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Chief executive hopeful John Lee calls financial system ‘sharp tool’ to be used by or against city during meeting with Election Committee members Source link

Seven years ago, Lia (not her real name) was just months away from sitting for the national examination to get her high school certificate when she found out she was pregnant. The 17-year-old dropped out of school but still sat her final exams, scoring an A for English and Cs …

SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, although it suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand. President Nayib Bukele, who pushed for adoption of the cryptocurrency, called for help from users who …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered immediate arrest on Monday of the culprits behind the attempted rape of a disabled minor girl after her mother lodged a complaint at the Pakistan Citizen Portal. According to reports, the mother’s complaint, about her daughter being sexually assaulted in Okara, was reported at the portal under …

SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a national address on Thursday that a recently passed law making bitcoin legal tender will take effect on September 7, noting that its use will be optional. El Salvador’s Congress already approved Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, making El Salvador …