At its lowest point, the price of the world’s most popular digital asset tumbled $12,000, or nearly 30%, to trade just above $30,000. Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, shed around 40% of its value, while joke token dogecoin lost as much as 50%. As of 13:58 GMT, bitcoin was down more …
Read More »Cryptocurrencies lose nearly $280 BILLION in value after bitcoin drops below $40,000
The world’s number one digital asset bounced back to just above $40,000 as of 8am GMT, but was still trading 11% lower compared to the previous day. The plunge reportedly comes after Chinese authorities banned financial institutions and payment firms from providing services connected to cryptocurrency transactions. The restrictive measures, …
Read More »‘Coronavirus storm’ has shaken India, PM Modi says, as country registers nearly 350,000 Covid-19 cases in new global daily record
India has let its guard down and became overconfident after successfully tackling the first wave of coronavirus only to get heavily hit by the second one, Modi has admitted, in a radio address on Sunday. The prime minister urged citizens to exercise caution and not to panic, advising them to …
Read More »Nearly half of Czech population ready to take Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine even without EU watchdog approval – poll
Some 46.6% of Czech people who have yet to be vaccinated are open to being immunized with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine if it is granted an emergency exemption by the local health authority, according to a poll by STEM/MARK research agency. The survey was conducted in early April and reported …
Read More »Nearly 40% of Marines have rejected coronavirus vaccine as Dems call on Biden admin to make shots mandatory for troops – reports
Some 75,500 Marines have agreed to be vaccinated as of Thursday, while around 48,000 have declined the inoculation, CNN reported, citing numbers provided by the branch. That puts the rejection rate at 38.9%, slightly higher than the 33% rate for the whole military given by defense officials. Marine spokeswoman Colonel …
Read More »Nearly HALF of Americans think ‘vaccine passports’ are a ‘good idea,’ poll claims, as Biden admin coordinates Big Tech pass apps
Some 44% of likely voters said that requiring proof of vaccination to return to their daily lives is a “good idea,” though another large segment, 41%, were outright opposed to it, a Rasmussen survey published on Thursday shows, noting that 15% remain on the fence. Polling 1,000 voters earlier this …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: Goodbye, America – nearly 250 years of being the most free & prosperous nation in history were amazing
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security Secretary, has fired nearly all the members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) so that he can apparently “reconstitute” it once a “new model” has been developed. Sounds familiar, eh? Joe Biden got rid of the Keystone Pipeline and then told the out-of-job workers …
Read More »Saudi Aramco profits nearly cut in half as pandemic woes cripple oil markets
The sharp slump in the company’s full-year net income totaled 44% compared to the previous year, when profits amounted to $88.19 billion. In 2018, the oil firm reported profits of $111.1 billion.The result was slightly below the projections of $48.1 billion, but is still the highest among the world’s public …
Read More »Russian agricultural exports soar nearly 30% as China and Turkey ramp up purchases
Foreign sales of grains rose 86.4 percent to $1.916 billion, while exports of fat-and-oil products saw a modest growth of 9.2 percent to $787 million, according to the ministry. Exports of meat and dairy products grew by 32.8 percent to $154 million. Meanwhile, sales of fish and seafood dropped 27.2 …
Read More »Nearly HALF of Republicans would ditch their party for Trump and only 27% would remain GOP-loyal, poll finds
Only 27 percent of Republicans would remain loyal to their party if Trump were to start his own, according to the Suffolk University/USA Today poll, released Sunday. Almost half –46 percent– would follow the former president, while the remainder indicated they would be undecided between the two. Trump starting his …
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