The value of the cryptocurrency market was $932.20 billion as of 8:10 GMT, down from $1.1 trillion a day earlier, according to Coinmarketcap. The world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, collapsed by over 17 percent from a day earlier to $34,654.39. The second-biggest crypto, ether, was down by more than 20 percent …
Read More »Covid pandemic could push more than a BILLION people worldwide into extreme poverty, UN warns
According to a new study from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released this week, a “high-damage” scenario would mean a protracted recovery from the pandemic. The report anticipates that 80 percent of the pandemic-induced economic crisis would persist for over a decade, stalling the pre-pandemic growth trajectory. A “baseline Covid” …
Read More »Over 1 BILLION doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid expected in 2021 as producer promises low prices
The drug will be produced not only in Russia but also by “leading foreign pharmaceutical companies” who agreed to cooperation deals with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Talks with additional international partners are underway to further increase production capacity. “Sputnik V will be two or more times cheaper than …
Read More »BoJo’s £16.5 billion splurge on the UK military is part of his desperate attempt to ‘make Britain great again’
Boris Johnson’s announcement that the United Kingdom would be undertaking the biggest increase in defence spending in over 30 years has come as a major surprise. Pledging what is likely to amount to an additional £16.5 billion over the next four years to the military, the prime minister vowed to …
Read More »Mystery crypto whale just moved over $1.1 BILLION in bitcoin, paying less than $4 for transaction
The record-breaking transaction was held in two rounds on Monday, with a fee of only 0.00027847 BTC (around $3.66). According to blockchain tracker Whale Alert, the operation originated from a Xapo account and is believed to have originated from the US-based exchange, Cointelegraph reports. The bitcoin move from the anonymous …
Read More »Pentagon slammed for turning $1 billion ‘coronavirus fund’ into more military-industrial pork – but what did Congress expect?
While the Department of Defense received $1 billion in March’s CARES Act stimulus bill specifically to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,” it ultimately diverted most of the windfall to defense contractors, the Washington Post revealed on Tuesday. The pandemic response fund, created under the aegis of the Defense …
Read More »George Floyd riots cost insurance companies as much as $2 BILLION – more than any in HISTORY, industry claims
The tidal wave of arson, vandalism, and other property crimes that swept across the nation in the aftermath of the Floyd killing left between $1 billion and $2 billion in damages, as measured by insurance claims paid out by the industry, a report released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Institute …
Read More »Germany offers US billion-euro LNG investment deal to lift sanctions from Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – report
According to the paper’s sources, Berlin is ready to invest in the construction of two terminals in Germany to receive American LNG. “In response, the United States will allow the unhindered completion and operation of Nord Stream 2,” Die Zeit said, citing a letter (sent on August 7) from German …
Read More »The government will allocate almost 21 billion rubles to the police and Regardie for ensuring order
The government will allocate almost 21 billion rubles to the police and Regardie for ensuring public order at mass events “Mishustin” allowance was introduced after the protests in Moscow in the summer of 2019. It is produced in Moscow and the Moscow region, in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, …
Read More »The chief obstetrician of Ministry of health acquired the property on 1 billion.
The chief obstetrician of Ministry of health acquired the property on 1 billion This coincided with the publication of the birth of the sons of Alina Kabaeva Chief obstetrician-gynecologist of the Ministry of health Leila Adamyan and her daughter have become owners of real estate in the center of Moscow, …
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