Bitcoin hits all-time-high as Trump wins election
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time-high as Donald Trump is re-elected in the U.S. presidential election.
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time-high as Donald Trump is re-elected in the U.S. presidential election.
Credit use doubled this festive season. Credit cards and BNPL options drove this growth for D2C brands on GoKwik's network. Prepaid payment methods also surged by 13%. Cash on delivery dipped by 8%. GoKwik enables brands to improve profits by reducing COD orders. The company houses over 10,000 brands and 120 million shoppers.
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump early Wednesday thanked Americans for the apparent “honor of being elected” to the nation’s highest office.
Don’t waste your energy in courts. You both should go and be with the voters to woo them, the Supreme Court Bench observed
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Musk, one of Trump's most vocal and wealthy supporters, has thrown the weight of his social media company and his wallet behind the former president. He's given almost $120 million to the Trump campaign and posted incessantly about Trump in recent weeks.
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday he was "fully confident" the country would hit its economic goals this year, lauding recent stimulus measures and suggesting there was still room for more.
Beijing has set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, but in the third quarter the country saw its slowest expansion in a year and a half.
The government has announced a raft of measure
Oslo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
On the quiet streets of an Oslo suburb, electric vehicles are parked in nearly every other driveway as Norway speeds towards its goal of becoming the first country free of fossil fuel-powered cars.
Electric cars make up 43 percent of all cars in Baerum, with resident Baard Gundersen making the switch in 2016.
Now on his second fully electric car, the CEO of a coffee company described his
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Technicians tested the radiation level of debris from inside a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima plant on Tuesday after it was removed by a robot for the first time since the nuclear power station was hit by a tsunami in 2011.
Plant operator TEPCO said over the weekend that it had succeeded in bringing a small amount of debris outside the containment vessel surrounding a reactor - using
Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Paris has banned through-traffic from parts of its historic centre to cut pollution and congestion, with the city's police chief vowing however that the new rules would be enforced with a light touch.
Cars and other motorised vehicles including motorbikes are no longer able to go into the French capital's first, second, third and fourth districts - or arrondissements - unless they have bus
London (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
The UK Labour government's intention to decarbonise the country's power grid by the end of the decade is a "huge challenge" but "achievable", according to a report published on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pledge is seen as crucial to Britain meeting its legal obligation of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to combat climate change.
- What has Labour promised?
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
On the sidelines of Euronaval 2024, Framatome has announced its acquisition of Allentis, a well-regarded French cybersecurity company specializing in IT security solutions. Allentis provides comprehensive tools for IT and industrial network monitoring and the development of secure architectures, with qualifications certified by the French Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI).
The addition of Allen
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
BMW said Wednesday it faced "extraordinary challenges" as its quarterly profits plunged due to slumping Chinese sales and a vehicle recall, the latest sign of the crisis gripping Europe's auto sector.
The German luxury carmaker's net profit dropped 84 percent from July to September, and came in at 476 million euros ($512 million) - even worse than analysts had been expecting.
Vehicle de
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2024
Nuclear fusion promises an abundant and environmentally friendly energy source, yet developing reactors that can harness it efficiently remains a challenge. Key among these challenges is identifying materials capable of enduring the harsh environments inside fusion reactors. One of the most crucial components, the divertor, must withstand high temperatures and particle flux while maintaining str
Nuuk (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
A new runway at Greenland's Nuuk airport that can accommodate international flights is expected to lift the tourism sector, at the risk of inundating the Arctic island's infrastructure and fragile ecosystem.
To get to Greenland's capital, travellers have had to fly from Iceland or by transiting through Kangerlussuaq, a former US military base in the north with the only runway big enough for
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday before Donald Trump claimed victory in the US election, with traders ramping up bets on fresh tax cuts, tariffs, and rising inflation.
While polls had shown the race on a knife edge, the Republican fared far better than his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris as results rolled in.
Both candidates picked up expected wi
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2024
China said Wednesday it hoped for "peaceful coexistence" with the United States as Donald Trump neared a decisive victory over Kamala Harris in the country's presidential election.
"We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press bri
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
Interest in small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is surging as major tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft make significant investments in this low-carbon energy innovation.
SMRs hold potential to help these corporations and the United States achieve ambitious emissions targets while addressing increasing energy demands. However, despite their promise, SMRs have yet to be deployed
College Station TX (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
As the search for renewable energy sources continues, fusion energy emerges as a strong candidate. Researchers from the Texas A and M Engineering Experiment Station have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to train machine learning tools in the discovery of new materials for fusion power plants.
An integral part of a fusion
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, community-based natural resource management, and new remote sensing tools.
Known for its governing philosophy of "gross national happiness," [Bhutan] has a constitutional mandate to maintain at
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
Kymeta, a leader in flat-panel satellite antenna technology, has introduced the Goshawk u8, an advanced hybrid terminal designed for seamless mobility with support for geostationary, low Earth orbit (GEO/LEO/Cellular) networks. Tailored for adaptable connectivity, the Goshawk u8 is compatible with a broad array of vehicles and vessels, providing dependable, multi-network communication for critic
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere - potentially providing a way to avoid generating metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2024
Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran.
A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East at 02:18 Moscow time (2318 GMT on Monday) carrying the satellites, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said.
In total, Roscosmos said 51 Russian satellites, one Russian-
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2024
The Sovereign Australian Prime Alliance (SAPA), a coalition of major tech and defense entities, including NIOA, DroneShield, Macquarie Technology Group, AUSTAL, and Gilmour Space, has published a call for a tightened definition of "Australian business" to improve economic complexity and boost national sovereignty in government procurement.
The alliance, representing a collective capital ex