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Wartość bitcoina i farma kryptowalut w Norylsku
Na początku 2021 r. wartość rynkowa wszystkich używanych na świecie kryptowalut przekroczyła bilion dol. – to cztery razy więcej niż pod koniec czerwca 2020 r. Według analityków zainteresowanie kryptowalutą jest związane z postępującą cyfryzacją codziennego życia i potrzebą zabezpieczenia się przed inflacją. Niektórzy uważają kryptowaluty za bezpieczny składnik aktywów w niepewnych czasach. Tak jak w przypadku akcji na giełdzie, wartość nominalna pojedynczego bitcoina zmienia się gwałtownie w krótkich odstępach czasu w zależności od tego, ilu ludzi chce go kupić. Według brytyjskiego Urzędu ds....
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Iran tests medium-range missiles during military exercise in Gulf
Iran's armed forces tested medium-range missiles on Saturday during a large-scale sea manoeuvre in the Gulf. The tests, of missiles with a range of 1,800 kilometres, were successful, according to Tasnim news agency. Cruise missiles and drones were also tested during the exercise conducted by the Navy and the Revolutionary Guards. They also presented a new helicopter carrier and a new missile ship which are to provide greater security in the Gulf against any potential military threats from the United States, according to Iranian sources. In recent weeks there has been speculation in Iran that o...
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Friend or foe? Controversy over Iran-Qaeda claim
Paris (AFP) - Iran has for years faced accusations of cooperation with Al-Qaeda despite stark ideological differences, but while mutual interests may have sometimes converged any relationship has been marked by distrust, analysts say. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim -- made just a week before President Donald Trump leaves office -- that Iran was the "new Afghanistan" for Qaeda militants surprised observers, who said there was no evidence of the country being used as a base. He also stated publicly for the first time that Al-Qaeda's number two, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu Mu...
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Pompeo alleges Iran new 'home base' of Al-Qaeda
Washington (AFP) - Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Tuesday that arch-enemy Iran has become a new "home base" for Al-Qaeda, surpassing Afghanistan or Pakistan, an assertion mocked by Tehran and questioned by experts. Barely a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes over, Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed last year in Tehran, although he did not comment on the paper's reporting that Israel carried out the ambush. "Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo said in a speech at the National Pr...
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Oil Price Hit A New Recovery High Amid Tensions
Commenting on the price of oil hit a new recovery high and today’s trading, Gorilla Trades strategist Ken Berman said: Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Price Of Oil Hit A New Recovery HighThe major indices are all trading modestly higher at midday, following a choppy and very active morning session on Wall Street. Small-caps have been leading the way higher once again, with the Russell 2000 hitting a new all-time high, outperforming all of its large-cap peers. The price of oil hit a new recovery high as well amid the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, even as severa...
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Pompeo alleges Iran new 'home base' of Al-Qaeda
Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Tuesday that arch-enemy Iran has become a new "home base" for Al-Qaeda worse than Afghanistan, an assertion questioned by experts. In a speech a week before leaving office, Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed last year in Tehran, although he did not say that Israel carried it out. "Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo said in a speech at the National Press Club. "I would say Iran is indeed the new Afghanistan –- as the key geographic hub for Al-Qae...
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Yemen's Huthis defiant as US labels rebels 'terrorists'
Sanaa (AFP) - Yemen's Huthis were defiant Monday after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump that the UN and US lawmakers warned would worsen the humanitarian crisis. Unless Congress blocks the decision, the Huthis will be blacklisted on January 19 -- one day before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, whose aides had hoped to push to end Yemen's devastating six-year war. Huthi political commander Mohamed Ali al-Huthi condemned the US move in a tweet and said they had "the right to respond". "The Yemeni ...
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US lawmakers urge quick reversal on 'terrorist' branding of Yemen Huthis
Washington (AFP) - Key US lawmakers on Monday urged a quick reversal of outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's branding of Yemen's Huthis as a terrorist group, saying he had worsened a humanitarian crisis. "The designation of the Huthis as a terrorist organization is a death sentence for thousands of Yemenis", said Senator Chris Murphy, a prominent member of President-elect Biden's Democratic Party. "It will cut off humanitarian aid, make peace talks nearly impossible and empower Iran. Biden should reverse this policy on day one," he wrote on Twitter. Pompeo late Sunday defied warnings from...
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Pompeo says US designating Yemen's Huthis a terrorist group
Washington (AFP) - The United States will designate Yemen's Huthi rebels as a terrorist group, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday, a late-term move that aid groups fear will worsen a humanitarian crisis. With just 10 days left before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, the action could complicate the new administration's efforts to restart diplomacy with Iran, which has ties to the Huthis, and to reassess the US relationship with Saudi Arabia, which has led a brutal offensive in Yemen. "The designations are intended to hold Ansar Allah accountable for its terrorist acts, including ...
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Iran's supreme leader bans import of vaccines from US and Britain
Iran's supreme leader has banned Covid-19 vaccines from the United States and Britain from entering the country. "If these vaccines had been effective, Americans would not have thousands of coronavirus deaths a day," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on state television on Friday. Iran must not become a test laboratory for unsafe vaccines, he said. However, vaccine imports from "safe places" are not a problem, according to the cleric, who according to the Iranian constitution has the last word on all strategic matters. The Red Crescent immediately cancelled orders for 150,000 vaccine doses from Germ...
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