The London Metal Exchange suspended the trading of nickel on Mar. 8 following a doubling in price in just two days to trade above $100,000 per ton. Mar. 8’s price was four times the price a week earlier. The price had been rising in recent weeks because of worries about supply chain disruptions due to Russia’s …
When the demo day for Y Combinator’s winter cohort of startups begins later this month, Bloom will put Sudan on the American accelerator’s famed map for the first time. The barely year-old company was founded by Ahmed Ismail, a Sudanese former Barclays investment bank associate, and Youcef Oudjidane, an Algerian former managing partner at an …
If you want to help Ukraine, send cash, not things. After seeing the news of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, you might be tempted to help by shipping food, tents, water bottles, toys, or other physical things to the country. But, as well-intentioned as donated goods may be, they often do more harm than …
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March 10, 2022 The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to renew the Violence Against Women Act, a lapsed law designed to reduce domestic violence and sexual assault, The New York Times reported. The VAWA provides funding for programs that support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, such as rape crisis centers, as well …
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March 10, 2022 — Apple’s new iOS 15.4 update will allow people who are wearing face masks to unlock their iPhones with Face ID, starting sometime next week. The new operating system has been in beta testing since January, The Verge reported. According to screenshots from people who have tested it, users first navigate to …
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March 10, 2022 — Hypothermia, frostbite, respiratory diseases, mental health issues, and a lack of treatment for heart disease and cancer are the biggest health concerns at the moment for the people of Ukraine, the World Health Organization says. The WHO also is monitoring for infectious disease outbreaks, which are likely within Ukraine where, out …
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People line up to withdraw US dollars from an ATM at a Moscow supermarket. Getty Images This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. As Russia’s war on Ukraine intensifies, the US and its allies have continued to increase their economic pressure …
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Death is just a poorly calculated leap away. FromSoftware Almost everything in Elden Ring will try to kill you — mercilessly, repeatedly, in creative and often unavoidable ways. More often than not, they’ll succeed. And once you get past the inevitable rage and frustration, you’ll probably love it. In fact, FromSoftware games have a reputation …
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Many people think of cleaning as a quite painful process because it can take hours. That’s why witty people invent different life hacks to make cleaning both easy and effective. At Bright Side, we love to make our exhausting chores easy and would like to share these life hacks from Internet users with you. How to effortlessly remove a thick layer of fat from a frying pan It seems …