Bitcoin on Sunday hit a new record above US$80,000. The world’s largest cryptocurrency surged in the run-up to Tuesday’s US presidential election, rose sharply immediately on election night after it became clear Donald Trump would win and has continued rising in the days since his victory. Source: CTV News
By Europe Desk Volodymyr Zelenskyy is desperate to drag Western countries into fighting in Ukraine, but they won’t take that step because of the risk of nuclear war, US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said. “Zelenskyy was quite open when he stated his intentions that the entire world should take the conflict in Ukraine more […]
By Sheila Flynn Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a new edition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids with Sheila […]