Jack Dorsey’s Block is the most interesting company in crypto right now
In the early days of crypto there were just a handful of companies, including some venerable names like Coinbase, Kraken, and Grayscale, which are still around. Today, there are hundreds of firms that offer crypto, including those like…
Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
Buying a house is costlier than anytime in at least the last decade, with property buyers hit with the double whammy of rising mortgage rates and home prices, according to real estate company Redfin.The average interest rate on a fixed…
CCLA presses for action after Toronto police chief comments on Zameer acquittal
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, April 25, 2024 2:32PM EDT…
Japan Gives US$ 3 Mn to Strengthen Inland Fisheries
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with…
These three European countries are backing a billionaire wealth tax
Campaigners say the tax will cover around half of annual loss and damage costs from climate disasters.
ADVERTISEMENTLeaders from Germany and Spain are calling for a global tax on billionaires to help tackle the costs of the…
Mass stranding: Over 160 pilot whales beached in Western Australia
Rescue efforts are underway, but at least 26 of the whales have died.
ADVERTISEMENTUp to 160 long-finned pilot whales were stranded on the western Australian coast on Thursday. At least 26 casualties were reported before…
José Andrés eulogizes World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza
Under low gray clouds on a chilly spring morning, mourners gathered Thursday at Washington National Cathedral to remember the lives of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza this…
Labour says UK nature under threat and pledges to halt decline
Labour has pledged to halt the decline of British species and protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030 if it is elected.Steve Reed, the shadow environment secretary, also vowed to set a new land use framework that would…
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American Hostage, Is Seen in a Hamas Video
Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. It appeared to be the first time that Mr.…
German lawmakers assail far-right party over alleged China, Russia links following spying
German lawmakers assail far-right party over alleged China, Russia links following spying arrest…