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Guterres hails major Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 5th Jan. UN Secretary General on Thursday welcomed the biggest prisoner of war exchange between Russia and Ukraine since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia about two years ago.
Mr. Guterres in a…
OCHA head calls to end ‘ruinous’ Sudan conflict
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 5th Jan. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday that the international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal civil war in Sudan to…
Bitcoin projects 152% growth in 2023
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 5th Jan. Bitcoin on Thursday reported a significant 152 per cent growth for the year in 2023, according to a press release issued
In 2023, the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin, surged past the USD 45,000…
Jai Malik shuts down Venture Capital firm Countdown in March
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 5th Jan. Indian-origin entrepreneur Jai Malik on Thursday announced that he will shut down the venture capital firm Countdown by March-end.
TechCrunch reported that the company is to complete pending…
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs reports Bitcoin exhibits volatility
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 5th Jan. According to media reports on Thursday Grayscale Investments, a leading crypto asset manager, is in talks with major financial institutions like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs about their…
Afghanistan hits by 4.3 magnitude of earthquake
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 5th Jan. According to the National Centre for Seismology on Thursday reported that an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan.
The quake occurred at 01:12:11 IST.…
Hassan Nasarallah vows war against Israel, if war expands into Lebanon
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 5th Jan. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday has warned to attack Israel “without restraint” if it expands attacks against Lebanon, according to news media reports.
Nasrallah made…
Israel supreme court delayed controversial law, avoids removal of Netanyahu
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 5th Jan. Israel Supreme Court on Thursday has delayed the activation of a controversial law that prevents declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit for the office, according to news…
Iran leader vows ‘strong response’ to deadly ‘terror’ attack on Kerman city
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 5th Jan. Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday has vowed that a “tough response” will be given to those who perpetrated and ordered the deadly “act of terror” in the southeastern city of…
Ukraine, Russia swaps prisoners
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 5th Jan. The Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has said on Thursday that Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner swap since February 2022
The agency quoted…