Affluent Americans are exploring golden visa programmes that allow foreign citizenship or residency through substantial investments. The reason? The imminent arrival of Donald Trump as the US President. Henley & Partners, a pioneer in citizenship-by-investment, noted a 400 per cent spike in inquiries from US citizens during election week, CNN reported. Dominic Volek, head of…
The founder of bankrupt Indian tech firm Byju’s tried to use loan proceeds that he allegedly hid from US lenders to secretly buy back a software company that was taken over by an American trustee, according to a new court filing. Byju Raveendran has been trying to regain control his capsizing education technology empire, which…
A Thai woman, accused of being one of the country’s most prolific serial killers, has been sentenced to death for poisoning a friend with cyanide. This is the first of 14 murder trials involving Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, whose alleged crimes have shocked the nation, according to The Guardian. Sararat, described as an online gambling addict,…
A fresh banana taped to a wall — a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby’s announced in a statement. The debut of the edible creation entitled “Comedian” at the Art Basel show in…
New Delhi: Elon Musk has been a near-constant presence on the side of US President-elect Donald Trump. It was proven again when Google CEO Sundar Pichai dialed Trump and Musk joined the call, reported The Information. Mr Pichai called Trump to congratulate him on his victory over Kamala Harris in the recently concluded US Presidential…
Sydney: Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under new laws tabled before Australia’s parliament Thursday. The legislation would force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from accessing platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and…
Tapachula: Hundreds of migrants left the Mexican city of Tapachula on foot Wednesday, aiming to arrive at the US border before President-elect Donald Trump — who has vowed massive deportations — takes office in January. The group of about 1,500 people set out from Tapachula in southern Mexico in the early morning hours for a…
New York: A painting by the ‘Master of Surrealism’ Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday. The piece of art, titled ‘L’empire des lumieres’ or ‘The Empire of Light’ brilliantly juxtaposes night and day….
Washington: The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia. A funding bill passed by the US Congress in April included…
London: Legislation put forward by the UK’s new Labour government to renationalise the country’s rail services, most of which are privately owned, was on Wednesday given the go-ahead by parliament. The bill will bring rail operators into public ownership when the private companies’ contracts expire — or sooner in the event of poor management —…
