Category: Country

  • Reeves condemns rise in ‘NEET’ youth as a ‘stain on our country’

    Rachel Reeves described the increasing number of British youth, not at work, education, or training (NET) “a stigma for our country.” In a conversation on the fire side at a manufacturing conference in London, the counselor expressed his warning that nearly a million people from 18 to 24 years “sit…

  • Groceries around the country remain expensive. That’s why more states want to stop taxing them

    Bread path links PMN PMN Business The author of the article: Associated Press Andrew Dimilo Posted 04 March, 2025 • Last update two minutes ago • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content Little…

  • Israel second most targeted country for cyberattacks

    Israel is the second most targeted country of electronic attacks according to the annual Cyber ​​report for 2024 Radware, up from fourth place in 2023. The report found a sharp increase by 550 % in the DDOS attack attacks (DDOS) around the world in 2024, with The average medium period…

  • Argentina President Milei Faces Impeachment Calls As LIBRA Collapse Shakes The Country

    Argentine President Javier Millie, who was once praising his bitcoin policies, is now facing accountability for his participation in the “encryption scandal”. According to multiple reports, the legislators in Argentina called for Dismissal From their president, after actively pushed a new encryption that quickly collapsed, causing millions of dollars losses.…

  • Argentina President Milei Faces Impeachment Calls As LIBRA Collapse Shakes The Country

    Argentine President Javier Millie, who was once praising his bitcoin policies, is now facing accountability for his participation in the “encryption scandal”. According to multiple reports, the legislators in Argentina called for Dismissal From their president, after actively pushed a new encryption that quickly collapsed, causing millions of dollars losses.…

  • El Salvador Is Still Bitcoin Country

    Follow Frank on x. El Salvador is still the country of Bitcoin, despite the fact that Bitcoin is no longer a legal tender in the country – at least in terms of sitting. Let’s start with some background on this issue. On January 29, 2025, the Legislative Assembly voted in…

  • Brewdog founder slams the UK as ‘least work-oriented’ country in the world

    James Watt, co-founder of beer production company BrewDog, sparked controversy when he described Britain as “one of the least work-oriented countries in the world” and questioned the country’s focus on “work-life balance”. Instead, the businessman and his fiancée, social media personality Georgia Toffolo, are calling for “work-life integration.” In a…

  • Elbit Systems wins $175m orders from European NATO country

    Elbit Systems (TSX: ESLT, Nasdaq: ESLT) announced today that it has won two contracts worth a total of $175 million (NIS 620 million) to supply EW (electronic warfare) and DIRCM (directed infrared countermeasures) self-protection systems. Wings of a European country in NATO. The contracts will be implemented over a period…

  • Want Another Bitcoin Country? Do Something About It.

    Follow Frank on X. Bitcoin is its own Network statusto borrow a term from Balaji Srinivasan. That is, while Bitcoin proponents are not tied to a single geographic region (quite the opposite, in fact), they have collective power and can create change. We have just seen a version of this…

  • Santa Train’s 82nd annual visit delivers hope to corner of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee coal country

    Since 1943, residents of Appalachia, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train. The Santa Train celebrates its 82nd run this year, bringing gifts and cheer to small towns along a 110-mile segment of CSX rail line…

  • Santa Train’s 82nd annual visit delivers hope to corner of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee coal country

    Since 1943, residents of Appalachia, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train. The Santa Train celebrates its 82nd run this year, bringing gifts and cheer to small towns along a 110-mile segment of CSX rail line…

  • Entrepreneurs set to leave the UK as it is no longer the country for business

    The UK’s latest Budget has cast uncertainty over its reputation as an entrepreneurial hub, with business leaders warning of a potential exodus of talent and investment. Shalini Khemka, CEO of E2E Entrepreneurship Community, expressed her disappointment over the Budget’s new tax measures, which she believes will deter entrepreneurs and business…

  • Bhutan – Another Country Using Bitcoin To Escape Poverty

    Having invested in startups for over twenty years, I have a deep respect for entrepreneurs trying to build a company. It’s very difficult. Most of the time, it doesn’t work. Of course, developing an entire country is more difficult. Many leaders in developing countries don’t even try. They are exploiting…

  • X names Brazil legal representative as it fights ban in the country By Reuters

    BRASILIA (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media company X has appointed a legal representative in Brazil, lawyers for the company said on Friday, a move that would address one of the demands imposed by Brazil’s Supreme Court to allow the company to operate in the country. Andre Zonaro and Sergio…

  • Bill Ackman says Brazil’s ban on X will make country ‘uninvestable’ (NASDAQ:META)

    Kenneth Cheung Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman is among the latest critics of a court order to suspend Elon Musk’s social media platform X in Brazil, telling The Sun in an interview that the ruling is likely to scare away investors and hurt the country. Posted online. Supreme Court Justice…

  • Why has the world’s happiest country just plummeted in expat rankings?

    Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for seven years in a row thanks to its strong social welfare system and policies such as generous parental leave. But one of the most comprehensive is Annual Expat Surveys The country has just seen its ranking drop to 51st…

  • Which African country will host 2040 Olympic Games?

    A century after the last Olympic Games in 1924, the sporting event with ancient Greek roots, revived by the French Baron Coubertin, returns to Paris for the third time in its history. Over two weeks, billions of people from all continents will follow the exploits of the world’s best athletes…

  • A WFH ‘culture war’ has broken out across Europe, with the U.K. leading the charge as the most WFH-friendly country, while France lags behind

    Sometime between March 2020 and the end of 2021, “office workers” ceased to exist. Offices Working from home wasn’t possible, of course, nor was it the kind of work people typically did in offices before the pandemic. But the inherent connection between the two was irrevocably severed, with working from…

  • EU Commission says no new EU country ready to join the euro By Reuters

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) – None of the six European Union countries that have not yet used the euro meet the criteria to join the euro zone, although Bulgaria was the closest, the European Commission said on Wednesday. Of the 27 countries that make up the European Union, Sweden, Poland, the Czech…

  • IAI deploys port protection system in Asian country

    Israeli aviation regulations It has completed the deployment of the ELI 3320 Port Guard system to protect critical coastal and marine infrastructure at an Asian port, sources close to the deal told Globes. Port Guard tracks what is happening around the port in all weather conditions and provides local authorities…