Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a $1bn (£791m) class action lawsuit for his involvement in promoting non-fungible tokens. The Portuguese footballing legend had launched his own collection of NFTs through Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, in the run-up to last year’s World Cup. NFTs are a form of digital art with varying levels
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Rishi Sunak will call for “pragmatic” climate action at COP28, as he seeks to reassure international partners following his climate U-turns earlier this year. Mr Sunak changed a number of plans put in place by his predecessors over the summer – including the phasing out of the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One NASCAR championship down and Ryan Blaney already has his eyes on another prize: the Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske said Thursday that NASCAR’s reigning Cup champion had inquired about someday running “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but “The Captain” pumped the
Buckingham Palace is considering whether it should take action after the King and Princess of Wales were named in the Dutch version of a new book as senior royals who questioned what skin colour Prince Archie would have. When the unsubstantiated allegation first surfaced two years ago, the palace described it as fiction. And there
Elon Musk has apologised for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, admitting it may have been “literally the worst and dumbest post I’ve ever done”. The apology came amid a fiery rant against advertisers who have stopped promoting on his social media platform X. The advertising row, which has seen Disney and Warner Bros pull their
Jamie Lynn Spears has said she is “taking some time to recover” after leaving the I’m A Celebrity jungle early. The star, sister of Britney Spears, left the ITV show on medical grounds, becoming the second celebrity to do so after food critic Grace Dent. In a statement on Instagram, her first since leaving the
The mother of an 18-month-old boy and her former partner have been found guilty of his murder. Alfie Phillips died after being beaten in a night where he suffered 70 injuries to his body. He suffered broken ribs, arms and a leg, and traces of cocaine were found in his body. His mother, Sian Hedges,
Despite predictions of a major slump in automatic sales around the globe, the European auto industry predicts that this will spark a huge uptick in EV sales in the EU – and that’s thanks to a flood of new, cheap models hitting the market. The European Union could see a 40% growth in market share
In this article MPC PSX MRO VLO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elliott Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is seeking as many as two board seats as the company underperforms its peers, according to a Wednesday letter from the activist investor. Phillips 66’s stock rose nearly 6% in
The culture secretary has launched an investigation into the takeover of The Daily Telegraph by a state-backed Abu Dhabi-based fund. An inquiry by communications watchdog Ofcom and competition regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been triggered by Lucy Frazer, confirming reporting by Sky News. Ms Frazer on Thursday issued a public interest intervention
Alistair Darling, who served as chancellor under then prime minister Gordon Brown, has died at the age of 70. His family confirmed the news about the Labour peer on Thursday. Lord Darling became a household name when Gordon Brown appointed him chancellor after taking the keys to Number 10 back in 2007. He ran the
Tony Award-winning actress Frances Sternhagen – who played Charlotte York’s mother-in-law Bunny MacDougal in Sex In The City – has died aged 93. Her family said in a statement the star died peacefully of natural causes at her home on Monday night. Her publicist confirmed she died in New Rochelle, New York. Sternhagen, a veteran
The culture secretary will on Thursday launch a probe into the takeover of The Daily Telegraph by a state-backed Abu Dhabi-based fund. Sky News has learnt that Lucy Frazer plans to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) that will trigger an inquiry by Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority into RedBird IMI’s prospective
Musician and singer Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of The Pogues, has died at the age of 65. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke said in a post on Instagram: “Shane will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life.” The
The world of US politics has paid tribute to former secretary of state Henry Kissinger who has died aged 100. Dr Kissinger’s family announced he had passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday. The daughters of President Richard Nixon, who their father served under as secretary of state and national security adviser during
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he won’t vote for President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, even if former president Donald Trump is the Republican nominee. “I would not vote for Biden,” Musk said during a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit in New York. “I’m not saying I’d vote for Trump.”
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