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Hong Kong police announce HK$1 million (US$128,000) bounties for five activists residing overseas, including Simon Cheng, charging them with inciting secession under the national security law. $
2023-12-14

Hours after the coup d'état in Sudan, the United States Department of State suspends $700 million worth of aid to the country until the restoration of the civilian government. $
2021-10-25

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, the founder of the Indonesian hardline Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front, is sentenced to eight months in prison for holding several mass events in violation of Indonesia's COVID-19 regulations, and is fined Rp 20 million (US$1,400) for a specific event held at an Islamic boarding school in West Java. $
2021-05-27

The United States Senate, in a 58–42 vote, rejects an amendment introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that would raise the minimum wage to $15 after he made efforts to include it in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package. $
2021-03-5

Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica announces that it will sell its cell sites in Europe and Latin America, which are owned by its subsidiary Telxius, to American company American Tower for an estimated €7.7 billion (US$9.4 billion). $
2021-01-13

A near-mint condition Roman coin celebrating the assassination of dictator Julius Caesar is sold at an auction for £2.7 million (US$3.5 million), becoming the most expensive Roman coin ever auctioned. $
2020-10-30

The U.S. Army awards the $6.7 billion contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the replacement for the Humvee, to the Wisconsin-based company Oshkosh Corporation. $
2015-08-26

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to kill two Japanese citizens unless it receives a ransom of $200 million. $
2015-01-20

The Philippines recovers US $29 million from Ferdinand Marcos' bank accounts in Switzerland and Singapore. $
2014-02-12

China loosens controls on the yuan, allowing it to fluctuate up to 1% in trading against the United States dollar, up from 0.5%. $
2012-04-15