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24 Jun

Tears and cheers as Hong Kong’s Apple Daily prints last edition

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Hong Kong's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, printed its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law, and its assets were frozen.The closure of the popular tabloid, which mixes pro-democracy views with celebrity gossip and investigations of those in power, marks the end of an era for media freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, critics say. "Thank you to all readers, subscribers, ad clients and Hong Kongers for 26 years of immense love and support. Here we say goodbye, take care of yourselves," the…

24 Jun

We did what we had to do, says Portugal coach

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Portugal coach Fernando Santos has described the dilemma he faced during his side's 2-2 draw Euro 2020 Group F with France on Wednesday but insisted his players went out looking for the win even though they risked being knocked out. The holders were facing a shock exit when Karim Benzema put France 2-1 up as outsiders Hungary were beating Germany. Even when Cristiano Ronaldo equalised with his second penalty, Portugal were one goal away from going out until Leon Goretzka's leveller in Munich, which meant the other game also ended 2-2. Portugal came third in the group to set up…

24 Jun

Antivirus Software Creator John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison

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John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on June 23. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favour of the 75-year-old tycoon's extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal charges. Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the northeastern Spanish city tried to revive him, but the jail’s medical team finally certified his death, a statement from the regional Catalan government said. The statement didn't identify McAfee by name, but said he was…

23 Jun

Crypto market continues to trade in red. Here are the latest rates of all major cryptocurrencies

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The value of most valued cryptocurrencies on the chart, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Thether, Binance, Caradano, Doge and others, remained weak on Tuesday, a day after the crypto market witnessed a broad-based crash caused by China’s intensified crackdown on BTC. AT 6.56 pm, the value of Bitcoin was at $30,044.77, down by 6.5 per cent with its market cap at $563,048,319,539. Similarly, Ethereum (ETH), Thether (USDT), Binance Coin (BNB), Caradano (ADA) and XRP were down by 7 per cent, -0.4 per cent, -18.0 per cent, -16.7 per cent, -17.0 per cent, respectively. The value of popular meme cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, also tumbled…