“She perfectly dated her plan, taking advantage of the frantic speculation of the early days of cryptocurrency,” said Damian Williams, Manhattan’s attorney general. Williams described OneCoin as “one of the greatest Ponzi designs in history.” Ignatova disappeared in late 2017 after attacking an apartment belonging to her American boyfriend and learning she was working on an FBI investigation into OneCoin, Williams said. He boarded a flight from Bulgaria to Greece and has not been seen since, he said....

Far from being “the future of money”, OneCoin was a sophisticated pyramid scheme. Ignatova is charged with five counts of fraud and money laundering. The fraud is estimated to have generated up to £4 billion. The FBI first tried to arrest her in October 2017, when a US court issued an indictment. Just two weeks later Ignatova quietly boarded a Ryanair flight from Sofia to Athens.

MADRID (AP) — NATO faced criticism from Moscow and Beijing Thursday after it declared Russia an “imminent threat” and said China poses “serious challenges” to global stability. The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark warning that the world has plunged into a dangerous phase of great power competition and a myriad of threats, from cyber attacks to climate change. NATO leaders also formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance after overcoming opposition from Turkey....

The Russian forces left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on Thursday, after carrying out, as they said, a “successful” operation. On Monday, the Ukrainian army said it had struck a second missile system on the island, as well as multiple Russian personnel in an effort to keep them away. In a brief post on the Telegram the Operation Command South on Thursday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that “the enemy hastily evacuated the remnants of the guard with two speedboats and most likely left the island....

May 25, 2020 Dominic Cummings refuses to resign or apologize after the Guardian and the Mirror reveal his trips to the North East of England that led to the lockdown at the height of the Covid-19. Johnson stands by his top aide despite the wrath of the public, lawmakers and scientists. July 30, 2020 Charlie Elphicke was found guilty of three counts of sexually assaulting two women less than a year after resigning as a Dover Conservative MP....

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Insgesamt wurden bei dem Sportplatzunfall neun Kinder verletzt. Windhose riss die Hüpfburg in die Luft – die Kinder fielen heraus Nach ersten Durchsuchungen wurde die Hüpfburg von einem Tornado erfasst und mehrere Meter hochgehoben, teilte die Polizei mit. Die spielenden Kinder stürzten aus einer Höhe von vier bis fünf Metern. Die Polizei beschlagnahmte die Hüpfburg. Am Nachmittag luden Beamte die Hülle des Spielautomaten in einen Polizeibus. Auch ein Polizeihubschrauber war im Einsatz....

Aber Hunger ist nicht die einzige Bedrohung, die von Russland ausgeht. Europa und der Rest der Welt müssen sich auch gegen Cyberangriffe und Propaganda wehren und sich von der Abhängigkeit von russischen Energiequellen befreien: „Das Spiel der Ukraine ändert sich dahingehend, dass wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, das zu tun, was hier und wofür hätte getan werden sollen eine lange Zeit. Vor.” ORF.at/Tamara Sill Erstmals seit Kriegsbeginn sprach Selenskyj live zu Österreich...

Minneapolis Park Police, along with officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, were called to a report of a shooting at Boom Island Park at 11:30 p.m. Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman said on the night of July 4, from 9 p.m. by 4 a.m., the city had received more than 1,300 calls to 9-1-1. Huffman noted that this is typical of how many calls the city receives in an entire day....

Das ist das neue Racing-Kit für die Schweizer Skistars Ganz rot oben, weiß an den Beinen: Der neue Rennanzug von Swiss-Ski namens «Levada» wurde am Dienstagabend endlich vorgestellt. Gepostet: 18:28 Uhr | Aktualisiert: vor 26 Minuten

Profitez de ce bon plan> Pourquoi CNET recommande-t-il le Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury ? Il s’agit d’une souris filaire idéale pour les jeux rapides comme les FPS. Il dispose de 8 boutons programmables, mais aussi d’un système de changement de sensibilité permettant de basculer entre quatre réglages de résolution de 250 dpi à 4000 dpi. Côté design, il adopte une conception ergonomique avec des matériaux légers et un revêtement antidérapant pour faciliter la prise en main et surtout pour améliorer le confort pendant de longues périodes de jeu....

Sony Electronics is launching a gaming equipment brand called Inzone, aimed at PC gamers. The company announced its new brand on Tuesday with two 27-inch screens and three variants of gaming headphones. Inzone has been in the works since 2019 – before the pandemic – as Sony executives saw growth in the video game and esports industries. “We are entering the gaming equipment industry with screens and headphones at an exciting time, as games and esports have become even more popular in recent years,” said Kazuo Kii, president of Sony for home entertainment and audio products....

Tesla will in Grünheide jährlich 500.000 Elektroautos des Model Y produzieren. Bisher schafft die Gigafactory am Rande Berlins aber nur 1.000 Karosserien pro Woche – etwa ein Zehntel ihres Plans. Drohnenbilder zeigen: Viele Autos müssen wegen Mängeln vor der Auslieferung nachgearbeitet werden. Daher muss Tesla Anfang Juli seinen Betrieb für zwei Wochen einstellen, berichtet das Fachmagazin „Teslamag“. Während des Stillstands würden die Produktionsprozesse so geändert, dass die Karosserien nur 30 Sekunden an jeder Produktionsstation verbringen würden....

The first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft was wild. Shane Wright proved the consensus number one wasn’t the consensus as he dropped all the way to fourth place. The Montreal Canadiens drove and dealt with the New York Islanders to add Kirby Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks. The San Jose Sharks moved down from 11th overall for three picks. The Vancouver Canucks were rumored to be involved in a potential trade with the Islanders prior to making a deal with the Canadiens, but it never materialized....

Technoblade (or Techno for short), a popular Minecraft YouTuber and internet personality with more than 11 million followers on the video creation platform, died on June 30 after losing his battle with cancer. He was only 23 years old. Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, created his YouTube channel in October 2013, focusing primarily on Minecraft content. He frequented the Hypixel server, one of the largest Minecraft server networks with many original minigames for players to view....

A strong start to the winter season is expected, with below normal temperatures across most of Canada during December. For the third year in a row, the main driver of Canada’s winter weather pattern will be La Niña. This is only the fourth time on record that we have seen a La Niña event persist for three consecutive years. Additionally, a patch of the polar vortex is expected to sit over northern Canada, providing an ample source for arctic air that should often dip south and spread across much of the country during December....

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