Hard Numbers: Indian crypto tax, Peronistas vs IMF, Guinea-Bissau coup attempt, Austrian vax mandate

February 01, 2022

Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency and Indian flag.

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30: India plans to introduce a 30% tax on capital gains from trading cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. Last November, the government threatened to ban all crypto transactions after the central bank warned they pose a risk to the country's financial stability.

44.5 billion: A top lawmaker from the ruling Peronista party has quit over Argentina's recent deal to restructure $44.5 billion of IMF debt. Máximo Kirchner and his mom, the powerful VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, both reject IMF demands to rein in spending in order to defer debt payments.

5: The president of Guinea-Bissau survived an attempted coup on Tuesday night. Had it been successful, it would be the fifth military takeover in West Africa in only 18 months after earlier coups in Mali, Guinea, Mali again, and Burkina Faso.

3,600: If you're an anti-vaxxer living in Austria, you're now on the hook for up to 3,600 euros ($4,502) for refusing to get a COVID jab. That's the stick, but here's a carrot from a Viennese brothel — one of our top 5 crazy vax incentives of 2021.

Trump dusts off old law for mass deportations

Deported migrants are guarded by elements of the National Institute of Migration at the entrance of the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on February 1, 2025, where North American authorities carry out these mass deportations and hand them over to personnel of said institute.

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US President Donald Trump plans to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members without due process. The statute was used in 1812 against British nationals, during World War I against nationals of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, and in World War II against Americans of Japanese descent.

Trump strikes last-minute tariff deal with Mexico and Canada – but not China

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico February 3, 2025.

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With hours to spare, President Donald Trump hit the pause button on a North American trade war, reaching agreements with both Mexico and Canada to delay the imposition of 25% tariffs that had businesses and markets sweating. Ten percent tariffs on Chinese products, however, took effect overnight.

GZERO Explains: Why is Trump fighting South Africa over its land policy?

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025.

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President Donald Trump has said that he will cut all US funding to South Africa, accusing the government there of confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly,” an allegation South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denies.

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The United Kingdom is set to unveil the world’s first national law criminalizing the use of artificial intelligence tools for generating child sex abuse material, or CSAM.

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Before DeepSeek released its R1 model last month, America’s long-term AI dominance felt like a sure thing.

On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb offers a cautiously optimistic outlook on US policy toward Ukraine under Trump’s leadership.

With hours to spare, President Donald Trump hit the pause button on a North American trade war, reaching agreements with both Mexico and Canada to delay the imposition of 25% tariffs that had businesses and markets sweating. Ten percent tariffs on Chinese products, however, took effect overnight.

President Donald Trump has said that he will cut all US funding to South Africa, accusing the government there of confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly,” an allegation South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denies.