Cracking

NEW DELHI: Despite facing challenges in his audition for the No. 4 slot in India's ODI batting lineup, dynamic Suryakumar Yadav remains resolute in his determination to decipher the code for successful runs in cricket's most demanding…

As the war in Ukraine unfolded last year, Russia’s best digital spies turned to new tools to fight an enemy on another front: those inside its own borders who opposed the war.To aid an internal crackdown, Russian authorities had amassed an…

The success of Costco’s business model relies on rigor. The wholesale retailer, which uses a membership system, strictly monitors entrances and exits and double checks customer receipts.But for friends and relatives of members, there was a…

The story so far: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges. On Monday, the SEC filed over a dozen charges against Binance, alleging the exchange commingled billions of dollars of…

Recent structural collapses, including tragedies in Surfside, Florida, Pittsburgh, and New York City, have centered the need for more frequent and thorough inspections of aging buildings and infrastructure across the country. But…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed new regulations to deal with suspicious trading activities—a move that will empower the market watchdog to go after entities making unusual profits without any fundamental…

Amid the ongoing fighting in Sudan since April 15, reports of street gangs looting and assaulting civilians, especially in Khartoum and two nearby towns, have emerged. These gangs, known as the "Niqez", have a…

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For years, Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has railed against greed and corruption in the country’s financial sector, making an example of a few prominent figures along the way.But recently, the anti-graft campaign has kicked into overdrive,…

Before a new breed of cryptocurrency detectives helped bring him down, Ryan Felton marketed his crypto scheme with a grandiose promise: He was creating "Netflix on the blockchain."He called the crypto-themed streaming service FLiK. For a…