Geert Wilder’s Party for Freedom (PVV) was the target of a cyber attack on Tuesday evening. Internet users who visited the website received an error message. The site was back up and running around 4:30am this morning. says party leader Wilders Twitter. DDoS attacks from abroad disable the PVV website for hours Most details about the ‘massive’ cyber attack are …
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George Santos, a future Republican congressman, often fudges the truth
Santos has now admitted that he lied about some of the controversial reports, including to an American newspaper New York Post. For example, he said during the campaign that he worked at top financial firms such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. Meanwhile, he admits that he did not actually work for those companies but did business with them in his …
Read More »Bloomberg: Also investigating $370 million theft at FTX
Photo: ANP US prosecutors are investigating a possible hack in which $370 million was diverted from the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. This was reported by Bloomberg news agency based on an insider. The theft happened just hours after FTX filed for bankruptcy. FTX collapsed in November after clients of the trading platform withdrew their funds en masse. A day after …
Read More »German companies want to invest more in Africa by 2023
A survey of members of the German-African Entrepreneurs’ Association also showed that 39% of the association’s members wanted to keep their spending in Africa stable. “Most companies want to expand their operations in the coming year,” association president Christoph Kannegiesser told Reuters. “It makes sense because the continent is still on a growth trajectory.” German companies invested around 1.6 billion …
Read More »Argentina to be inflation world champion in 2022 (if you don’t count the usual suspects) – Wel.nl
We have listed annual inflation figures for a large number of countries. Argentina also looks set to win the trophy here. The country recorded inflation of 92.4 percent in November, thus slightly above Turkey with 84.4 percent. So it’s a very bad idea for Argentine savers to keep pesos in the bank or in old socks. A year later, they …
Read More »This year most of the Sinterklaas shopping was done a week before December 5th – de Puttenare
Tuesday 6 December, 08:00 economy putting (AP) The Dutch have done most of their Sinterklaas shopping before Dec. 5, perhaps looking to take advantage of Black Friday deals. Although last Saturday was the busiest day at checkout last week, the number of people paying with payment cards was not nearly as large as on Saturday after the shopping spree. In …
Read More »Founder of crypto exchange FTX (29) arrested in Bahamas for massive fraud
According to the SEC’s complaint, Bankman-Fried raised more than $1.8 billion through a “planned scheme to defraud investors.” He used the money for risky investments, buying estates and making large political donations. SEC talks of ‘multiple years of fraud’ with a homebuilder card. A year ago, Flag exited the then two-year-old crypto trading platform FTX. Investors in line Young crypto …
Read More »US inflation is falling faster than expected
economy•Dec 13 ’22 at 5:11 PM•Edited on 14 Dec ’22 09:41Author of the book: Remy Cock US inflation fell much faster than initially thought. Inflation eased to 7.1 percent in November from 7.7 percent in October. But, as Rabo Research’s macro-economist for the US, Phillip Marie, insists, inflation is still high. A gas station in America. (ANP / Associated Press) …
Read More »The nominees for Tongenaor of the Year have been announced. Vote…
Photo: Dongen.nieuws.nl is running the ‘Dongenar of the Year’ election again this December for the eleventh time. Who will succeed Piet Eelants who will be given this honor in 2021? Candidates have been announced. You can now vote for one of the candidates. You can vote December 30, till 6 p.m. The candidate with the highest number of votes can …
Read More »Divorce Impossible: Why the West Can’t Do Without Russia in its Quest for Nuclear Fusion
By Charlie BohuPublished on December 24, 2022 is Saturday to do 13:57• 5 Read less Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe and the United States have cut ties with Moscow to isolate the country and its economy on the international stage. However, despite all the obstacles, there is still one collaboration as if nothing …
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