MoneyGram shares doubled at the opening bell after announcing a new partnership with the cryptocurrency company Ripple. The companies said late Monday that the two-year deal will allow MoneyGram to use Ripple’s blockchain service for cheaper cross-border payments. Ripple, based in San Francisco, invested $30 million in MoneyGram as part of the deal, with an […]
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A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world has died. The Italian news agency ANSA said Giuseppina Robucci died Tuesday in the southern Italian town of Poggio Imperiale, where she was born on March 20, 1903. She lived 116 years and 90 days.
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Image copyright ANGELA WEISS/AFP US model Bella Hadid has apologised after posting a photo on social media that spawned a backlash from people in the Arab world. The photo, taken in an airport lounge, shows the sole of Hadid’s boot raised towards Saudi Arabian and Emirates aircraft in the distance. In certain cultures, it is
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Image copyright Facebook Image caption Using the Calibra payments system will be as easy as texting, Facebook says Social media giant Facebook has unveiled plans to launch a new digital currency, called Libra, next year. It said people would be able to make payments with the currency via its own apps, as well as on
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San Diego Padres star Manny Machado denied he made contact with plate umpire Bill Welke after being ejected for arguing a called third strike Saturday night and said he’ll appeal his one-game suspension and fine. “I’ve just never seen anyone get suspended for arguing balls and strikes, so we’ll see what happens,” Machado said before
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BRUSSELS — As tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate, European leaders find themselves in an uncomfortable place they have feared ever since President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal 13 months ago and restored punishing sanctions against Tehran. While the Europeans want to preserve the deal — which they see as important for
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That may be in part because some features, like the required cash deposit, make the cards hard for some people to use. Often, consumers who are approved for the cards can’t cobble together a deposit, the consumer protection bureau reported. Also, the low spending limit may make it difficult for people to use the cards
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The star of the new Beatles-inspired movie Yesterday has spoken about returning to the east of England to shoot many of the film’s scenes. Former EastEnders actor Himesh Patel grew up in Cambridgeshire and learned his trade at Peterborough’s Key Theatre. Mr Patel said filming in parts of Norfolk and Suffolk was “really lovely”, adding
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Image copyright Merline Chambers Image caption Merline Chambers is among those campaigning for the London Living Wage Merline Chambers says it is a struggle to make ends meet each month. She works at the government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is campaigning to be paid the London living wage. “It’s a
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Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. Interested in Facebook? Add Facebook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Facebook news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create
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