Russia’s share in bitcoin mining grew by nearly 30% from last year’s figures. The United States is still in the lead with 35.4%, and second place is held by Kazakhstan with 18.1%. While the media embraced and paraded the news of the US becoming the globe’s leading mining hub, Russia’s ascendance …
Read More »Afghan refugee given 30 months in jail, only a third mandatory, after sexual abuse of 7-year-old in scandal that shocked Austria
On Wednesday a court in Ried, Upper Austria reached a verdict concerning the shocking case of an Afghan teen who had lured a seven-year-old neighbor to a basement before sexually abusing her. The judge gave the teenager a 30-month prison sentence for serious sexual abuse, although he will only need …
Read More »Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine successfully completes third & final phase clinical trials among elderly, Health Minister reveals
More than 23,000 elderly patients took part in the final stage of the survey, Mikhail Murashko said during a meeting of the government’s coordination council on tackling Covid-19 on Thursday. The vaccine has shown a “high safety and effectiveness profile” in the most vulnerable age group, the minister insisted, without revealing …
Read More »CDC panel recommends allowing third Covid-19 vaccine shots for seniors, vulnerable adults, setting stage for US boosters to begin
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Thursday recommended giving third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to people 65 and older, as well as to individuals 50-64 whose medical conditions make them more likely to suffer serious illness or death from the virus. If the CDC accepts the recommendation later …
Read More »THIRD person dies in Japan after receiving Moderna Covid vaccine from batch recalled over stainless steel contamination
The man, 49, got his second Covid-19 jab on August 11 and was pronounced dead the following morning, local media reported, citing the Health Ministry. It is so far unclear if his death was linked to the vaccination. It is also unknown if the deceased had any underlying health conditions …
Read More »Half of Americans & one THIRD OF DEMS think Biden should resign over Afghanistan exit, but many worry VP Harris is no better
While the majority seem to want Biden to pay for his failures in Afghanistan, 39% of Rasmussen’s poll respondents think he deserves another chance – or at least don’t want him disposed-of just yet. Perhaps most surprisingly, however, almost a third (32%) of Democrats agreed that Biden should resign over …
Read More »THIRD EXPLOSION heard from direction of Kabul airport – RT correspondent
The blast went off as local authorities, Taliban and coalition forces were still attempting to figure out what had happened during the earlier explosions. A suicide bomber reportedly detonated himself by one of the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport and a second blast believed to be a vehicle bomb …
Read More »Nearly a million Israelis have got their THIRD Covid-19 dose as WHO reiterates call for moratorium on such booster shots
The number of Israelis who have received their third dose of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 has reached 963,572, the country’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday. In late July, Israel became one of the first countries in the world to begin administering booster shots to already fully vaccinated residents. …
Read More »A third of US liberals want ‘weaker arguments’ to be given less coverage by the media, but who decides which views these are?
According to the survey from Reuters Institute, a majority of people want a wider range of views in their media and a sizable portion want what they deem to be “weaker arguments” to be given less airtime. The study, based on a focus group of “politically and racially/ethnically diverse” people …
Read More »Third time lucky? St Petersburg aims to avoid more Covid-19 misery after UEFA confirms it will host 2022 Champions League final
Planners in Turkey suffered heartbreak and a huge financial hit after the last two finals, both of which had been awarded to Istanbul, were moved to Portugal at short notice because of escalating Covid-19 crises. As well as the prestige of Europe’s highest profile club fixture of the season, the …
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