Tether Makes Foray into Renewable Energy; to Mine BTC in Uruguay
Tether is investing in renewable energy production in Uruguay for the mining of Bitcoin in the South American country, the company announced on Tuesday. The issuer of USDT stablecoin is also recruiting experts in the energy sector in the region as part of the plan. The announcement follows…#uruguay #bitcoin #southamerican #usdt #bitcoins #paoloardoino #usdtcirculations #britishvirginislands #hongkong #tether (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tether to Launch Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Operations in Uruguay
The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin announced on May 30 that it wants to mine BTC using sustainable energy in the South American country. To do so, Tether has decided to invest in “renewable energy sources to support and promote sustainable Bitcoin mining.” The company’s statement…#southamerican #bitcoin #uruguay #tether #cto #paoloardoino #ardoino #cryptopotato (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stablecoin issuer Tether to mine bitcoin in Uruguay
Stablecoin issuer Tether has entered the bitcoin mining and energy production space. The company will begin operations in Uruguay in partnership with an unnamed "local licensed company," it announced Tuesday. "By harnessing the power of Bitcoin and Uruguay's renewable energy capabilities, Tether…#stablecoin #uruguay #bitcoin #paoloardoino #cto #tether #southamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Menstrual Health and Hygiene Is Unaffordable for Poor Girls and Women in Latin America
This article is part of IPS coverage of Menstrual Hygiene Day celebrated on May 28. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Humberto Marquez Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Cate Source Type: news
El Ni ño ’ s Lasting Impact Can Cost the Global Economy Trillions of Dollars
The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage, a new study found.
An El Nino is brewing now and it might be a big — and therefore costly — one, scientists said. El Nino is a temporary and natural warming of parts of the equatorial Pacific, that causes droughts, floods and heat waves in different parts of the world. It also adds an extra boost to human-caused warming.
The study in Thursday’s journal Science totals global damage with an emphasis on lasting economic scars. It ...
Source: TIME: Science - May 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: SETH BORENSTEIN / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change embargoed study healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Sitrep on Relocation Plans
Readers have sometimes been so kind as to ask in comments where I stand on my plans to move abroad, since had been oversharing about the process of settling the estate and where I would go next. As much as Mountain Brook has a lot to recommend it, suburban life is not for me. The house here will…#mountainbrook #thailand #costarica #portugal #mexico #uruguay #cyprus #malaysia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A former banker who paid tens of millions in bribes to soccer officials won't go to prison after he cooperated with authorities
A banker-turned-sports marketing executive who admitted paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to corrupt Latin American soccer officials was spared from prison after serving as the star witness at two FIFA corruption trials. On Friday, Alejandro Burzaco was instead given credit for the time…#latinamerican #fifa #alejandroburzaco #argentina #citigroupinc #burzaco #worldcup #rupertmurdoch #uruguayan #zurich (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The State Of'Democracy' Around The World
The State Of 'Democracy' Around The World Only 8% of the world’s population actually lives in a full, functioning democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Meanwhile, another 37% of people live in some type of “flawed democracy”, while 55% of the world does not live in…#eiu #democracyindexreport #averykoop #joycemas #ukraine #flawed #chile #gabrielboric #costarica #uruguay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Montevideo to assist patients, their families, referring physicians, and insurance companies and brokers. The office joins several around the world established to serve people interested in connecting with Mayo Clinic. The Montevideo office staff, fluent in Spanish and English, will help patients, their families and physicians who refer patients to make appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville,… (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk
The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry delegates at Minamata COP-4, on 23 March, 2022, Bali, Indonesia. Credit: Kiara Worth, IISD/ENB (Earth Negotiation Bulletin)
By Charlie BrownLOME, Togo, Apr 26 2023 (IPS) The Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a treaty on toxins: the Montreal Protocol. Both had a single focused mission; both gained universal support across the globe; both matched technological innovation with environmental science to discard old polluting methods.
But emerging after hidden negotiations with the mercury...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charlie Brown Tags: Environment Featured Global Global Governance Headlines Health Inequity IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
‘I Googled “white guy” and there I was’: stock photo models on seeing their faces in everything from ads to ridiculous memes
Stock images are everywhere, and you probably rarely notice them: on billboards and websites, plastered across adverts, groceries and print media. Shooting original photography takes time and money. Stock-image banks – which contain existing images that can be licensed for use in a flash – make…#santa #durban #southafrica #google #moroccan #cambodia #uruguay #bonneyseng #phoebelopez #chandra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird Flu Is So Bad That Japan ’s Running Out of Land to Bury Chickens
Japan’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak has decimated its poultry flocks and sent egg prices soaring. Now there’s a lack of space to bury dead chickens.
More than 17 million birds have been killed nationwide this season. The disposal of carcasses must be done properly to prevent spreading the virus or contaminating water supplies. Local governments and farmers say there’s a shortage of suitable land to bury them, national broadcaster NHK reported.
Japan’s case highlights the need for countries to review how they deal with avian influenza, especially as record-breaking death tolls due to the virus are b...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jasmine Ng and Shoko Oda / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized Japan wire Source Type: news
Implications of cannabis legalization on substance-related benefits and harms for people who use opioids: a Canadian perspective - Bahji A, Socias ME, Bach P, Milloy MJ.
In 2018, Canada enacted the Cannabis Act, becoming only the second country (after Uruguay) to legalize the recreational consumption of cannabis. Although there is ongoing global disagreement on the risk-benefit profile of cannabis with increasing legalizat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela
LGBTIQ+ activists in Caracas protest outside the National Electoral Council, in charge of the civil registry, demanding enforcement of the legal statute that authorizes a change of name for trans, intersex or non-binary people. The agency has delayed compliance with the law for years. CREDIT: Observatory of ViolenceBy Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Mar 30 2023 (IPS) The vulnerability and struggles of the LGBTIQ+ community in Venezuela were once again highlighted when the Supreme Court finally annulled the military code statute that punished, with one to three years in prison, members of the military who committed ” acts a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Humberto Marquez Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean LGBTQ Regional Categories Free LGBT Venezuela Source Type: news
Cabify, the Madrid-based Uber rival, says it ’s raised $110M in new funding
It’s 2023, and we’re years past the peak of monster fundraising for on-demand transportation and delivery startups locked in highly competitive races with each other to dominate urban consumer mobility. But with many of the biggest and most tenacious players still in the market, those rounds have…#cabify #spain #latinamerica #barcelona #argentina #chile #colombia #mexico #peru #uruguay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
