LONDON (Reuters) – An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin was on Friday accused of contempt of court after he filed a 911 million-pound ($1.18 billion) lawsuit against Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block in Britain. Craig Wright claimed to have been the author of the foundational …

LONDON: Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday after reports that Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike on Israel from Iraq in the coming days, though benchmarks were still set for a weekly decline. Brent crude futures were up $1.72, or 2.4%, at $74.53 a barrel by 1024 GMT. …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has increased production of mortar shells from zero before Russia’s invasion to millions per year now, but a global explosives shortage is constraining the push to ramp up the weapons industry, Kyiv’s top arms official said. Ukraine is trying to reduce its heavy reliance on Western …

TBILISI (Reuters) -U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research said on Friday the differences between its exit poll of Georgia’s parliamentary election and the official results pointed to “manipulation” of the vote, becoming the second such pollster to do so. Georgia’s electoral commission has said the ruling Georgian Dream party, …

TRADITIONAL prints, beads, bags and food delights were showcased at the “Sarawak Gateway to Borneo Fair” in Penang. Lecturer Nordibradini Selamat, 48, was seen learning about the various flavours of Sarawak’s kek lapis before making her purchase. “I happened to chance upon the fair and decided to check it out. …

(Reuters) – Aidan O’Brien is taking aim once again at the Breeders’ Cup Classic and this time he believes three-year-old City of Troy has the speed and heart to deliver the Irish trainer the elusive championship. O’Brien has saddled 17 horses in the race and despite two runner-up finishes, has …

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, state media said on Friday, amid international uproar over its troops deployed to aid Russia in Ukraine. The launch on Thursday flew higher than any previous North Korean missile, …

(Reuters) -Federal appellate judges signaled skepticism on Thursday over whether the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has the authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules, a move that was challenged by groups representing internet service providers. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in …

TBILISI (Reuters) -Three Georgian opposition parties who allege last weekend’s election was rigged called for streets protests next Monday as an exit pollster said the official result, which gave victory to the ruling Georgian Dream party, was “statistically impossible”. Global market research and data firm HarrisX, which carried out an …

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday, led by property shares, as the country’s manufacturing activities returned to growth in October, while traders await a key leadership meeting for details on more potential stimulus. Hong Kong shares closed down. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index closed roughly flat, while the Shanghai …