US emerges as biggest Bitcoin miner after China crypto crackdown
China was the biggest miner of Bitcoin until authorities there effectively banned the practice.
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Palestine olive harvest: Campaign begins to help farmers
A 10-day campaign has been launched to help and protect farmers in 'high-risk' areas close to settlers.
Several people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway
Two others have been injured in the attacks by a man in the southeast Norwegian town of Kongsberg, local police say.
Nations nowhere close to halting ‘catastrophic’ climate change
New report shows current pledges to cut greenhouse gasses will not prevent global warming to extremely dangerous levels.
Energy crunch: Heating US homes set to break the bank this winter
US heating bills are set to soar this winter, as prices for natural gas, heating oil and propane soar.
EU offers to ease Northern Ireland border checks amid Brexit row
Proposal comes after the UK said the current policy on Northern Ireland - known as the protocol - should be ripped up.
Israel ‘reserves the right’ to act against Iran: Yair Lapid
Speaking alongside Israeli FM, Antony Blinken says US will look at every option to address Iran's nuclear programme.
WHO says approval for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘still on hold’
Russia's Sputnik-V COVID vaccine on hold pending missing data and legal procedures, UN body says.
Pain in the wallet: US inflation hits another 13-year high
Soaring food and shelter costs accounted for more than half of the gain in September's US consumer price index.
US Social Security Benefits will see biggest rise in 40 years
Social Security benefits will rise by 5.9 percent next year - the biggest jump since 1982.
Chile opposition moves to impeach president over Pandora leaks
President Sebastian Pinera rejects Pandora Papers report linking him to controversial 2010 sale of a mining company.
Shatner, Trek’s Kirk, reaches final frontier on Blue Origin ship
Ninety-year-old William Shatner on Wednesday became the oldest person ever to ride a rocket into space.
Hurricane Pamela makes landfall on Mexico’s west coast
Pamela was expected to bring storm surge and heavy rainfall to Mexico's Pacific coast, National Hurricane Center says.
North Korean army gives brutal martial arts show
The pain-defying displays were put on by the North Korean army for the opening of a defence exhibition.
Kosovo police clash with ethnic Serbs during smuggling raids
Belgrade and Pristina trade barbs after several injured in violent clashes in northern Kosovo.
Regeni murder: Italy to begin trial against suspected Egyptians
Activists say the trial in Rome sends an important message, but none of the high-ranking agents is expected to attend.
ECB banker Kazimir accused of bribery
Peter Kazimir, who heads Slovakia's central bank, has said the claims against him are unsubstantiated.
Kenya rejects ICJ’s verdict on Somalia maritime border row
Nairobi slammed the high court after it gave Somalia control over an oil- and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean.
Dalit, tribal women among worst victims of India’s hunger crisis
While 60 percent Indian women are anaemic as they eat last and the least, rising hunger hits the marginalised most.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad prisoners announce hunger strike
Most of the 400 prisoners belonging to Islamic Jihad have begun their hunger strike against Israel's punitive measures.