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Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wu Xiaohui, chairman and chief executive officer of Anbang Insurance Group. Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance said on Tuesday its chairman was no longer able to fulfill his duties within the company for “personal reasons,” days after the firm denied its chairman was barred …

Jason Lee | Reuters Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport as he leaves for North Korea’s Pyongyang, in Beijing, China, June 13, 2017. Former NBA player Dennis Rodman has arrived in North Korea on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office. He …

Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates holding his daughter after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-120 in Game 5 to win the 2017 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 12, 2017 in Oakland, California Kevin Durant led the way for the …

KCNA | North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) watches a basketball game between former U.S. NBA basketball players and North Korean players of the Hwaebul team of the DPRK with Dennis Rodman (R) at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean …

Axel Schmidt | Getty Image French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference at the Chancellery on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. French President Emmanuel Macron’s nascent political party has stormed past its traditional rivals in the first round of voting in parliamentary elections which took place Sunday. The …

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Residential and commercial buildings stand in Chengdu, China, on Monday on April 10, 2017. Other cities that qualified were Wuhan, Chongqing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Xi’an, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Dalian and Ningbo. Two cities — Dongguan and Zhengzhou — made it to the list for …

Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump return to the White House in Washington, DC, after a trip to New Jersey, June 11, 2017. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, and youngest son, Barron, have moved into the …

Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images Katsuhiro Harada (R), and Michael Murray introduce ‘Tekken7’ video game during Microsoft Corp. Xbox at the Galen Center on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California “We expect (Xbox One X) to underwhelm at retail, as has PS4 Pro, which costs $399,” said Michael Pachter …

Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO, speaks during Apple’s annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. After a drop in big technology stocks Friday caused the Nasdaq composite to post its worst week of the year, the shares were likely to come …

Source: CoinDesk The digital currency has had a stellar year, rising by more than 200 percent and easily outperforming stock market benchmarks like the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq composite in 2017. The cryptocurrency has now more than tripled in value since trading at $968 on Dec. 31, and …