Nigerians continue to face severe hardships due to the country’s decision to pursue a cashless policy and attempt to increase the value of its currency, the Naira, by reducing the amount of paper money in circulation by 54 percent to 1.39 trillion.
Category: 28 February 2023
NEW WORLD DISORDER: NUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN EUROPE HIT NUMBERS NOT SEEN SINCE 2016
Nearly one million people sought asylum in Europe last year—not including the more than four million from Ukraine—as conditions in poor countries worsened and food insecurity increased.
WWIII: U.S. QUADRUPLES TROOPS IN TAIWAN IN PREPARATION FOR WAR WITH CHINA
The U.S. will quadruple the number of troops in Taiwan on a training mission to ready Taiwanese forces for what they expect to be a looming Chinese invasion, a report said.
FRUCTOSE MAY BE THE SPARK THAT IGNITES ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Fructose, a natural sugar found in fruits and honey—and in an array of soft drinks and processed foods—may lie at the root of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to researchers at the University of Colorado.
NEARLY 160,000 ATTENDED PROTEST IN TEL AVIV TO LASH OUT AT NETANYAHU’S JUDICIAL REFORM PUSH
Israel faced one of the biggest protests yet on Saturday in opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s attempt to overhaul the country’s judicial system that critics say weakens the judiciary and gives lawmakers more power.
MIDDLE EAST MELTDOWN: ISRAELI ‘SETTLERS’ ATTACK PALESTINIAN VILLAGES IN OCCUPIED WEST BANK
Israelis attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night seeking revenge for the two Israelis who were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman the night before.
ADDING ACETATE TO ASPHALT COULD KEEP ROADS PERMANENTLY ICE-FREE
If you live in a four-season climate, you live with icy roads in winter.
ZELENSKY’S CORRUPTION: IT’S THE UKRAINE WAY
Since the first Russian tank rolled into Ukraine last year, the Western media has done nothing but promote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a gutsy leader in the mold of Winston Churchill who is the defender of freedom in all of Europe.
U.S. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE WAR FALLING: ONLY 19 PERCENT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN BIDEN’S WAR STRATEGY
A recently released poll found that just 19 percent of the American public have a “great deal” of confidence in President Joe Biden’s handling of the Ukraine War—with about 25 percent saying that the U.S. should not play any role in the war.
EARTH MAY HOLD VAST, HIDDEN POCKETS OF HYDROGEN FOR THE TAKING
In 1987, African villagers digging a water well struck a pocket of gas about 330 feet down. The gas streamed out, showing blue in sunlight and gold at night. When a villager looked down the hole while smoking a cigarette, the plume exploded.