An indigenous community in Ecuador’s Amazon region is blocking access to one of state oil company Petroecuador’s main fields in a protest over compensation, prompting the company to request help from the armed forces to deliver supplies.In a statement on Saturday, Petroecuador said the protest has left it unable to send supplies needed to maintain…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Though the broader cryptocurrency market plunged after billionaire Elon Musk said Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin because of its hefty environmental cost, the price of Cardano’s ada, the world’s fourth most valuable token, surged, as crypto traders plow into the token that promises it’s a much less…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Los Angeles. zz/Wil R/STAR MAX/IPx Elon Musk, who has become a volatile force in the cryptocurrency universe, said Tesla is no longer accepting Bitcoin as payment for purchases of its electric vehicles owing to the excessive amount of carbon-based energy it uses. Bitcoin plunged following his comments. “We are concerned…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The Colonial Pipeline Company reportedly paid hackers $5 million on Friday following a cyberattack that forced the pipeline offline and created a severe gas shortage, sources told Bloomberg News Thursday, which conflicts with reports the company would not pay a ransom. A Colonial Pipeline storage site in Charlotte,…
I feel hungover. No, not in the traditional sense, but in the dizzying way you feel when half of your world is celebrating double vaccinations and no masks, and the other half, across the world, is mourning death and not a shred of light at the end of the tunnel. The privilege of watching this…
A former member of Greece’s extreme right Golden Dawn party, Ioannis Lagos, was extradited to Athens on Saturday from Brussels, where he was a member of the European parliament.EU lawmakers stripped Lagos of his immunity last month, paving the way for his arrest and extradition to Greece where he is to serve a prison sentence…
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Zimbabwe’s High Court ruled on Saturday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to extend the tenure of the country’s chief justice by another five years was illegal as it violated the constitution.The High Court ruled that Luke Malaba ceased being chief justice at midnight on Friday due to his age.The ruling by three judges came after…
Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections due on June 5, the country’s electoral body said on Saturday, adding it did not foresee a delay of more than three weeks.The Horn of Africa country was originally scheduled to hold the vote in August 2020 but it was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, there has…
NEW YORK, May 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Refrigerated Trucking Services market will register an incremental spend of about USD 4 billion, growing at a CAGR of 6.00% during the five-year forecast period. A targeted strategic approach to Refrigerated Trucking Services sourcing can unlock several opportunities for buyers. This report also offers market impact and new opportunities…





