A threatening letter, a derailed train, blocked roads, burned vehicles, workers locked up. That’s what some of the world’s biggest mining companies say they’re battling in South Africa: Extortion. Covid plunged Africa’s most-industrialized country — home to the biggest deposits of metals ranging from platinum to chrome and manganese — into the deepest economic contraction…
Earnings more than doubled in the 12 months through September, Trafigura said on Thursday, while revenue surged to $318.5 billion. The oil and petroleum products business had “an exceptionally strong year,” said Chief Financial Officer Christophe Salmon. The volatility and disruptions sparked by the war have helped create the most profitable period in history for…
A 13.15 carat diamond that was pulled from an auction was reportedly stolen and lead authorities to a psychic who said the jewel needed to be “cleansed.” The pink diamond, which has an estimated value of between $25 million and $35 million, was set to be a part of Christie’s New York auction. It was…
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city. Jimmy Lai, who was…
A Las Vegas businessman is one of four men arrested as part of a federal investigation into a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Martin “Marty” Mizrahi, 51, faces charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, records showed. The FBI arrested him Friday. Prosecutors allege Mizrahi and three…
The boss of the giant crypto exchange Coinbase has accused mainstream media outlets of being too soft in their coverage of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, even as billions in customer funds remain missing. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong blasted the treatment Bankman-Fried has received during an ongoing media apology tour that has included widely scrutinized…
Much maligned Idaho cops — under pressure to find the killer who murdered four college kids last month — warned locals and visitors to be careful Saturday as winter commencement festivities got underway. Authorities cautioned those in the area to stay vigilant and travel in groups during the celebration because the killer is still on…
Israel has warned Lebanon that it could bomb Beirut’s international airport, according to one Saturday report, after an earlier report claimed Iran had recently transferred weaponry to the Hezbollah terror group via civilian flights. Asharq Al-Awsat, an Arabic-language newspaper published in London, cited unidentified Israeli political sources as saying Israel was investigating claims by the…
A former police officer who was tasked with protecting Jewish communities from terror attacks was reportedly among the 25 people arrested in connection with an alleged far-right plan to violently topple the German government. The Guardian reported Friday that Michael Fritsch was arrested near Hanover in northern Germany. The former police officer was detained along…
Elon Musk has access to user data from more than 70,000 websites belonging to the US government, healthcare firms and Fortune 500 companies that advertise on Twitter, according to a new bombshell report from Adalytics. The data sharing is enabled through Twitter’s advertising tool called a pixel, which advertisers embed on their website to track,…