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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Friday 17th February 2023
5. US financial regulators have charged South Korean cryptocurrency boss Do Kwon and his company Terrraform Labs with "orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud".
The Singapore-based firm created the Terra Luna and TerraUSD tokens, which collapsed spectacularly last year, estimated to have cost investors more than $40bn (£33.5bn).
4. Tesla is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars in the United States over fears their full self-driving (FSD) software may cause a crash.
The announcement was made by the country's auto safety regulator, the NHTSA, which has been conducting an investigation into the company's autopilot systems.
3. Thousands of postal workers have voted in favour of more strikes in the long-running dispute over pay.
More than 95% of staff who voted in the ballot wanted strike action, said the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents more than 110,000 postal workers at the Royal Mail.
2. Ambulance and Border Force staff are back on strike today as their bitter disputes over pay and working conditions continue.
GMB and Unite members will mount picket lines outside hospitals in the West Midlands at the same time as the members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at Dover and several French ports, including Calais, will also walk out.
1. Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to meet local political parties amid speculation a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol could soon be struck.
Sources suggest a deal could be reached as early as next week on post-Brexit trading arrangements.