PERSONALITIES

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, was among Bitzlato's top three counterparties by the amount of bitcoin received between May 2018 and September 2022, the FinCEN said.

Kim Kardashian bought a cross pendant worn by the late Princess Diana to a charity gala in 1987. The amethyst and diamond Attallah Cross sold for $197, 453 at a Sotheby's auction.

Car sales in Russia collapsed by 58.8% in 2022, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said on Thursday.

The price of Russia's flagship Urals crude oil has taken a hit following strict international bans and sold below $50 a barrel Tuesday, well below the global benchmark set by Brent Crude which sold for $80 a barrel.

Prince Harry's memoir appears to be raking in sales ahead of its upcoming release. The tell-all, titled "Spare," is slated to be released on Tuesday.

As Finland looks to distance itself from Russia and join NATO, it sees energy security as an important step and LNG capacity is crucial to independence.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex used the $33.5 million Mediterranean-style mansion near Santa Barbara as the setting for their six-part Netflix docuseries.

Russia’s natural-gas production will fall by 12% this year and its exports will decline by about a quarter, a sign that intentional pressure on the country from sanctions on oil are taking a toll.

Royal expert Neil Sean says a source close to Penguin Random House claimed the publication is "worried" sales on Prince Harry's "Spare" memoir will suffer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of "robbery" operating under the guise of international sanction as penalties bite Moscow's economy.

Canada has revoked a temporary sanction waiver issued to allow repairs to the Nord Stream pipeline and said Putin showed no intention of getting the pipeline back up and running.

The Kremlin on Saturday rejected EU efforts to hit Russia's top earner by placing a price cap on its oil and said 'Europe will live without Russian oil.'

The European Union on Friday reached a deal to cap Russian maritime oil at $60 a barrel in an attempt to hurt Russian finances but protect the energy market.

Russia used at-sea-transfers of grain to smuggle stolen grain out of Ukraine in the months since it's invasion. Russia also did this after annexing Crimea. RIF says it isn’t involved in grain theft

Gen. Keith Kellogg previewed Biden's meeting with China's Xi Jinping arguing the president should focus on Taiwan, Russia and COVID rather than climate change.

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket into space today loaded with two Space Force satellites and a group of smaller satellites in a classified mission.

Chinese officials have periodically discussed plans to disrupt the dollar's dominance as a global currency, but Beijing this year has bought gold in record quantities.

Mercedes-Benz became the latest car maker to announce that it would be withdrawing from the Russian market and selling up its assets there.

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that Ukraine will need up to $5 billion a month to recover from Russia's war.