bank's Future Fund was set up in May 2020, during the first wave of Covid infections. It was a government scheme to help companies struggling due to the pandemic.
Companies received loans between &pound;125,000 and &pound;5 million with the condition that they had to match the funding with private investment. The loans were converted into equity in the next fundraising round. &pound;1.1 billion were reportedly given to 1,190 companies under the Future Fund.

Sex party firm which banned PM Boris Johnson is partially owned by UK govt. Here's how | Killing Kittens

A UK firm called Killing Kittens, which organises exclusive 'women-led sex parties', got a government loan in 2020 as part of Covid aid, and the loan eventually turned into an equity stake.

A company which organises sex parties, and has apparently banned UK PM Boris Johnson, is actually partially owned by the British government. Here's how UK taxpayers ended up investing in an orgy organiser.
A UK firm called Killing Kittens got a government loan in 2020 as part of Covid aid. The company organises exclusive 'women-led sex parties'. As per the scheme's provisions, the loan eventually turned into an equity stake. Killing Kittens was given a loan of &pound;170,000 in 2020. The company is now reportedly valued at &pound;15 million, with the UK govt holding 1.5% stake.
Killing Kittens was founded in 2005, and organises sex parties exclusively for members. The company says that at the parties, "women control the narrative and the events". The parties are organised in major cities across the globe, and the company has also developed an adults-only social network.
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Killing Kittens has around 1.8 lakh members, and an annual turnover of &pound;1.4 million, according to reports. The company received a boost during the Covid pandemic, with the website reportedly witnessing a 330% increase in online traffic. &nbsp; The loan to Killing Kittens had caused a controversy in the UK, with the Opposition Labour party attacking the government, and appealing for an end to funding for the sex party company. Authorities had defended the loan, saying that the company had met all the eligibility criteria.
The founder of Killing Kittens recently hit back at critics. Emma Sayle tweeted that the government's stake increased 60% in value in a year, unlike other companies which received Covid aid and went under. She said that some would call it a "good investment". In an interview to The Financial Times, Sayle said that the company had raised &pound;1 million in the latest funding round.
On a lighter note, Sayle told The Telegraph that UK PM Boris Johnson would not be allowed at her company's parties, but Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who led the Covid assistance scheme, might get a "warmer welcome".
The British Business Bank's Future Fund was set up in May 2020, during the first wave of Covid infections. It was a government scheme to help companies struggling due to the pandemic.
Companies received loans between &pound;125,000 and &pound;5 million with the condition that they had to match the funding with private investment. The loans were converted into equity in the next fundraising round. &pound;1.1 billion were reportedly given to 1,190 companies under the Future Fund.

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Russia's capture of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Monday, as per a report by Reuters.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, described Moscow's capture of the Luhansk region as "a liberation day to celebrate both on Earth and in space."
The agency posted pictures of cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergei Korsakov smiling as they held up flags of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic.
Notably, the same crew members were lauded in February when they were mistaken to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
with input from Reuters

Russian cosmonauts celebrate capture of Luhansk region on ISS

Notably, the same crew members were lauded in February when they were mistaken to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Russia's capture of the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, posted pictures of cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergei Korsakov smiling as they held up flags of eastern Ukraine's regions.
The space agency described Moscow's capture of the Luhansk region as "a liberation day to celebrate both on Earth and in space."
Notably, the same crew members were lauded in February when they were mistaken to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
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Mercer, a global consulting firm has released its annual list of the world's most expensive cities to live in, and once again  known for its iconic skyscrapers and beautiful skyline view, Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive place for employees sent abroad to work.  
Four Switzerland cities Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern ranked second to fifth place respectively in Mercer’s Cost of Living Survey 2022.  Apart from this, Israel’s Tel Aviv bagged the 6th place as the priciest place in the Middle East while New York City bagged the seventh spot. 
Asian cities that made it to the top 10 were Singapore, Tokyo, and Beijing. 
Coming to home, at number 127, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India followed by New Delhi at number 155.
At the other end of the table, the cheapest places for expats to live were Turkey’s Ankara, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe in Tajikistan. 

Zurich, world’s 2nd most expensive city; here's the one place that beat it 

Survey showed comparing the prices of 200 goods and products in more than 400 cities

From paying $9.45 for a loaf of bread to more than $2000 for a one-bedroom apartment, these overseas cities will strain your budgets even if you are earning the big bucks.&nbsp; Known for its iconic skyscrapers and beautiful skyline view, Hong Kong is once again the world&rsquo;s most expensive city for international employees.&nbsp;
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Switzerland's Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern were in second to fifth place respectively in Mercer&rsquo;s Cost of Living Survey 2022 which ranks cities based on how expensive they are for employees who are sent to work there from other countries.&nbsp;
Israel&rsquo;s Tel Aviv bagged the 6th place, it also the priciest place in the Middle East while New York City bagged the seventh spot.&nbsp;
Asian cities that made it to the top 10 were Singapore, Tokyo, and Beijing.&nbsp;
Coming home, at number 127, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India followed by New Delhi with a global rank of 155.
At the other end of the table, the cheapest places for expats to live were Turkey&rsquo;s Ankara, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe in Tajikistan.&nbsp;

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Three people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in southern Turkey on Thursday as strong winds fanned wildfire in the forest area near Manavgat, the Mediterranean coastal town in the south of the country.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said some people were being evacuated from the area as a precautionary measure.
The Agriculture and Forestry Minister said a firefighting plane and five helicopters were involved in efforts to bring the blaze under control.
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Further, more than 4,000 firefighters are also dispatched across the region to help contain the damage and search for people.
While it was not immediately clear what caused the fire, wildfires are common in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the dry summer&nbsp;months, although some forest fires have been blamed on arson.

Deadly wildfire ravages southern Turkey

A forest fire broke out in Southern&nbsp;Turkey which has reportedly killed three people.&nbsp;

<ul>
<li>Deadly wildfire ravages southern Turkey, kills 3</li>
<li>Homes evacuated amid wildfires in southern Turkey</li>
<li>More than 4,000 firefighters&nbsp;dispatched across the region to help contain the damage&nbsp;</li>
<li>Reason for the cause of fire unknown at the moment&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Wildfires are common in Turkey&rsquo;s Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the dry summer months,&nbsp;although some previous forest fires have been blamed on arson.

Three people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in southern Turkey on Thursday as strong winds fanned wildfire in the forest area near Manavgat, the Mediterranean coastal town in the south of the country.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said some people were being evacuated from the area as a precautionary measure.
The Agriculture and Forestry Minister said a firefighting plane and five helicopters were involved in efforts to bring the blaze under control.
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Further, more than 4,000 firefighters are also dispatched across the region to help contain the damage and search for people.
While it was not immediately clear what caused the fire, wildfires are common in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the dry summer&nbsp;months, although some forest fires have been blamed on arson.

In a big blow to embattled British Prime Minister Johnson, two of his senior Cabinet colleagues, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak, resigned on Tuesday, as they expressed their loss of confidence in his leadership amidst a spate of scandals.
The 42-year-old British Indian minister posted his resignation letter on Twitter soon after another senior Cabinet colleague, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, resigned.
The ministerial exits will come as a big blow to Johnson's leadership and follow a day of high political drama since a former civil servant spoke out about Downing Street's handling of allegations against recently suspended MP Chris Pincher.
“The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously,” Sunak tweeted.
“I recognise this may be last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning,” he said.
It came soon after Johnson said he "bitterly regrets" giving Pincher a government role as Deputy Chief Whip after being made aware of a misconduct complaint against him.
"In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do and I apologise to everyone who has been badly affected by it. I just want to make absolutely clear that there's no place in this government for anybody who is predatory or abuses their position of power," he said.
Sajid Javid, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, in his resignation letter said, "We [Conservative party] may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest. Sadly, in the current circumstances, the public are concluding that we are now neither.
"The vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree.
"I regret to say, however, that it is clear to me that this situation will not change under your leadership and you have therefore lost my confidence too.

Boris Johnson govt in trouble, finance minister Rishi Sunak & health secretary Sajid Javid resign

In a big blow to embattled British Prime Minister Johnson, two of his senior Cabinet colleagues, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak, resigned on Tuesday, as they expressed their loss of confidence in his leadership amidst a spate of scandals.

Two senior cabinet ministers in Borish Johnson resigned expressing loss of confidence in his leadership

In a big blow to embattled British Prime Minister Johnson, two of his senior Cabinet colleagues, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak, resigned on Tuesday, as they expressed their loss of confidence in his leadership amidst a spate of scandals.
The 42-year-old British Indian minister posted his resignation letter on Twitter soon after another senior Cabinet colleague, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, resigned.
The ministerial exits will come as a big blow to Johnson's leadership and follow a day of high political drama since a former civil servant spoke out about Downing Street's handling of allegations against recently suspended MP Chris Pincher.
&ldquo;The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously,&rdquo; Sunak tweeted.
&ldquo;I recognise this may be last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning,&rdquo; he said.
It came soon after Johnson said he "bitterly regrets" giving Pincher a government role as Deputy Chief Whip after being made aware of a misconduct complaint against him.
"In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do and I apologise to everyone who has been badly affected by it. I just want to make absolutely clear that there's no place in this government for anybody who is predatory or abuses their position of power," he said.
Sajid Javid, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, in his resignation letter said, "We [Conservative party] may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest. Sadly, in the current circumstances, the public are concluding that we are now neither.
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"The vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree.
"I regret to say, however, that it is clear to me that this situation will not change under your leadership and you have therefore lost my confidence too.

On the face of it, it's a farm facility, making corn oil, starch, and other products from corn kernels. But behind the walls sit sinister spies, tracking military drones, and trying to intercept confidential communication.
This is the worry gripping America, after a Chinese company bought large tracts of land near a US military base. China's Fufeng Group bought 300 acres of farmland in Grand Forks, North Dakota recently. The land was sold by 3 locals for $2.6 million.
The plot is 19 km, or a 20-minute drive, from a major military base. The Grand Forks base is a sensitive drone facility managed by the US Air Force. The Air Force Base reportedly houses some of America's most sensitive drone technology, and also a new space networking centre. The networking centre is "the backbone of all US military communication across the globe", according to a US senator who spoke to CNBC.
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A US Air Force officer has warned that drone and satellite transmissions could easily be surveilled from the Chinese factory. Major Jeremy Fox reportedly said that passive receiving equipment like antennae could be used for spying.
These antennae would simply need to be tuned to the right frequencies to intercept drone and space-based communication. Transmissions to and from the base could easily be collected. To add to the threat, this passive signal collection would be undetectable by the US.
The Air Force officer raised alarm about the espionage threat in an internal memo. Major Fox reportedly said that data collection by China would "present a costly national security risk". He warned that the case may cause grave damage to US strategic advantages, and that it fits a pattern of Chinese subnational espionage. Major Fox accused Beijing of using commercial economic development projects to get close to Defense Department facilities.
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However, the US Air Force has not taken an official position on the matter. The force called Major Fox's comments his personal effort to raise awareness of potential vulnerabilities.
But the soldier's worries have been mirrored by US politicians. Republican Senator Kevin Cramer, who represents North Dakota, said that he doesn't want the Chinese Communist Party doing business in his "backyard". Senator Cramer said America underestimates Beijing's capability to collect data and use it in "nefarious ways".
Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, is also worried about Chinese spying. Commenting on the North Dakota situation, the Democrat party leader said that America should be "seriously concerned" about Chinese investments near sensitive US facilities.
The allegations have agitated China. Fufeng USA's COO has insisted that there is no possibility of espionage from the North Dakota plant.The company has insisted that the $700 million project is just a corn milling plant The company says that it is helping the local community by creating 200 direct jobs, and other opportunities like logistics.
The Chinese government has also entered the debate, with an official telling the New York Post that Chinese firms investing abroad are told to obey local laws. Beijing criticised USA's 'generalisation of the concept of national security and abuse of state power". China also sought a fair and just environment for its companies in the US.
This case is not just important for America, but also pertinent for countries like India which have seen tension with China rise in recent years.
The Indian government has in the past raised the issue of Chinese companies being misused to threaten India's national security. A ban on multiple Chinese apps, including PUBG, was imposed due to alleged stealing and transmission of user data.
In such a situation, Delhi might need to keep an eye on Chinese investments in India, especially near military installations.

China using factories in USA to spy? $2.6 million land deal near Air Force drone base sparks worry

A Chinese company's purchase of farmland near a sensitive US Air Force drone base in North Dakota has sparked worries of espionage.

On the face of it, it's a farm facility, making corn oil, starch, and other products from corn kernels. But behind the walls sit sinister spies, tracking military drones, and trying to intercept confidential communication.
This is the worry gripping America, after a Chinese company bought large tracts of land near a US military base. China's Fufeng Group bought 300 acres of farmland in Grand Forks, North Dakota recently. The land was sold by 3 locals for $2.6 million.
The plot is 19 km, or a 20-minute drive, from a major military base. The Grand Forks base is a sensitive drone facility managed by the US Air Force. The Air Force Base reportedly houses some of America's most sensitive drone technology, and also a new space networking centre. The networking centre is "the backbone of all US military communication across the globe", according to a US senator who spoke to CNBC.
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A US Air Force officer has warned that drone and satellite transmissions could easily be surveilled from the Chinese factory. Major Jeremy Fox reportedly said that passive receiving equipment like antennae could be used for spying.
These antennae would simply need to be tuned to the right frequencies to intercept drone and space-based communication. Transmissions to and from the base could easily be collected. To add to the threat, this passive signal collection would be undetectable by the US.
The Air Force officer raised alarm about the espionage threat in an internal memo. Major Fox reportedly said that data collection by China would "present a costly national security risk". He warned that the case may cause grave damage to US strategic advantages, and that it fits a pattern of Chinese subnational espionage. Major Fox accused Beijing of using commercial economic development projects to get close to Defense Department facilities.
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However, the US Air Force has not taken an official position on the matter. The force called Major Fox's comments his personal effort to raise awareness of potential vulnerabilities.
But the soldier's worries have been mirrored by US politicians. Republican Senator Kevin Cramer, who represents North Dakota, said that he doesn't want the Chinese Communist Party doing business in his "backyard". Senator Cramer said America underestimates Beijing's capability to collect data and use it in "nefarious ways".
Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, is also worried about Chinese spying. Commenting on the North Dakota situation, the Democrat party leader said that America should be "seriously concerned" about Chinese investments near sensitive US facilities.
The allegations have agitated China. Fufeng USA's COO has insisted that there is no possibility of espionage from the North Dakota plant. The company has insisted that the $700 million project is just a corn milling plant The company says that it is helping the local community by creating 200 direct jobs, and other opportunities like logistics.
The Chinese government has also entered the debate, with an official telling the New York Post that Chinese firms investing abroad are told to obey local laws. Beijing criticised USA's 'generalisation of the concept of national security and abuse of state power". China also sought a fair and just environment for its companies in the US.
This case is not just important for America, but also pertinent for countries like India which have seen tension with China rise in recent years.
The Indian government has in the past raised the issue of Chinese companies being misused to threaten India's national security. A ban on multiple Chinese apps, including PUBG, was imposed due to alleged stealing and transmission of user data.
In such a situation, Delhi might need to keep an eye on Chinese investments in India, especially near military installations.

Taliban founder Mullah Umar is buried somewhere in Afghanistan but what you are seeing on your screens is his car being dug out from a grave.
A Toyota Wagon belonging to Mullah Umar has been dug up by the Taliban from Zabul province of Afghanistan where it was buried 21 years ago. 
The images of the car being shared online show the car wrapped in plastic. 
According to reports, the car will be cleaned and displayed at the Afghan National Museum
The Taliban founder had used the Toyoya Wagon to travel to Zabul from Kandahar when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and then hid the car by burying it. 

Taliban founder Mullah Umar's car dug up after 21 years. See pictures

A Toyota Wagon belonging to Mullah Umar has been dug up by the Taliban from Zabul province of Afghanistan where it was buried 21 years ago. 

The Taliban founder had used the Toyoya Wagon to travel to Zabul from Kandahar when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and then hid the car by burying it.&nbsp;

Taliban founder Mullah Umar is buried somewhere in Afghanistan but now a Toyota Wagon belonging to him has been dug up by the Taliban from Zabul province of Afghanistan where it was buried 21 years ago.&nbsp;
The images of the car being shared online show the car wrapped in plastic.&nbsp;
According to reports, the car will be cleaned and displayed at the Afghan National Museum
The Taliban founder had used the Toyoya Wagon to travel to Zabul from Kandahar when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and then hid the car by burying it.&nbsp;
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Around a year after claiming that OneCoin would be the "Number One cryptocurrency worldwide", the company's founder Dr Ruja Ignatova vanished without a trace. And now, Ignatova, who called herself "cryptoqueen", has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted List.
She is accused of masterminding a massive scam worth $4 billion, or around ₹26,000 crore. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to her arrest.
To evade arrest, Ignatova is believed to have changed her appearance, possibly through plastic surgery. She has been missing since 2017, when she boarded a flight from Bulgaria to Greece.
Ignatova went on the run after bugging her boyfriend's house over suspicion that he was cooperating with the FBI, which turned out to be true.
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With massive hype, OneCoin had managed to secure over 30 lakh investors from more than 100 countries. But how exactly did the scam work?
Investigators have called the case a Ponzi scheme with a "virtual twist". Basically, Ignatova's company sold OneCoin tokens which were worthless. Customers were promised high returns with low risk.
An exchange to convert OneCoin into real currency was never set up. Additionally, OneCoin was not backed by crypto-technology like blockchain, which is a decentralised digital ledger.
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Customers were also told to encourage people they knew to buy OneCoin. In return, these customers were given commission for selling the cryptocurrency.
Ponzi schemes usually collapse when fresh customers dry up, and the flow of money stops, as the main product has no real value. To keep investors enthused, Ignatova also claimed that an IPO was in the pipeline, but it never occurred.&nbsp;
Some arrests have taken place in the case. In 2019, Ruja Ignatova's brother Konstantin was arrested by the FBI. He reportedly pleaded guilty and struck a deal to cooperate with the government.
Along with Konstantin Ignatov, US corporate lawyer Mark Scott was convicted for laundering $400 million for OneCoin. However, the prominent face of the company remains at large.
Ruja Ignatova was born in Bulgaria in 1980. She speaks Bulgarian, English, and German. She studied law at Oxford, and also has a PhD from Konstanz university. She worked with consultancy firm McKinsey &amp; Company before setting up OneCoin in 2014.
Ignatova made big claims about OneCoin, even calling it the "Bitcoin killer". However, OneCoin could not be traded, and could not be used for buying things.
Here are some of the other lies Ignatova told her victims.
The company claimed that OneCoin's value was based on market supply and demand. However, investigators said that the value was actually decided arbitrarily by Ignatova and the other conspirators.
Another fake claim was that OneCoin was secured by a private blockchain, as opposed to a public blockchain like other cryptos. Investigators said that there was no blockchain at all. The company also said that the crypto was mined via servers, but investigators said that the crypto was not mined at all.
The crypto market is going through a low phase these days, with investors worried about inflation, recession, and geopolitical tension. However, the digital assets periodically see a wild rise in value, attracting investors in large numbers.
But cases like OneCoin should act as a cautionary tale for investors looking to make easy money. With crypto regulations yet to catch up, people need to be careful about where they put their hard-earned cash.

₹26,000 crore crypto scam: OneCoin founder had plastic surgery done to evade FBI? | Ruja Ignatova

USA's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova's arrest.

Around a year after claiming that OneCoin would be the "Number One cryptocurrency worldwide", the company's founder Dr Ruja Ignatova vanished without a trace. And now, Ignatova, who called herself "cryptoqueen", has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted List.
She is accused of masterminding a massive scam worth $4 billion, or around ₹26,000 crore. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to her arrest.
To evade arrest, Ignatova is believed to have changed her appearance, possibly through plastic surgery. She has been missing since 2017, when she boarded a flight from Bulgaria to Greece.
Ignatova went on the run after bugging her boyfriend's house over suspicion that he was cooperating with the FBI, which turned out to be true.
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With massive hype, OneCoin had managed to secure over 30 lakh investors from more than 100 countries. But how exactly did the scam work?
Investigators have called the case a Ponzi scheme with a "virtual twist". Basically, Ignatova's company sold OneCoin tokens which were worthless. Customers were promised high returns with low risk.
An exchange to convert OneCoin into real currency was never set up. Additionally, OneCoin was not backed by crypto-technology like blockchain, which is a decentralised digital ledger.
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Customers were also told to encourage people they knew to buy OneCoin. In return, these customers were given commission for selling the cryptocurrency.
Ponzi schemes usually collapse when fresh customers dry up, and the flow of money stops, as the main product has no real value. To keep investors enthused, Ignatova also claimed that an IPO was in the pipeline, but it never occurred.&nbsp;
Some arrests have taken place in the case. In 2019, Ruja Ignatova's brother Konstantin was arrested by the FBI. He reportedly pleaded guilty and struck a deal to cooperate with the government.
Along with Konstantin Ignatov, US corporate lawyer Mark Scott was convicted for laundering $400 million for OneCoin. However, the prominent face of the company remains at large.
Ruja Ignatova was born in Bulgaria in 1980. She speaks Bulgarian, English, and German. She studied law at Oxford, and also has a PhD from Konstanz university. She worked with consultancy firm McKinsey &amp; Company before setting up OneCoin in 2014.
Ignatova made big claims about OneCoin, even calling it the "Bitcoin killer". However, OneCoin could not be traded, and could not be used for buying things.
Here are some of the other lies Ignatova told her victims.
The company claimed that OneCoin's value was based on market supply and demand. However, investigators said that the value was actually decided arbitrarily by Ignatova and the other conspirators.
Another fake claim was that OneCoin was secured by a private blockchain, as opposed to a public blockchain like other cryptos. Investigators said that there was no blockchain at all. The company also said that the crypto was mined via servers, but investigators said that the crypto was not mined at all.
The crypto market is going through a low phase these days, with investors worried about inflation, recession, and geopolitical tension. However, the digital assets periodically see a wild rise in value, attracting investors in large numbers.
But cases like OneCoin should act as a cautionary tale for investors looking to make easy money. With crypto regulations yet to catch up, people need to be careful about where they put their hard-earned cash.

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again.
It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets. It will take another four months for the satellite to reach the moon, as it cruises along using minimal energy.
Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck told The Associated Press it was hard to put his excitement into words.
“It's probably going to take a while to sink in. It's been a project that has taken us two, two-and-a-half years and is just incredibly, incredibly difficult to execute,” he said. “So to see it all come together tonight and see that spacecraft on its way to the moon, it's just absolutely epic.” Beck said the relatively low cost of the mission — NASA put it at USD 32.7 million — marked the beginning of a new era for space exploration.
“For some tens of millions of dollars, there is now a rocket and a spacecraft that can take you to the moon, to asteroids, to Venus, to Mars,” Beck said. “It's an insane capability that's never existed before.” If the rest of the mission is successful, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a new orbit around the moon called a near-rectilinear halo orbit: a stretched-out egg shape with one end of the orbit passing close to the moon and the other far from it.
Eventually, NASA plans to put a space station called Gateway into the orbital path, from which astronauts can descend to the moon's surface as part of its Artemis program.
Beck said the advantage of the new orbit is that it minimizes fuel use and allows the satellite — or a space station — to stay in constant contact with Earth.
The Electron rocket that launched June 28 from New Zealand was carrying a second spacecraft called Photon, which separated after nine minutes. The satellite was carried for six days in Photon, with the spacecraft's engines firing periodically to raise its orbit farther and farther from Earth.
A final engine burst Monday allowed Photon to break from Earth's gravitational pull and send the satellite on its way. The plan now is for the 25-kilogramme (55-pound) satellite to far overshoot the moon before falling back into the new lunar orbit Nov. 13. The satellite will use tiny amounts of fuel to make a few planned trajectory course corrections along the way.
Beck said they would decide over the coming days what to do with Photon, which had completed its tasks and still had a bit of fuel left in the tank.
“There's a number of really cool missions that we can actually do with it," Beck said.
For the mission, NASA teamed up with two commercial companies: California-based Rocket Lab and Colorado-based Advanced Space, which owns and operates the Capstone satellite.

Microwave oven-sized satellite heads to the Moon: why is it beginning of new era for space exploration

It was launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again.
It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets. It will take another four months for the satellite to reach the moon, as it cruises along using minimal energy.
Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck told The Associated Press it was hard to put his excitement into words.
&ldquo;It's probably going to take a while to sink in. It's been a project that has taken us two, two-and-a-half years and is just incredibly, incredibly difficult to execute,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So to see it all come together tonight and see that spacecraft on its way to the moon, it's just absolutely epic.&rdquo; Beck said the relatively low cost of the mission &mdash; NASA put it at USD 32.7 million &mdash; marked the beginning of a new era for space exploration.
&ldquo;For some tens of millions of dollars, there is now a rocket and a spacecraft that can take you to the moon, to asteroids, to Venus, to Mars,&rdquo; Beck said. &ldquo;It's an insane capability that's never existed before.&rdquo; If the rest of the mission is successful, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a new orbit around the moon called a near-rectilinear halo orbit: a stretched-out egg shape with one end of the orbit passing close to the moon and the other far from it.
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Eventually, NASA plans to put a space station called Gateway into the orbital path, from which astronauts can descend to the moon's surface as part of its Artemis program.
Beck said the advantage of the new orbit is that it minimizes fuel use and allows the satellite &mdash; or a space station &mdash; to stay in constant contact with Earth.
The Electron rocket that launched June 28 from New Zealand was carrying a second spacecraft called Photon, which separated after nine minutes. The satellite was carried for six days in Photon, with the spacecraft's engines firing periodically to raise its orbit farther and farther from Earth.
A final engine burst Monday allowed Photon to break from Earth's gravitational pull and send the satellite on its way. The plan now is for the 25-kilogramme (55-pound) satellite to far overshoot the moon before falling back into the new lunar orbit Nov. 13. The satellite will use tiny amounts of fuel to make a few planned trajectory course corrections along the way.
Beck said they would decide over the coming days what to do with Photon, which had completed its tasks and still had a bit of fuel left in the tank.
&ldquo;There's a number of really cool missions that we can actually do with it," Beck said.
For the mission, NASA teamed up with two commercial companies: California-based Rocket Lab and Colorado-based Advanced Space, which owns and operates the Capstone satellite.

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