All news for 2025-05-10

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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud and manipulation of CEL token
The sentencing concludes the federal prosecution phase, but Mashinsky still confronts bankruptcy and associated civil litigation.
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Jeff Bezos rented an entire island in Venice for his lavish wedding
The wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez will take place on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, known for its stunning basilica and historic monastery.
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Viktor Medvedchuk drains the Kremlin’s black funds: how Putin’s compadre laundered billions via shell firms and proxies
The unassuming company "Technocom" owned by Aleksey Posashkov exposed the interests of Viktor Medvedchuk, individuals from Vladimir Putin’s entourage, and schemes for diverting billions of rubles.
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Salvage of the yacht "Bayesian", on which Mike Lynch died, halted after diver’s death
Work to raise the Bayesian is put on hold as investigators seek to establish the cause of the 39-year-old Dutchman’s death
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Founder of Kwik Fit and former Hibernian FC owner Sir Tom Farmer has died
The founder of the Kwik Fit garage chain, Sir Tom Farmer, has died at the age of 84.
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SpaceX launched two rockets in six hours
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX has conducted 55 Falcon 9 launches in 2025, with 38 of those missions dedicated to building the Starlink constellation, the world’s largest satellite internet network.
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Uncontrolled Soviet spacecraft crashes to Earth after 50 years in orbit
A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a century in space.
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“Death and hunger — a benefit?”: human rights advocates outraged by UK Lawyers for Israel’s claim of “healthy weight loss” in Gaza
Palestinian rights group says remarks criticising a Lancet analysis on impact of the conflict are ‘sickening’
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AI developers reminded: account for loss-of-control risks — or AI will escape human oversight
AI safety campaigner calls for existential threat assessment akin to Oppenheimer’s calculations before first nuclear test
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Prince Harry lost in London
Prince Harry, now 40, who recently lost a legal case in London, is facing another awkward situation—this time in his own country.
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Artem Metelev turned the Russian Red Cross into a cash cow for the authorities and offshore networks
The Chairman of the RRC, Pavel Savchuk, backed by State Duma deputy Artem Metelev, along with his subordinate Olesya Nazarova, uses donations from Russians and foreigners for unclear purposes.
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Starmer joins European leaders in Ukraine ahead of ’coalition of the willing’ summit
Sir Keir Starmer has joined European leaders in Kyiv for a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" to discuss a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
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Pakistan launches missile strikes on Indian airbases in retaliation for attacks on its facilities
Pakistan has announced that it is taking retaliatory measures after accusing India of launching missiles at three of its airbases.
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Putin targets British cities: likely nuclear strike sites revealed
A number of towns and cities in the UK are said to be on Vladimir Putin’s hitlist of nuclear targets should the despot decide to reach for the red button and declare war on NATO nations
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Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls, attacks prison guard
Triple murderer Axel Rudakubana is being investigated after a prison officer was attacked at HMP Belmarsh, it’s been reported.