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Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be given a state funeral before being buried next to his wife Rosalynn in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. President Joe Biden has set a state funeral for January 9 and declared it a national day of mourning. What we … Read more
London- Finnish authorities recently found traces of anchors running several kilometers long on the Baltic seabed during an investigation into the breakage of vital power and internet cables. “With the underwater operation, we are able to identify tracks dragged on the seabed from beginning to end,” Detective Chief Inspector Sami Pella of Finland’s National Bureau … Read more
Citing security fears and the 35 million people expected to visit Rome for a Catholic jubilee in 2025, the Italian government has banned short-term rentals from allowing guests to check themselves in using lock boxes. Hosts must now welcome tenants in person and register them with the local police station. Source link
In tonight’s edition, police in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, fired teargas to disperse protesters and detained dozens, who were demonstrating on Monday against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics. Also, election officials in Chad have put the low turnout at the weekend’s general election down to cold weather. And we … Read more
Recently, the technology giant Google launched a quantum chip called Willow. The processing capacity of this chip has been described in an attractive way for marketing, saying that it can solve in 5 minutes a mathematical problem “that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years (that is, 10 25), a number that far exceeds the … Read more
India on Monday launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket, successfully testing the advanced capability. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) mission via Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. Spadex involves deploying two small spacecraft, each weighing about 220 kilograms (about 485 pounds), into low-Earth circular orbit. Upon … Read more
In the latest crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban have announced they will no longer allow any national or foreign NGOs that employ women to operate in the country. In a letter published on social platform X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry said NGOs that do not comply with the new rule … Read more
The Central American nation saves in BTC thinking about its economic growth. They propose bitcoin reserves in Hong Kong, ahead of China. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has stressed the need for regulation for the bitcoin (BTC) sector and other cryptocurrencies. This happens just a week after representatives of that Asian country met with … Read more
In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, residents have complained throughout December that tap water is “dirty, smells of sewage and is often dark black in color.” The main source of water here is Lake Chivero, which is heavily polluted with toxins, including leaking sewer pipes. Journalists asked Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume about the polluted water supplied to … Read more
The American company reached more than 70% performance in 2024. Saylor anticipated the acquisition, while BTC dropped 13.7% in recent days. MicroStrategy, the computer services company recognized for its aggressive investment strategy in bitcoin (BTC), made its 51st purchase by adding 2,138 new coins to its portfolio, with an investment of about $209 million. The … Read more