@The Guardian World
FIRST ILLEGAL TOBACCO STORES SHUT DOWN IN SYDNEY AS OFFICIALS WIELD NEW POWERS
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✍️ Two stores selling illicit tobacco in Sydney have been shut down under new state laws cracking down on black market cigarettes and vapes.
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👉 Two stores selling illicit tobacco in Sydney have been shut down
👉 New state laws cracking down on black market cigarettes and vapes
👉 NSW Health inspectors found and seized 3,860 illicit cigarettes and 224 illegal vapes
👉 New laws give government powers to make short-term closure orders
👉 New offence for commercial possession of illicit tobacco introduced
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#RyanPark #JimChalmers #Sydney #NewSouthWales #politics
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✍️ Two stores selling illicit tobacco in Sydney have been shut down under new state laws cracking down on black market cigarettes and vapes.
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👉 Two stores selling illicit tobacco in Sydney have been shut down
👉 New state laws cracking down on black market cigarettes and vapes
👉 NSW Health inspectors found and seized 3,860 illicit cigarettes and 224 illegal vapes
👉 New laws give government powers to make short-term closure orders
👉 New offence for commercial possession of illicit tobacco introduced
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#RyanPark #JimChalmers #Sydney #NewSouthWales #politics
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✍️ Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will provide an update on the progress of countries towards becoming a member of the European Union.
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👉 Kaja Kallas will provide an update on the progress of countries towards becoming a member of the European Union
👉 The update is expected to provide insight into the current state of affairs and any developments that have occurred since the last update
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#KajaKallas #politics
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✍️ Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin emphasized the importance of creating favorable conditions for mutual investment between Russia and China.
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👉 Russia and China must create favorable conditions for attracting mutual investment
👉 Joint work is being done to implement decisions made at the highest level
👉 New objectives for strengthening trade, economic, scientific, and technological cooperation were outlined
👉 Humanitarian cooperation was emphasized
👉 Cultural and humanitarian ties between Russia and China were valued
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#MikhailMishustin #XiJinping #LiQiang #Beijing #Hangzhou #world
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✍️ Stablecoin settlement times can vary significantly depending on the blockchain used, highlighting the need for purpose-built payment chains to remain open.
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👉 Stablecoin settlement times vary depending on the blockchain used
👉 Purpose-built payment chains must remain open to avoid fragmentation
👉 TradFi fragmentation is a concern for stablecoin settlement
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#technology
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✍️ AI systems are being used to facilitate crypto fraud, and the industry is relying on outdated postmortems to address the issue.
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👉 AI systems are being used to facilitate crypto fraud
👉 The industry is relying on outdated postmortems to address the issue
👉 Real-time transaction defense must become infrastructure
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#technology
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✍️ Israel Aerospace Industries will convert six Boeing 767 passenger planes to refueling aircraft for the Indian Air Force in a deal worth $906 billion.
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👉 IAI will convert six Boeing 767 passenger planes to refueling aircraft for the Indian Air Force
👉 The deal is worth $905.7 billion
👉 The converted aircraft will have a crew of three and can carry 67.1 tonnes
👉 The aircraft can transfer fuel at a rate of 4,000 liters per minute, double the rate of the Ilyushin IL-78 tankers currently in service with the Indian Air Force
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#India #Israel #technology
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✍️ European stocks fell on Tuesday, reversing positive sentiment seen at the start of the new trading month, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 down 1.1%.
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👉 European stocks fell on Tuesday
👉 Pan-European Stoxx 600 down 1.1%
👉 All sectors in negative territory
👉 UK's FTSE index fell almost 0.7%
👉 Germany's DAX lost 1.4%
👉 France's CAC 40 was down 1.2%
👉 Italy's FTSE MIB dropped 1%
👉 Yield on UK's benchmark 10-year government bonds fell almost 4 basis points
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#RachelReeves #London #UK #Germany #France #Italy #business
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✍️ Binance CEO Richard Teng denies claims that the cryptocurrency exchange helped boost a Trump-backed stablecoin before former CEO Changpeng Zhao received a presidential pardon.
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👉 Richard Teng, Binance CEO, denies claims of preferential treatment for Trump-backed stablecoin
👉 MGX's investment in Binance was settled using USD1, a stablecoin created by the Trump family's crypto venture
👉 Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao received a presidential pardon after pleading guilty to enabling money laundering
👉 Sen. Elizabeth Warren accuses Binance and the Trump administration of corruption
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#RichardTeng #ChangpengZhao #DonaldTrump #ElizabethWarren #KarolineLeavitt #ZachWitkoff #SteveWitkoff #Washington,DC #AbuDhabi #U.A.E. #politics
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✍️ Kirsty Belmont, a 43-year-old mother of four from North Yorkshire, UK, was tricked out of £80,000 by a sophisticated romance scammer, highlighting the growing issue of romance fraud.
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👉 Kirsty was tricked out of £80,000 by a romance scammer
👉 Luke claimed to be a businessman living between the UK and Cyprus
👉 Kirsty transferred £85,000 to Luke's account, which was a sophisticated fake
👉 Luke continued to ask for more money, claiming he was in trouble
👉 Kirsty's family discovered the scam and reported it to the police
👉 Kirsty has yet to recover any of her lost money
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#KirstyBelmont #Luke #RachelGraham #KateHemingway #NorthYorkshire #UK #Cyprus #Estambul #Londres #Chipre #world
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