EFCC arrests 148 Chinese for crypto fraud • TikTok’s CEO meets Trump • HSBC sued over scam failures, and more - Tuesday Top News Headlines 17/December/2024

Tuesday Top News Headlines 17/December/2024

• Nigeria's EFCC arrests 148 Chinese nationals for crypto fraud schemes and other internet-related scams
• TikTok’s CEO meets Trump as it seeks to avert US ban - FT
• HSBC sued over scam failures by Australian regulator
• US backs graphite factory to loosen China’s EV supply chain grip
• Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
• Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect
• UK government approves $4.6- billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire
• Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review
• In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
• Trump loses bid to toss New York hush money conviction on immunity claim
• China wants to dominate in AI — and some of its models are already beating their U.S. rivals
• EU imposes sanctions on oil trader Niels Troost over alleged Russian involvement

Source: News Agencies