On Friday, the Interior Ministry ordered the telecommunications authority to “completely” cut off access to Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Telegram until 3pm local time (11:00 GMT), said Khurram Mehran, a spokesman for the media regulator, without giving any further details. “In order to maintain public order and safety, access …
Read More »‘Zombie gene’ causes brain cells to come alive & grow appendages HOURS after death, researchers find
A new paper published in Scientific Reports found that glial cells – non-neuronal cells that operate in the central nervous system – spring into action hours after a person passes away. Not only do the brain cells come alive, but they also expand in size and grow arm-like appendages. Study …
Read More »Spain’s 4-day work week plan in post-Covid world is utopia. Better pay, not shorter hours, is key to workplace happiness
The idea of a four-day working week has been a long-held fantasy of the Left but now it looks like Spain will be the first European country to trial the idea while the rest of us stand back and watch the economy tank. The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez …
Read More »700+ children remain in detention at US border, 200 for over 48 hours, amid spike in unaccompanied crossings – media
Around 700 minors who crossed into the US on their own were kept in Border Patrol Custody as of Sunday, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing an internal Customs and Border Protection document. By that time, around 200 children had already been held up for over 48 hours, and in the …
Read More »72 hours to leave: EU envoy to Venezuela told to pack her bags after Brussels brings new sanctions over elections & rights abuses
Venezuela’s National Assembly voted earlier this week to expel EU envoy Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, and asked for President Nicolas Maduro to declare her persona non grata. “She has been given 72 hours to leave Venezuelan territory,” Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters on Wednesday. Responding to the move, a …
Read More »Facebook reinstates Press TV page with 4 million subscribers, hours after mysterious ‘FINAL’ deletion
The English-language outlet revealed its appeal to Facebook had been successful on Tuesday, just hours after the page had vanished without warning or explanation. The platform had initially claimed the deletion was not only “final” but that it could not provide any more information than that the page had been …
Read More »Cryptocurrencies lose almost $200 BILLION in 24 hours as bitcoin plummets
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 »Trump signs bill to avoid government shutdown for next 24 hours, giving Congress extra time to pass Covid-19 aid package
The emergency bill signed on Sunday night allows for funding of the government for the next 24 hours. The measure prevents a government shutdown and gives Congress more time to pass a Covid-19 relief package along with a government funding bill. Democrats and Republicans have been embroiled in a bitter fight …
Read More »Joe Biden ekes out victory from Trump in Wisconsin after hours of trailing behind – Elections Commission
The Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator told NBC News that “all of the ballots have been counted” in the state. Biden won the state by 20,697 votes. The good news for the Democrat came hours after the incumbent president had bragged to reporters about having a steady lead in the Midwestern state. Trump was …
Read More »Hours into new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia & Azerbaijan trade blame for violating it
The mutual accusations came on Sunday just hours after the fighting was supposed to be stopped by all sides on midnight Sunday local time (20:00 GMT). Azerbaijan said its opponents shelled locations around the town of Jabrayil which were claimed to have been captured by Azerbaijani troops during the hostilities. …
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