How a $1.37 giveaway turned into a $40 billion bitcoin disaster in South Korea
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, accidentally gave away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as a promotional giveaway, leading to a massive sell-off from the platform. Bithumb offered an apology and confirmed that they have recovered 99.7 per cent of the total of 6,20,000 bitcoin, which are worth approximately $44 billion at current prices after the erroneous event occurred on Friday. Read the full story here.
2026-02-07 14:28Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Here are key developments in Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s missing case
Nearly a week after she was reported missing, the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, continues to evolve. Guthrie was reported missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona on February 1 when she failed to show up at a church service. The authorities are treating her disappearance as a criminal investigation and have stated that Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home against her will. Read the full story here.
2026-02-07 13:51426-kg bronze Mahatma Gandhi statue stolen in Australia: Here’s how the theft unfolded
A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi weighing 426 kg has been stolen from an Indian community centre in Rowville, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia. The statue, installed at the Australian Indian Community Centre, was reportedly stolen in the early hours of January 12. According to Australia Today, the statue was sliced away from its pedestal with an angle grinder, leaving the feet intact. The statue was sliced into smaller parts before being stolen. Read the full story here.
2026-02-07 12:34'I didn’t make a mistake': Trump shrugs off apology over video depicting Obamas as apes
Addressing his Truth Social video controversy which depicts the Obamas as apes, US President Donald Trump said that he "of course" condemned the now-deleted video. Trump said that he looked at only a part of the video and that his staff looked at the whole thing. Read the full story here.
2026-02-07 12:34India–US interim trade deal: Wine, nuts, fruits and more to get cheaper as tariffs are cut
India is set to cut or eliminate import tariffs on a range of American food and agricultural products under a new interim trade agreement framework announced jointly by New Delhi and Washington. The move is expected to lower prices for several US-origin products in the Indian market while easing bilateral trade tensions that have built up over the past year. Read the full story here.
