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Global Climate Protests Intensify As UN Warns Of Missed Targets
Climate protesters flooded the streets in cities across the globe on Saturday to push for governments and companies to act on climate change, which they said has worsened recently. The global protests were called by an association of environmental non-governmental organisations on the same day the United Nations issued a revealing report pointing to the […]
Global Tensions Rise As North Korea Launches Advanced Missile Test
Global apprehensions have risen after latest missile launch by North Korea, although the critics opine that they have taken a giant step forward in terms of technology of their weapons. The test carried out on Tuesday morning featured what the North Korean state media called a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of bypassing existing missile defense. […]
Deadly Floods Ravage Central Europe As Thousands Evacuate
More precisely, currently various regions of Central Europe are hit by heavy rain and floods which led to thousands people being evacuated from their homes and infrastructure is in a considerably bad state. The floods, which started this week, have hit parts of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic especially because several rivers have over […]
Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Sparks Ethical Debate
A recent innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) has created a lot of controversy regarding the use of the new age machine learning systems. Scientists from one of the largest high-tech corporations have introduced an AI that can solve moral dilemmas and make moral judgements, which gives rise to the discussion of the impact of artificial […]
Climate Summit Reaches Landmark Emission Reduction Agreement
At the Global Climate Summit, world leaders have for the first time agreed to step up efforts to cut emissions even further. It is called the Glasgow Accord after the city that hosted the event and involves all the 196 countries that signed it; it obliges all signatory countries to reach net zero emissions by […]
Privacy Features Strengthened in Monero (XMR)
Monero, the world’s most popular privacy coin, has been strengthening its privacy-preserving capabilities and developing its ecosystem while the authorities continue to crack down on privacy-focused crypto assets. With the attributes of using complex cryptographic algorithms to protect the transaction from being seen by third parties, Monero has remained popular among the people who wish […]
Global Payments and Financial Inclusion with Stellar (XLM)
Stellar, a futuristic, centralized, open source payment network for international transactions at the lowest fees, has been instrumental in forging ahead with financial inclusion and instantaneous remittance system. There are also the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit company that supports the development of the network and actively signs agreements and introduces new functions to […]
World learns from pandemic preparedness initiatives
The global society has recently experienced several outbreaks of various diseases, and the global society has united to improve the approaches and plans for upcoming epidemics. A global health event that took place online with the representation of more than 150 countries has revealed major trends in the development of global health activities and the […]
Navy Exercises Raise Threat of Conflict in South China Sea
The South China Sea is again in the limelight as and again the naval forces of different nations have conducted exercises that have given rise to apprehensions regarding a possible conflict in the area. China, Vietnam and the Philippines who are the most involved parties in the territorial disputes in the region have been most […]
Nations Struggle to Reach Consensus at Global Climate Summit
The most recent Global Climate Summit held in New York City has come to a close with a combination of hope and disappointment as leaders of the world tried to find the most effective way to deal with climate change. The summit was meant to re-affirm some of the decisions made during earlier meetings and […]