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Iceland is turning away new bitcoin miners as island nation deals will power crunch

Iceland's main power utility is turning away new bitcoin miners in an effort to reduce commercial energy usage during a hydro supply crunch.
#iceland #hydrosupply #powercrunch

China's Uyghur population control was genocide: report

China committed genocide in the Xinjiang region by preventing births in the Uyghur population, a London panel investigating alleged human rights abuses concluded on Thursday.
#china #uyghur #london

Filipino journalist who helped probe Duterte’s drug war shot dead

A journalist who helped in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters news agency investigation into the drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been shot dead — the latest casualty in the continuing violence against people working in the media in the Philippines.
#filipinojournalist #pulitzer

At least 53 migrants die in Mexico truck accident

At least 53 mostly Central American migrants died when the truck transporting them turned over in southern Mexico on Thursday, in one of the worst accidents to befall people risking their lives to reach the United States border.
#mexico #centralamericanmigrants

Marcelo Set To Depart Real Madrid After 15 Years

Real Madrid captain Vieira Marcelo, is set to depart the club after spending 15 years at the Spanish capital, Newspremises has learnt.
#marcelo #realmadrid

Insecurity: Bandits Have Turned North To Killing Field - Sultan Of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday, raised the alarm that the north is turning to killing field by bandits and other terrorists operating in the region. The Sultan, who noted that bandits were holding the region, especially North West, spellbound, expressed concerned that most of the killings were not being reported or underreported.
#sokoto #sultanofsokoto #muhammadusaadabubakar

Twitter Ban: Court Dismisses Suit Against FG, Fines SERAP N100,000

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts.
#twitter #nigeria

20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for brutal murder

Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media.
#bangladesh #murder

UK joins US and Australia's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Britain on Wednesday joined Australia and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.
#uk #beijing #china #borisjohnson #olympics