Author: News Desk

United States : Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency, has once again crossed $50,000 after 2 long years in anticipation of the 4th Bitcoin halving in April 2024, as per the data from Coinmarketcap. Historically, Bitcoin Halvings are events that significantly reduce the Bitcoin supply and have always led to positive price action for Bitcoin. This time around, there is a heightened expectation from the halving due to the inception of Bitcoin spot ETFs which have increased the demand for Bitcoin as investments have surged to a volume of over $50 billion in barely a month since approval in mid-January 2024.…

Israel: The Israeli military has launched strikes on Rafah that resulted in the deaths of at least 28 Palestinians shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that an invasion of the city in southern Gaza might not be far off. At least 28 people were killed overnight on Saturday in three airstrikes on residential homes in the Rafah area, as per the official sources who were there on the spot. According to reports, each Israeli airstrike killed several members of three different families, including ten children, the youngest of whom was only three months old. This was similar to many…

Hawaii: The US Geological Survey reported that, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre states that there was no tsunami expected. The epicentre of the earthquake, which the USGS downgraded from its initial magnitude of 6.3, was 1.3 miles (2 km) south-west of Pahala on the southern flank of Mauna Loa. There was shaking as far north as Honolulu, which is located on the island of Oahu, about 200 miles away. Although there were multiple aftershocks in the area, there were no…

United States: A study has discovered that the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation is about to reach a tipping point, which is “bad news for the climate system and humanity.” Although they acknowledged that it was still too soon to predict when the point would be reached, the research’s scientists expressed shock at the predicted speed of collapse. The researchers created an early warning system for the collapse of the massive ocean current system known as the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc), which is a crucial element in regulating the planet’s climate. They did this by utilising computer models and historical data.…

Netherlands: Guinness World Records has recognised Bert Janssen, as the longest-surviving heart transplant patient. The 57-year-old Dutchman survived for almost 40 years after receiving a donor heart from Harefield Hospital in Uxbridge, northwest London, in the 1980s. Janssen was being treated for cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects the heart’s ability to pump blood. Janssen was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy when he was 17 years old after experiencing flu-like symptoms. The transplant pioneer, Professor Magdi Yacoub, of Harefield Hospital, performed the operation on 6 June 1984. This procedure was not done in the Netherlands at that time. Janssen, who was 18 at…

United Kingdom: European climate experts have revealed that global warming has exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period. It is the first-ever time the Earth is bu+rning like this and researchers have called this a “warning to humanity.” European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) monitored the temperature between February 2023 and January 2024 and recorded the highest 12-month global temperature average on Thursday. 2023 was the hottest year in global records since 1850 because of the El Nino phenomenon, which warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, along with storms, droughts and fires. According to C3S,…

Australia: Researchers from Australia believe they have better treatment for the deadliest and most aggressive type of breast cancer. The new treatment method, unlike chemotherapy, targets and slows the growth of only cancerous cells in breast tissue, not healthy, normal cells. “This is an exciting development in the battle against triple negative breast cancer, which is the most aggressive form of the disease,” said Associate Professor Theresa Hickey, an internationally recognised breast cancer expert at the University of Adelaide’s Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories. The medication, which is intended to be taken orally, acts by specifically targeting CDK9, a…

United States: The US Senate has blocked a bipartisan bill on border and national security. Democrats accused Republicans (GOP-The Republican Party) of prioritizing the wishes of Donald Trump over their constituents. A majority of the Republican conference rejected the bill’s advancement, stating that the legislation did not do enough to address the needs at the US-Mexico border, where arrests for illegal crossings have reached record highs. Additionally, five members of the Democratic caucus voted against the bill due to concerns about the severity of the border security measures and the added funding for Israel’s military during the ongoing war in…

United States: A student who tracks the movements of Taylor Swift’s and other celebrities’ private jets has been threatened with legal action by Swift’s attorneys. The creator of social media accounts that record the takeoffs and landings of helicopters and planes owned by politicians, billionaires, and other public figures is Jack Sweeney. His reports became well-known when Russia began its 2022 invasion of Ukraine because they were able to track the oligarchs’ private planes. In November 2022, Sweeney and Elon Musk got into a public altercation regarding the tracking of the X and the Tesla owner’s private aircraft. Swift’s attorneys…

United States: A US appeals court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is not immune to federal charges alleging he orchestrated a plot to unseat President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declared on Tuesday that “for the purposes of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defences of any other criminal defendant.” “But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as president no longer protects him against this prosecution,” its ruling read.…