Vice Media offices display the Vice logo in Venice, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Once a digital media darling, Vice Media Group on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection after years of financial troubles. A consortium of Vice’s lenders which includes Fortress Investment, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital is …
Daily Archives: May 15, 2023
May, 2023
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15 May
Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat claims victory, says ready to be PM
BANGKOK: Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat said Monday he was ready to be prime minister after a stunning election result that left his upstart progressive party as the biggest in parliament.He told reporters at his Move Forward Party headquarters that he would seek to build a coalition with five other …
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15 May
He likes to be, under the sea: Florida man sets record for living underwater
KEY LARGO, FLORIDA: A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.Joseph Dituri‘s 74th day residing in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, situated at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo, wasn’t much different than …
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15 May
Crypto companies Coinbase, Ripple are playing poker with the SEC
Major players are hoping that the SEC and Washington takes, what crypto watchers see as bluffs, seriously and soften the hard line that regulators have taken on the industry. Roman Strelchenko | 500Px Plus | Getty Images Cryptocurrency companies are playing a game of poker with the Securities and Exchange …
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15 May
Khan: Muted protests for ex-PM Imran Khan end week of unrest in Pakistan
LAHORE: A week of tumult in Pakistan ended quietly on Sunday as protests largely failed to materialise for former prime minister Imran Khan, whose arrest and brief detention this week sparked days of deadly unrest.But more demonstrations could erupt in the coming days, with the opposition leader facing more court …