Merchants work on the floor of the NYSE in New York Reuters U.S. stocks rebounded in the first trading session of 2021 on Monday as investors returned from the New Year holiday. Bitcoin saw a volatile trading session on Monday, falling 17% after hitting a record high of below 35,000%. …
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U.S. As tensions escalated, Iran increased uranium enrichment and seized the tanker
Iran also seized a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker in the Persian Gulf on Monday, semi-official news agencies and a maritime security risk management company called Dry Global said. Iran is currently enriching its uranium stockpile to about 4.5%%, which is higher than the 67.67 %% imposed by the nuclear deal …
Read More »Julian Assange: UK judge requests US extradition to WikiLeaks founder
The 49-year-old Australian Australian has been charged under the Espinage Act in the US for his role in publishing classified military and diplomatic cables. “I have determined that extradition will be oppressive and I order its dissolution,” Judge Vanessa Barotes said in her ruling on Monday. In the case of …
Read More »The UK launched the first AstraZeneca vaccination worldwide
The UK became the first country in the world to start administering the coronavirus vaccine to AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday after emergency approval last week. The first vaccine was given to dial-up dialysis patient Brian Pinker, a dialysis patient at Oxford University Hospital, said Pinker that …
Read More »SpaceX could try to catch a falling rocket with a launching tower
Zoom in / SpaceX’s starship is expected to have landing legs. Its first phase launch vehicle, the super heavy, probably won’t. SpaceX To create a fully reusable launch system for its interplanetary Starship vehicle, SpaceX had to address a number of technical challenges, such as slowing down a large spacecraft …
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