WorldPingAl Jazeera
Kenyan police fire tear gas at Nairobi protest against import duty hike
Traders frustrated by more than $5,000 duty hike they say will hurt small businesses.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Police fire teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher taxes on imports
Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in the capital Nairobi on Friday, during a protest against higher taxes.
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WorldPingFrance 24
Spanish government urges calm after Ceuta anti-migrant protesters clash with police
Spain's left-wing government called for calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between locals and police, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
TechCrunch
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
WorldPingFortune
An 87-year-old American billionaire bought the first Ferrari Luce for $40 million, and the purchase could save him $13 million in taxes
Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim, an optometrist and philanthropist with a $4.8 billion net worth, bought the EV earlier this month. It had a presale estimated cost of $1.1 million.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingDecrypt
Bitcoin Traders Watch Fed Chair Warsh for Clues—And Get Nothing
Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote doubled down on giving markets zero rate hints as inflation runs hot and Bitcoin traders wait on September's call.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt