Years in the making, Venice approves a $5 tax on daytrippers
Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills. But daytime taxes are a new ask. Venice's city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation to tax day visitors 5 euros ($5.38) to visit the city. The new tax will be implemented over 30 non-consecutive…#venice #citycouncil #luigibrugnaro #belgium #tatyanatsukanova #lausanne #switzerland #bhutan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The Monk And The Gun’ Review/Interview: Bhutan Director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s 2nd Film Even Tops The Oscar-Nominated ‘Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’
With no film industry to speak of, and limited funds to make a movie in one of the most remote places on earth, young Bhutanese director/writer Pawo Choyning Dorji pulled off a miracle with his first feature, Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom which came out of nowhere to get an Oscar nomination for…#bhutanese #pawochoyningdorji #lunana #bhutan #monkandgun #worldpremiere #dolbytheatre #kingdomofbhutan #lama #harryeinhorn (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and prevention barriers related to childhood lead poisoning among Nepali-speaking Bhutanese parents in Northeast Ohio, United States - Shakya S, Stedman-Smith M, White PC, Bhatta MP.
The study objectives were: (i) to develop and administer a survey to assess childhood lead poisoning (CLP) knowledge, attitudes, practices and prevention barriers (KAP-B) among the Nepali-Speaking Bhutanese (NSB) community in Northeast Ohio; and (ii) to ex... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Bitdeer Launches Fund For Bitcoin Mining Operations In Bhutan
Bitdeer, a Bitcoin mining company headquartered in Singapore, has launched a closed-end fund to invest in the Bitcoin mining industry in Bhutan. This represents a part of the firm’s efforts to expand its mining operations in the South Asian country. Bitdeer Targets $80 Million In Project’s First…#bitcoin #singapore #bhutan #southasian #jihanwu #bitcoingreenbitcoin #colinwu #bgbfund #kingdomof #dhi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stigma and discrimination against transgender men in Bhutan - Saxena V, Xu A, Kinley K, Tsheten T, Gyeltshen T, Tobgay T, Zajkowski TY, McFarland W, Khandu L.
BACKGROUND: While transgender people worldwide face high rates of stigma and discrimination, there are few studies of transgender men (also "trans men") in Asia. We measured the prevalence of, and factors associated with, stigma and discrimination faced by... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Bitdeer to Launch 100 MW Carbon-Neutral Mining Center in Bhutan by July
Bitdeer, Jihan Wu’s crypto mining company that went public earlier this year, announced on Wednesday it would launch a mining data center in Bhutan next month. According to the announcement, the new plant is estimated to contribute 100 megawatts (MW) to Bitdeer’s aggregate electricity capacity.…#jihanwus #bhutan #bitdeers #bhutandatacenter #proprietaryhashrate #bitcoin #kingdomofbhutan #gedudatacenter #dhi #tokenist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bhutan puts Bitcoin mining plan in motion to power up economy
THIMPHU -- The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, known for its Gross National Happiness development indicator, is embarking on a cryptocurrency mining project as it aspires to build a 21st-century economy. The country has teamed up with Nasdaq-listed Bitdeer Technologies Group, based in Singapore,…#himalayan #bhutan #singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bitcoin Payments App Strike Adds Support for Tether ’s USDT
Strike – a Bitcoin payments company and remittance app – announced the integration of the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether’s USDT. The latest move comes on the heels of Strike’s expansion into 65 additional countries and USDT-supported new app design, which was announced at Bitcoin 2023.…#bitcoin #usdt #tether #paoloardoino #strikeexpansion #elsalvador #bhutan #brazil #ecuador #guatemala (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bhutan turns to crypto in search of fast growth (Financial Times)
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bhutan turns to crypto in search of fast growth
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bhutan turns to crypto in search of fast growth
Tiny Himalayan kingdom teams up with Singapore’s Bitdeer as it seeks to raise cash to mine digital currency#tinyhimalayan #singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bhutan's big secret: Sustainable crypto-mining to fund its economy
The South Asian kingdom hopes to become the second country in the world to run its state-owned crypto mine. Bhutan, a South Asian kingdom nested in the Himalayan mountains, has recently revealed a secret that stunned the international financial market: the country has been quietly mining crypto…#southasian #bhutan #himalayan #energy #centralamerican #elsalvador #hydroelectricity #bhutanese #bitdeer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lidia Bastianich honors immigrants and their food in PBS special'Lidia Celebrates America '
In her new PBS special, Lidia Bastianich samples the foods of the world without ever crossing the U.S. border. The Emmy-award winning TV host, author and restaurateur explores the immigrant experience through food in “Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us.” It airs May 30 on PBS and…#pbs #lidiabastianich #bhutan #ohio #cuban #kentucky #indianamericans #afghan #vietnameseamerican #coldwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WTFBitcoin Week 18, 2023
TLDR: Bhutan mines Bitcoin, Argentinas president runner is pro-Bitcoin, OpenSats raises $10 million, MicroStrategy announces Lightning Rewards Platform, ATH in daily transaction & more! Hey there niblings, it’s uncle Bam again, with a summary of the most insightful events in the Bitcoin space.…#argentinas #probitcoin #opensats #microstrategy #ath #jeromepowell #kingdomofbhutan #bitcoinmining #himalayas #nationstate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sandwiched at the top of the world, Bhutan balances rivals India and China
Bhutan, the highest country in the world, is carefully managing relationships with giant neighbors India and China even as the carbon-negative kingdom tries to cope with the challenges of climate change resulting from emissions elsewhere, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering told Newsweek in an exclusive…#bhutan #lotaytshering #usstatedepartment #mountainousbhutan #danish #newdelhi #delhi #thimphu #kings #nationalprogram (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
