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Biden called on Aliyev to complete work on a peace agreement with Armenia.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Gülen, accused of attempting a coup.
The President of Brazil suffered an injury to the back of his head.
The number of those who voted for and against European integration of Moldova was almost equal.
WHO has recognized Egypt as a malaria-free country. WHO has certified Egypt as a malaria-free country, marking a historic milestone in the fight against the disease, the organization said in a press release. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, a significant public health achievement for a country of more than 100 million people,” the organization said in a statement on its website. The WHO added that the achievement was the result of “nearly 100 years of efforts by the Egyptian government and people” to prevent the disease, which has been prevalent in the country since ancient times. WHO grants malaria-free status to a country if it provides detailed and reliable evidence that the chain of transmission of malaria-carrying mosquitoes has been interrupted throughout its entire territory for at least the last three years. Malaria is an infection transmitted through a mosquito bite. WHO previously reported that despite progress, the African region continues to be hit hardest by the deadly disease.
In Cuba, it was not possible to restore the energy supply system.
Vučić asked for US support in protecting the Serbs in Kosovo.
Musk promised to give away a million dollars every day.
The turnout in the elections in Moldova by 8:30 was 2.38 percent.
The world’s first trials of a drug against the Marburg virus have begun in Rwanda.
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Biden called on Aliyev to complete work on a peace agreement with Armenia.
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The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Gülen, accused of attempting a coup.
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The President of Brazil suffered an injury to the back of his head.
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The number of those who voted for and against European integration of Moldova was almost equal.
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WHO has recognized Egypt as a malaria-free country. WHO has certified Egypt as a malaria-free country, marking a historic milestone in the fight against the disease, the organization said in a press release. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, a significant public health achievement for a country of more than 100 million people,” the organization said in a statement on its website. The WHO added that the achievement was the result of “nearly 100 years of efforts by the Egyptian government and people” to prevent the disease, which has been prevalent in the country since ancient times. WHO grants malaria-free status to a country if it provides detailed and reliable evidence that the chain of transmission of malaria-carrying mosquitoes has been interrupted throughout its entire territory for at least the last three years. Malaria is an infection transmitted through a mosquito bite. WHO previously reported that despite progress, the African region continues to be hit hardest by the deadly disease.
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In Cuba, it was not possible to restore the energy supply system.
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El Salvador to accept bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador to accept bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced Tuesday that bitcoin becomes a legal tender, making the Latin American country the first one in the world to accept the digital currency as a legal thing.

A widespread domestic scepticism and international warnings of risks for consumers couldn’t stop President Nayib Bukele in his desire to make bitcoin a legal currency. The government claims the move will give many Salvadorans access to bank services for the first time and save some US$400 million in fees on remittances sent home from abroad every year.

Commenting on the unexpected move, Bukele wrote on Twitter Monday that “Tomorrow, for the first time in history, all the eyes of the world will be on El Salvador. #Bitcoin did this”.

The El Salvador, one of the poorest nation on the globe, started the ball rolling Monday evening by announcing El Salvador had bought its first 400 bitcoins, in two tranches of 200, and promised more were coming.

These first 400 bitcoins were trading at around US$21 million, according to the cryptocurrency exchange app Gemini.

Meantime, recent opinion polls showed a majority of El Salvador’s 6.5 million people reject the idea and will continue using the US dollar, the country’s legal currency for the last 20 years. For average El Salvadorian, the presidential idea to use bitcoin looks like dream.

In fact, a poor El Salvadorian is not able to invest in bitcoin because people barely have enough to eat, Batimes reports. Despite this, the government is installing more than 200 bitcoin teller machines, some guarded by soldiers to prevent possible arson by opponents.

Moreover, the ‘dreamer’ Bukele has promised US$30 for each citizen who adopts the currency. Meantime, 70 percent of Salvadorans opposed the move. As an illustration of the national economy’s collapse, the World Bank data shows that El Salvador received more than US$5.9 billion in 2020 from nationals living abroad, mainly in the United States.