After a diplomatic struggle during which service members on the ground were complaining they were being 'held hostage,' the Biden administration has announced that it is pulling up stakes in Niger at the ruling junta's request.The junta, which seized power in a coup last August, said it wanted the U.S. out. This occurred last month after a reportedly disagreeable meeting between Niger and U.S. diplomatic officials. Washington has a drone base in Niger and 1,100 Army and Air Force members, who...
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U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has unveiled his plan to put the entire U.S. budget on a blockchain. “Every American can look at every budget item in the entire budget, anytime they want, 24 hours a day,” he explained, adding that if somebody is spending $16,000 for a toilet seat, everybody […]
In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean Won surpassed the US dollar as the leading currency for global cryptocurrency trades, with a cumulative trade volume of $456 billion according to research firm Kaiko, reflecting a growing speculative interest in risky crypto assets in South Korea. The increase in Korean won-denominated trades has been […]
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Car fire AT 10am on the morning of Friday April 12, Mijas Fire Brigade received an emergency call alerting them to a vehicle fire in Calle Naranjo in Las Lagunas. Three cars were on fire, the fire originated in one of the cars, apparently due to a mechanical failure and the wind caused it to […]
A low pressure system has deepened across the central plains, and the associated cold front will track further south. Winds will continue to blow out of the south giving us plenty of moisture to work with. A few light showers cannot be ruled out for the first half of today due to the available moisture but most of anything that falls will be drizzle. T-Storms are possible late this evening and overnight mainly further north as the cold front draws near. Best chances for severe weather will be...