Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live | Trump administration
The Supreme Court supports the Trump administration for withholding USAID cash The US Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration in a payment lawsuit by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), meaning that Supreme Court Jon Roberts could issue an “administrative stay” and delay payments worth $1.5 billion. Donald Trump had ordered payments to be […]
North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI | North Korea
North Korea was behind the theft of about $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchanges, the FBI said in what is called the biggest robbery in history. The haul, which reportedly lost some of its value, exceeded the previous record total of $1 billion stolen by dictator Saddam Hussein from the Iraqi central bank […]
Labour tries to attract clean energy contracts with record £1.5bn for auction | Wind power
A Labour government will increase the size of the summer grant auction by 50% to £1.5 billion, providing record amounts of funding to clean energy developers. The additional amount, compared with previously announced figures, means the total budget is seven times the amount obtained in last year’s tender, according to the government. The move is […]