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TerraPay appoints Ruben Salazar Genovez, former Head of Visa Direct, as President

LONDON, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TerraPay, a global money movement company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruben Salazar Genovez, recently the Global Head of Visa Direct, as President. As a seasoned veteran of the payments industry with experience at Visa, Citibank, Barclays and Mastercard, Mr Salazar Genovez has established himself as a respected […]

TerraPay appoints Ruben Salazar Genovez, former Head of Visa Direct, as President

LONDON, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TerraPay, a global money movement company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruben Salazar Genovez, recently the Global Head of Visa Direct, as President. As a seasoned veteran of the payments industry with experience at Visa, Citibank, Barclays and Mastercard, Mr Salazar Genovez has established himself as a respected […]

House hunting? Here are some tips that might prevent headaches and frustrations

Here’s what our reporter learned to avoid being led in circles by dummy listings.  April is almost here, and as it’s the start of a new fiscal year in Japan, that means many people are likely heading for new stages of life–graduating, starting work, getting a new job, going to university. And with that comes […]

Myanmar faces renewed exodus as military seeks to conscript thousands

Open this photo in gallery: People gather outside the embassy of Thailand in Yangon to get visas on February 16, after Myanmar’s military government said it would impose military service.STR/Getty Images There was a time, after a 2021 military coup plunged Myanmar into civil war, that Yangon returned to relative normality. The mass protests had […]

Nikki Haley takes aim at Trump’s silence on Putin’s role in Navalny’s death

Open this photo in gallery: Republican Presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign stop in Camden, S.C. on Feb. 19.JULIA NIKHINSON/Getty Images Nikki Haley is accusing Donald Trump of being “weak in the knees” in the face of Vladimir Putin’s brutality as the two candidates for the Republican presidential nomination […]

Nikki Haley takes aim at Trump’s silence on Putin’s role in Navalny’s death

Open this photo in gallery: Republican Presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign stop in Camden, S.C. on Feb. 19.JULIA NIKHINSON/Getty Images Nikki Haley is accusing Donald Trump of being “weak in the knees” in the face of Vladimir Putin’s brutality as the two candidates for the Republican presidential nomination […]

The secret oil-trading ring that funds Russia’s war

The company seemed to have sprung from nowhere. It had been incorporated in Hong Kong nine days before Russia’s invasion. A man from Belize who was a nominee director said later that year that he didn’t know why Nord Axis had been founded or who its owners were. With Western buyers of Russian oil beating […]

The secret oil-trading ring that funds Russia’s war

The company seemed to have sprung from nowhere. It had been incorporated in Hong Kong nine days before Russia’s invasion. A man from Belize who was a nominee director said later that year that he didn’t know why Nord Axis had been founded or who its owners were. With Western buyers of Russian oil beating […]

The secret oil-trading ring that funds Russia’s war

The company seemed to have sprung from nowhere. It had been incorporated in Hong Kong nine days before Russia’s invasion. A man from Belize who was a nominee director said later that year that he didn’t know why Nord Axis had been founded or who its owners were. With Western buyers of Russian oil beating […]

Who is Hideki Matsuyama’s Wife? Japanese Pro’s Love Life Explored

Hideki Matsuyama’s introverted nature is not unknown to the golfing fraternity. The 9-time PGA Tour winner’s shy personality has led him to keep his personal life as private as you could imagine. So much so, that it was only after he had his first child that he revealed he was actually married! America’s Favorite Video […]

Stalled aid shows GOP’s shift away from confronting Russia

Libkos, File via Associated Press File photo: When Putin attacked Ukraine, there was bipartisan condemnation. Even a year ago, most Republicans in Congress pledged support. But around the same time, Donald Trump was lamenting that U.S. leaders were “suckers” for sending aid. By Nicholas Riccardi | Associated Press At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican […]

Ekaterina Mizulina is eyed as Putin’s latest love interest

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been romantically tied to a blond “Barbie type” censorship pusher 32 years his junior, according to new reports. Ekaterina “Katya” Mizulina, 39, a UK-educated art historian who heads Russia’s pro-Kremlin Safe Internet League, has emerged as the 71-year-old Putin’s sexy “morality guardian.” “Katya Mizulina is completely to Putin’s taste,” Russian […]

‘I lived on a remote paradise island with 80 people for free’

A woman lived on a remote island with just 80 people for FREE – and washed her clothes in a well and climbed trees for coconuts. Brooke Megan, 20, spent two weeks staying on Darocotan Island, Philippines, for free by volunteering in December 2023. Brooke says the island was so small you could walk or […]

Gu comes through with golden show in super pipe

CALGARY — Thousands of people crammed onto the hill at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park Saturday night to snap pictures and scream in support of Eileen Gu. The superstar freestyle skier delivered for the Snow Rodeo faithful by capturing World Cup gold with a dazzling score of 97.0 on her last of three runs on the […]

Thaksin Shinawatra: divisive ex-PM looms over Thai politics

Even though Thaksin Shinawatra, the wealthy former premier of Thailand, was overthrown in a coup more than 17 years ago and lived in self-imposed exile for 15 of those years, he continued to have a significant influence on the political landscape of the country. The 74-year-old, who was nearly equally hated and loved, revolutionised Thai […]

Woolworths shopper vents over easy-to-miss detail on popular buy

Frustrated shoppers have lashed out over an ongoing issue with a popular canned vegetable available at major retailers including Woolworths and Coles. One Woolworths shopper took aim at the supermarket giant and leading supplier Edgell over a display of canned corn kernels. Edgell has long sourced its corn from local farmers, leading it to proudly […]

China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in Taiwan Upgrades Smart Healthcare with Gen AI

Establishing a comprehensive “AI-assisted Physician” using generative AI from Google Cloud, including MedLM TAICHUNG, Feb. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in Taiwan announced its collaboration with Google Cloud in mid-December 2023. Using Google Cloud’s generative AI technology, including MedLM, which is a large language model built on Med-PaLM 2, CMUH has developed a comprehensive “AI-assisted Physician” […]

The New York verdict’s in, but Donald Trump and Tish James aren’t letting up

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press briefing following the verdict in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial. | Bebeto Matthews/AP The long-awaited verdict in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial was delivered Friday, but the sniping between the former president and New York Attorney General Tish James that defined the bitter court battle […]

Elon Musk’s X allows China-based propaganda banned on other platforms

Enlarge NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto Lax content moderation on X (aka Twitter) has disrupted coordinated efforts between social media companies and law enforcement to tamp down on “propaganda accounts controlled by foreign entities aiming to influence US politics,” The Washington Post reported. Now propaganda is “flourishing” on X, The Post said, while other social […]

Biden, lawmakers hammer Ukraine aid holdouts after Navalny death

“One way to punish Putin for killing Navalny?” Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said on social media. “Pass the National Security Supplemental so the Ukrainians can destroy the rest of Putin’s army.” | Mariam Zuhaib/AP The Biden administration and leaders on Capitol Hill used the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to inject fresh urgency […]