Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing
The death toll from the heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, with 11 others still missing, the government said on Friday....
Donald Trump’s inauguration has set a record with $250 million raised, surpassing the $107 million from 2017. Major tech and cryptocurrency firms back the event as Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance prepare to take office today.
United States President-elect Donald Trump has raised a record $250 million for his inauguration, set to take place today.
According to ABC News, citing sources, the funds were secured by Trump’s inaugural committee, in collaboration with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and major fundraising organisations. This marks a significant increase from the $107 million raised for Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
The event has attracted financial backing from leading technology firms, including Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber. Additionally, key players in the cryptocurrency industry are among the contributors, with Ripple pledging $5 million, Robinhood $2 million, and Coinbase $1 million.
The scale of fundraising underscores the level of corporate and financial sector engagement in the event, reflecting both economic and political interests at play.
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Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's late former President Alberto Fujimori, said on Thursday she will run for president in the April election, days after Peru's constitutional court dismissed a money-laundering case against her.
Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centre stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders in South Korea on Friday, holding or preparing for talks with Canadian, Japanese and Thai counterparts after securing a fragile trade truce with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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