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US imposes fresh sanctions to restrict North Korea's revenues
•The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and companies that it accused of illicitly generating revenue for the government of North Korea
No evidence of Indian companies circumventing Russian sanctions: US official
•The Treasury Department official is on a multi-day visit to India, which will include meetings in the financial capital and New Delhi
US president Joe Biden signs executive order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes
•Under the executive order, Biden also directed the Treasury Department and other federal agencies to study the impact of cryptocurrency on financial stability and national security.
Taliban find it easy to win Kabul but difficult to rule as Afghans face one of the worst humanitarian crises ever
Brijesh Singh •As winter advances, there are serious shortages of food, medicines and drinking water everywhere in Afghanistan
Joe Biden could announce top members of new Cabinet as soon as next week
•At this point, Biden is deeply involved in choosing his Cabinet, a process described by one person as similar to fitting puzzle pieces together
'Not ready for Oracle-TikTok deal,' Donald Trump questions Chinese tech firm ByteDance's plan to keep majority stake
•The US government is currently evaluating a proposal from ByteDance and Oracle designed to resolve the Trump administration's national security concerns about TikTok
Sensex, Nifty open on volatile note tracking losses in banking stocks; weak inflation weigh in on domestic investor sentiment
Fp Staff •HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, HUL, L&T, Ultratech Cement and ONGC were among the top losers in the Sensex pack, shedding up to 0.63 percent
Rupee snaps four-day losing streak; rising crude oil prices, sustained foreign fund outflows weigh on currency
•Forex traders said rupee recovered in the later part of the day amid reports that the US is expected to remove India from its currency manipulation watch list
World Bank board elects Donald Trump nominee David Malpass as next president, to start new role next week
•David Malpass said he would uphold the bank's commitment to reducing poverty in the poorest countries and to fight climate change
AIBA chief Gafur Rakhimov says he 'understands IOC's concerns' over boxing's troubled world organising body
•"AIBA members and boxers from around the world should be proud of this," Rakhimov said, declaring that AIBA "is healthy now and in better shape than ever before".