Brent crude soared to $87.92 a barrel, marking an increase of almost 4%, whereas U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude experienced a rise of 4.16%, reaching $86.23 a barrel.
A chilling case of child trafficking was thwarted in Ukraine recently, as law enforcement officials apprehended a 43-year-old charity worker, now dubbed as an "evil child trader," while attempting to transport an 11-month-old baby out of the country for illicit purposes.
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the IMF, recently confirmed at a conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the fund is working diligently on a global infrastructure to ensure interoperability between CBDCs issued by national central banks.