Tuesday, January 9, 2024

U.S. SEC has not approved bitcoin ETFs, says social media account was compromised

A representation of cryptocurrency is piled in front of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says that a social media post saying it had approved a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund was false and its account had been compromised.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-sec-bitcoin-etfs-not-approved-1.7078991?cmp=rss

Ecuador in 'internal armed conflict' after gang leader's prison escape, president says

People walk past a burned bus.

Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an "internal armed conflict."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ecuador-tv-station-gang-leader-1.7078856?cmp=rss

Gabriel Attal, 34, becomes France's youngest ever prime minister

A person is photographed from the chest up.

Gabriel Attal promised to be bold and act fast to help the middle class weather the rising cost of living, after President Emmanuel Macron, seeking to breathe new life into his second term, on Tuesday made him France's youngest ever prime minister.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gabriel-attal-france-youngest-prime-minister-1.7078770?cmp=rss

South Korea moves to outlaw dog meat trade amid rising public demands to end practice

A large group of protesters carrying placards protesting the dog meat industry in Korea. One holds a poster of dog that reads: End Dog Meat Trade.

South Korea's parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country's dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid animal rights campaigns and worries about the country's international image.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/korea-dog-meat-trade-1.7078165?cmp=rss