The price of Bitcoin has gone through the roof in the last couple of months alone, let alone the last 12 months or so. Bitcoin was at around $22,000 in mid-December, and it crossed $40,000 a few days ago – thus taking less than two months to nearly double. This rise has brought even more people into the crypto sector, ...
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65 Year Olds And Above To Receive AstraZeneca Vaccine In Germany
Germany has decided to change its restrictions on the Oxford – AstraZeneca vaccine allowing 65-year-olds and above to receive the jab. Previously, the country had approved the drug for those under the age of 65. They did this because of insufficient data on its effects on older people. This led to public scepticism about the drug’s effectiveness. It also led ...
Read More »Ethiopian Military Detains BBC Reporter Girmay Gebru
The Ethiopian military has detained the BBC reporter in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit region of Tigray. Witnesses say Girmay Gebru along with four other people were taken from a café in the regional capital, Mekelle. Mr. Girmay Gebru is reported to have been taken to a military camp in Mekelle.BBC is, however, yet to establish the reason for the detention of one ...
Read More »Parents of Kidnapped Nigerian Children Tried To Take Them Home
Days before gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria and kidnapped girls, parents tried to pull them out of school. School authorities and local security agencies were warned that danger loomed in the town. In particular, the residents stressed about the town in which the school is located. On Friday, heavily armed militants seized at least 315 girls from the ...
Read More »President Biden Approves Airstrikes On Iran-Backed Militias In Syria
The US military carried out airstrikes in Syria ordered by President Joe Biden. The airstrikes aimed at disabling the militias backed by Iran according to the Pentagon. The strike destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point that a number of Iran-backed militant groups use. President Joe Biden approved the strike on recent reports of attacks against US and coalition ...
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