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BitMine snared another 32,938 ETH on Tuesday as end-of-year tax-loss sellers and bots kept prices down, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said. Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies scooped up $97.6 million worth of Ether on Tuesday as the crypto market remains muted in the final days of 2025. Nansen data shows BitMine purchased 32,938 Ether (ETH). Other data shows its total holdings are now 4.07 million ETH, worth $12 billion. BitMine also staked another 118,944 ETH, continuing its strategy to earn passive returns for shareholders. BitMine’s latest buying spree comes amid a broader crypto market compression, which Tom Lee,  the orchestrator of BitMine’s Ethereum strategy, said was partly due to an uptick in tax-loss selling in the US: Read more

Despair and terror are a justified response to the violent incitement and the wave of legislative destruction – but it is also important to pay attention to what lies behind them: electoral pressure and desperate efforts to survive

Madagascar fait face à l'apparition de nouveaux cas de Mpox, également connue sous le nom de variole du singe. Selon les résultats des analyses réalisées par le laboratoire LA2M et l'Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (IPM), cinq cas confirmés ont été recensés dans le fokontany d'Ambovoalanana, situé dans le district de Mahajanga I, région Boeny. L'annonce a été faite officiellement par le ministère de la Santé publique, qui se veut rassurant quant à la prise en charge rapide et coordonnée de la (…) - Société

In deze Dagkoers een terugblik op de haperende energietransitie in 2025, met daartegenover hoopgevende voorbeelden van initiatieven die oplossingen bieden.

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that the provincial government has connected the Bus Rapid Transit Orange Line with BRT Green Line, providing travel ease to citizens from Orangi Town to Numaish. The Orange Line runs from Orangi Town to North Nazimabad while Green Line connects Surjani Town with Numaish via North Nazimabad. “Citizens used to complain that they had to pay fare twice by accessing the Green Line. However, now the entire journey will be possible on a single ticket, which will provide travel convenience to 100,000 people daily,” he said while speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Orange Line depot. Talking to the media, Mr Memon said it will now be possible to travel on the Orange Line and the Green Line at the same fare. Sharjeel says commuters can now travel from Orangi to Numaish in one fare; double-deckers to hit Karachi roads today During the tenure of the federal government, the ridership of the Green Line was up to 55,000 per day, whereas it has now in...

ISLAMABAD: Findings of UNHCR’s “Afghanistan post-return monitoring survey report” released on Tuesday highlighted different challenges for Afghan returnees from Iran versus Pakistan: those from Iran often have more education, better food security, and housing, while returnees from Pakistan face severe economic hardship, relying more on daily wages, and carrying heavier debt burdens. The returnees from Iran were less likely to have income-generating employment, and more often reported barriers to girls’ education. Those returning from Pakistan after April found more casual income opportunities but struggled to afford rent and maintain sufficient food. According to the survey, across all groups, returnees continue to settle in areas with fragile conditions marked by deepening poverty and limited access to essential services. Many cannot return to their areas of origin due to lack of shelter, land, or livelihoods. Over half of households surveyed reported missing essential civil documentation, restricting access...

Военнослужащие российской оккупационной армии, которые воевали против Украины, проходят санаторно-курортное лечение в Беларуси, которому способствует и предоставляет белорусская власть.

Il est encore temps pour un peu d'abnégation et de GEN-(IES)² pour éclairer la voie. Après avoir été confusément sollicitée par les nouvelles autorités ou quelques engeances qui s'en prévalent, l'ApoGEN-(IES)² voit apparaître ici et là certaines de ses propositions dans le débat de la refondation et de ce qu'il convient encore d'appeler la concertation nationale. L'ApoGEN-(IES)², comme son acronyme l'indique, a produit des termes de référence cohérents, documentés et pré-concertés, d'une (…) - Tribune libre

ISLAMABAD: Pak­istan on Tuesday launched the country’s first-ever private-capital-funded Pakistan Skills Impact Bond (PSIB), backed by a guarantee from the Min­istry of Finance to opera­tionalise the inaugural Rs1 billion pilot tranche of a three-year instrument to fund a wider and scalable Technical Skills Development Programme. The launch ceremony, which also featured the signing of financing documents including investor and issuer agreements, was attended by senior government officials, development partners, private sector leaders and representatives of international organisations. The PSIB represents a fundamental restructuring of how Pakistan finances skill development, shifting decisively from input-based public spending to outcome-driven, private-sector-enabled social investment. It was designed to deliver measurable outcomes such as certification, job placement, and at least six-month retention for every trainee. The model will gradually evolve so that subsequent tranches link repayment to a nominal p...

The following is a guest post and opinion from Markus Levin, Co-Founder of XYO. Global AI spending is expected to hit $1.5 trillion by the end of 2025, and robotics is rising with it. Robots now move and behave in ways that almost feel human, but most still fall apart when they’re placed in real […] The post Robotics: The next frontier of decentralized intelligence appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ISLAMABAD: The Jud­icial Commission of Paki­stan (JCP) is expe­cted to meet on January 12 to consider the confirmation of three additional judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), sources told Dawn. The judges under consideration are Justice Mohammad Azam Khan, Justice Mohammad Asif, and Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas. The IHC administration has alre­ady forwarded the service records of the three judges to the JCP along with recommendations of Chief Justice Sardar Moha­mmad Sarfraz Dogar, who will participate in the meeting as a member of the JCP. Justice Azam and Just­ice Minhas were appoi­nted as additional judges to the IHC, whereas Jus­tice Asif was appointed as a judge in the Balochistan High Court before he was transferred to Islamabad through a presidential order that also brought incumbent CJ Dogar to the IHC. These transfers and the subsequent elevation of Justice Dogar as chief justice witnessed unprecedented internal discord within the IHC. Several judges appeared as litigants before the Supreme ...

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says that as Pakistan enters 2026 as the world’s fifth most populous country, with a population exceeding 225 million, high population growth and fertility rates, persistent gender inequality, and rising climate vulnerability, the urgency of addressing population dynamics has intensified. These realities underscore the need to view population not as a burden but as a strategic driver of sustainable and inclusive development, UNFPA Pakistan said in a statement on Tuesday. Looking ahead to 2026, UNFPA called for a shift in how population is reflected in national planning and financing, particularly in the NFC formula. Moving beyond population size as the primary det­e­rminant, a forward-loo­k­ing appro­ach should rew­ard provinces for measurable progress in gender equ­ality, climate resilience, bal­anced population outco­mes, and improvements in the quality of health and education services. Such reform would align fiscal incentives with human development res...

Wie is aangesloten bij een pensioenfonds dat op 1 januari de overstap maakt naar het nieuwe pensioenstelsel, kan waarschijnlijk een nóg grotere stijging van het pensioen tegemoetzien dan eerder gemeld. Plus 10 procent of meer lijkt reëel. De laatste maanden zijn de pensioenpotten stevig gegroeid.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Kyiv resident who publicly disclosed the operation and positions of air defense systems during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

Acteur en voormalige bokser Mickey Rourke moet binnenkort mogelijk zijn huis in Los Angeles uit. Hij kampt met een behoorlijke huurachterstand, meldt de Los Angeles Times.

The Federal Reserve’s December dot plot revealed sharp divisions on 2026 rate cuts, with analysts predicting one to two cuts could shape crypto momentum. The US Federal Reserve has been highly influential on crypto market momentum this year, and its impact is likely to continue into 2026 as divisions among policymakers remain. The Fed made three interest rate cuts in 2025, the most recent on December 10, which brought rates down to between 3.5% to 3.75%.  However, projections suggest there will only be one additional cut in 2026 despite rates remaining at their highest levels since 2008. Read more

Într-un potențial conflict, soarta Taipeiului s-ar împleti rapid cu alianța de securitate SUA-Japonia, relatează WSJ.

Канцлер Германии Фридрих Мерц перед встречей с президентом США Дональдом Трамп советовал президенту Украины Владимиру Зеленскому быть осторожным и "не заходить слишком далеко".