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
Currently, Russian gas is still flowing through Ukraine’s pipeline network to the European Union (EU), generating revenue for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and financing his war against Ukraine. Russia has claimed that without Russian gas the bloc will not be able to meet its energy needs. By contrast, for Ukraine, the gas transit deal has … Read more
The suspect in the deadly car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market showed signs of mental illness, making the incident even harder to prevent, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Monday. No motive has yet been established for the December 20 attack in Magdeburg that left five people dead and more than 200 wounded. … Read more
markets The world’s renowned brokerage firm Jefferies has made changes to its Asia equity portfolio with a long-term perspective. Jefferies has once again increased its weightage in HDFC Bank in this portfolio. With this, the total weightage of Indian private banks in this portfolio has now increased to 12 percent. Source link