From curiosity to viable investment: We re all cryptocurrency people now
26 Apr, 2021 10:15 PM
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Bitcoin Frankie, a cryptocurrency influencer, on a laptop in Austin, Texas. Photo / Ilana Panich-Linsman, The New York Times
Bitcoin Frankie, a cryptocurrency influencer, on a laptop in Austin, Texas. Photo / Ilana Panich-Linsman, The New York Times
New York Times On Monday evening (US time), a few days after a large cryptocurrency exchange listed its shares on the stock market, several hundred women gathered in a virtual conference room to talk about Bitcoin. Claire Wasserman, a co-founder of Ladies Get Paid, the company that co-hosted the event, marvelled at the turnout, noting it showed how committed you all are to getting wealthy. She described a sweeping change in the way we live, work and transact all driven by crypto. I don t want you to miss out on the future, she said.
Covid-19 coronavirus: India s cities are under siege - now its rural areas are in the firing line
26 Apr, 2021 11:35 PM
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India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Joe Wallen and Mohammad Sartaj Alam
India s devastating Covid-19 epidemic, which is killing thousands of people each day in major cities including Delhi and Mumbai, is now spreading uncontrollably in its most vulnerable rural hinterland, home to 800 million Indians.
Decades of underfunding in India s healthcare system has left the nation s rural areas facing widespread shortages of oxygen, tests, medication, and, in many areas, a medical professional, creating a vacuum of critical care and leaving openings for quack doctors.
What’s totally acceptable and completely normal in one country might get you some funny looks elsewhere. Or, in other words, welcome to Planet Earth where there are loads of different countries and cultures that are bound to blow your mind when you travel.
This time, we’re looking at the differences between the United States and the United Kingdom. Even though both countries have a ‘special relationship’ (not to mention a rocky initial history together), far from everything is the same there. Hopping ‘over the pond’ means traveling a large distance both physically and culturally, too. Like you d expect when going to
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April 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Dr Qibla Ayaz has urged the people to observe precautionary measures and get themselves vaccinated to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing a news conference along with a group of Ulema, the CII chairman said some elements were spreading baseless rumours about the vaccine on social media, which need to be stopped for the sake of humanity and to save people s lives. Dr Qibla Ayaz stressed the need to observe SOPs as devised last year to stop the spread of the pandemic, saying that the faithful were also looking towards prayer leaders and Ulema to guide them in this situation.