ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY BITCOIN MINING IS EQUAL TO THAT OF 167 COUNTRIES

Fri 19 January 2024: Bitcoin mining around the globe last year consumed 154.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in total, or more than 167 countries combined, according to data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) compiled by Anadolu. Bitcoin mining refers to the computational process of solving as “cryptographic hash functions,” similar to mathematical problems. […]

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CURLED UP NEXT TO HIS DEAD FATHER, A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY DIED OF STARVATION

  Bronson Battersby died at his home in Skegness after a heart attack killed his father. Photograph: Facebook Fri 19 January 2024: A terrible incident occurred when a two-year-old boy starved to death, about two weeks after his father’s heart attack death. According to his family, on January 9, Bronson Battersby was discovered dead, curled up, […]

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40% OF JOBS WORLDWIDE WILL BE AFFECTED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMF

Thu 18 January 2024: The most recent projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates that artificial intelligence (AI) would have an impact on about 40% of all jobs worldwide. “In most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality, a troubling trend that policymakers must proactively address to prevent the technology from further stoking social […]

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RUSSIA’S 9-STAGE PLAN COULD TRIGGER WORLD WAR III – REPORT

Thu 18 January 2024: The Russia-Ukraine war has been ongoing since 2022, with mutual conflicts maintaining their intensity. Throughout the war, Ukraine received significant support from Europe. However, a striking claim from Germany, continuing its military aid to Ukraine, made headlines worldwide. In an analysis published in the German Bild newspaper, striking statements about Russia […]

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RUSSIAN ARMY SHOT DOWN 69 UKRAINIAN DRONES IN 1 DAY: DEFENSE MINISTRY

Wed 17 January 2024: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that 69 Ukrainian drones and 13 HIMARS rockets were shot down over the past day. Ukrainian troops continued attempts to storm Russian positions and Russian forces repelled six Ukrainian attacks in the Kupyansk area. All assault attempts were repelled, with Russian forces destroying several pieces of […]

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PROSCRIBE HIZB UT-TAHRIR CONSTITUTES AN UNPARALLELED ASSAULT ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH: CAGE

Tue 16 January 2024: The decision to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir constitutes an unparalleled assault on freedom of speech and association, UK human rights group CAGE, which was set up to defend victims of the “war on terror” said in a statement. Britain on Monday (14, January) declared the global Hizb ut-Tahrir movement to be a […]

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FUNERAL COSTS RISE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC AS INFLATION HITS UK

Tue 16 January 2024: The cost of a funeral is increasing in the UK after falling for two years, as inflation bites and mourners return to more traditional send-offs after the lifting of pandemic restrictions. According to SunLife, a life insurance and funeral cover provider, the average cost of a basic funeral in the UK […]

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UK DECLARES HIZB UT-TAHRIR TO BE A ‘TERRORIST’ GROUP

   British Home Secretary James Cleverly. Mon 15 January 2024: Britain today declared the global Hizb ut-Tahrir movement to be a proscribed “terrorist group”, making it a criminal offence to belong to what it described as an anti-Semitic organisation, Reuters has reported. Britain’s proscription of the Sunni Islamist political group — which puts it alongside Al-Qaeda or […]

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MASSIVE PROTESTS IN PARIS OVER FRANCE’S CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION LAW

Mon 15 January 2024: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the French capital Paris on Sunday to protest against the government’s contentious immigration law, which was recently passed with the support of far-right lawmakers in parliament. Responding to a call from more than 400 associations, unions and political parties, they braved the cold […]

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