Canada’s ruling Liberal Party is set to receive enough votes in Monday’s federal election for incumbent PM Trudeau to form a government, the CBC News projected shortly after polls closed across the country. While predicting that Trudeau would clinch enough seats to remain prime minister, the Canadian public broadcaster noted …
Read More »Bitcoin’s power consumption for 2021 has already surpassed the whole of 2020 – study
That’s about the same as the power consumption of the Philippines. According to a Bloomberg report, the bitcoin network will have consumed 91 TW/h by the end of the year, and it has already consumed more than the 67 TW/h estimated for all of 2020. A separate study by Science …
Read More »Rosatom to start setting up wind power stations across Russia, its press service says
“The current program for power supply agreements [under which the development of renewable energy sources is supported by the authorities] has been planned already, whereas, for the program for power-supply agreements 2.0, we are considering all possible territories of the country,” the source said. The list of regions for wind-power …
Read More »Pipeline proposals brought the Taliban to power first time round – could the same be true again now?
Contrary to official claims the last US soldier has left Afghanistan, it’s been reported that a “diehard” team of elite British and American troops are to remain in the country to “avenge the deaths” of those killed at Kabul airport in a suicide bombing by ISIS-K. The joint party – …
Read More »Power outages in Louisiana to last A MONTH after Hurricane Ida
Making landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, Ida brought howling 150mph winds, lashing rain, and up to 16 feet of water surging onto the Gulf Coast and up into New Orleans and beyond. The city’s protective levees, upgraded following the catastrophic losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina …
Read More »World Bank cuts off financial support to Afghanistan as Taliban seizes power
“We are deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the country’s development prospects, especially for women,” the spokesperson said, adding that the World Bank was closely monitoring the situation in the country. At the same time, the Washington-based lender said it was exploring ways to remain …
Read More »Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is ‘moral victory of Islamism over the West’ – top Merkel ally
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was a “severe defeat of the West” and a “moral victory of Islamism over the West,” Bavarian Minister-President Markus Soeder said, as quoted by German media. The fact that on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 [terrorist attacks] the Taliban is back and is stronger …
Read More »Parent power is fighting back in the US as new group Fight For Schools battles to stop kids being taught CRT & trans issues
Loudoun County, Virginia, is not the most obvious site for a flashpoint to erupt that could have repercussions across America. Close to the seat of power, Washington, DC, it’s an affluent area with a median household income of $142,299. Since 2010, its population has risen by 34% and crucially 28% …
Read More »President Ghani leaves Afghanistan as US-backed govt relinquishes power to Taliban – media
Ghani allegedly fled the Afghan capital on Sunday, following a stunning Taliban offensive that ended at the gates of Kabul. The militants called for negotiations, after claiming they wanted to avoid a battle that could cost civilian lives. The president left the country accompanied by his “close aides,” TOLO, an …
Read More »‘They can’t arrest all of us’: Rand Paul critics melt down as he encourages people to defy CDC & ‘drunk on power’ Pelosi (VIDEO)
“It’s time for us to resist. They can’t arrest all of us. They can’t keep all of your kids home from school. They can’t keep every government building closed – although I’ve kept a long list of ones they should,” Paul said in the video posted to his Twitter account. …
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