Piotr Szczerek was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was passing him the hat, he says while apologising for the viral incident.
Year: 2025
US suspends most visas for Palestinian passport-holders, reports say
The new restriction comes after a group of Palestinian officials were refused visas for a key UN meeting in New York.
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s leading experts say
The world’s leading association of genocide scholars cited several actions by Israel, including attacks on the healthcare sector and the killing of children.
North Korea’s Kim leaves for China in armoured train
The train is said to have a restaurant onboard serving French wines and dishes like fresh lobster.
‘Covered in dust and too shocked to speak’: Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake’s devastation
Cut off by rock falls in the mountains, locals who survived the tremors help pull injured and dead from the rubble.
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan
There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.
Crypto Investment Products See $2.48B Weekly Inflows, Pushing August Total to $4.37B
Digital asset investment products bounced back last week, drawing in $2.48 billion after a brief period of outflows.
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99% Back Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade to Slash Transaction Finality to 150ms
Solana validators overwhelmingly support SIMD-0326 Alpenglow consensus upgrade with 99.60% approval as revolutionary consensus mechanism would replace TowerBFT with direct voting system, reducing block finality from 12.8 seconds to as low as 100-150 milliseconds while achieving Web2-level performance.
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Bank of China Stock Surges 6.7% on Shock Stablecoin Issuer License News — Is a Digital Yuan Rival Coming?
BOCHK’s potential entry is significant because it represents a major, state-backed financial institution embracing a field once dominated by crypto-native firms.
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Altcoin Season Goes Wild: MemeCore Rebounds 70% While Pump.fun Prints Volume, Monero Steadies
Altcoin season has unfolded unevenly, concentrating flows into tokens with liquidity and audience engagement. MemeCore has rebounded on community activity, Pump.fun has maintained turnover via launches, and Monero has held interest among privacy users despite wider market swings.
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