"Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris put half of his $5.7 billion net worth into gold. Sawiris has built a name by investing in the telecom sector in Egypt and in less popular markets including Iraq, Pakistan, North Korea and Bangladesh."
"Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono says he was forced to print money even when he knew it would cause hyperinflation because the government was desperate to forestall a coup by hungry soldiers."
"French-born Jean-Noel Frydman is suing the country for 'cybersquatting' on the France.com domain name, CNBC reported."
"A 46-year-old admitted making and posting on YouTube a video accusing emergency services of responding slowly after a Palestinian Hamas member was gunned down in Kuala Lumpur."
"If Prop 66 had been in place when Mr. Benavides was convicted, he’d almost certainly be dead. He’d never have lived to see his exoneration."
"Today, they have sold their first commercial machine to a farmer in France. The three-row version can replace 70 to 80 human pickers."
"The two Koreas have reached a landmark Panmunjeom Agreement to achieve full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and agreed to pursue a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War."
"The Trump administration is going a step further by wrenching children from the arms of asylum-seekers, apparently as a way of inflicting gratuitous cruelty to discourage new arrivals."
"Cuomo described multiple incidents in which he said ICE agents stormed private property without warning, without identifying themselves and without a warrant to arrest undocumented immigrants."
"Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands said the video was 'staged' by the White Hemets, a Syrian aid group that receives funding from the U.S. and other Western governments."