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Opposition politicians launch proceedings against Sebastián Piñera over possible irregularities in mining company sale. Opposition politicians have launched impeachment proceedings against Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company, after new details about the deal were revealed in the Pandora papers. Lawmakers cited an “ethical duty” to hold the president accountable for the alleged irregularities in his involvement in the controversial Dominga project. Earlier this month Chile’s public prosecutor’s office said that it would open an investigation into possible bribery-related corruption charges and tax violations linked to the sale, which was completed in the…

MacKenzie Scott, is a Billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. Her new husband, Dan Jewett, is a high school science teacher. He has pledged to work with her in giving away much of her billions. Earlier this year, a Chemistry teacher Mr Jewett announced the marriage with Mackenzie in a post on The Giving Pledge a platform where celebrities and the world’s richest commit to giving away the majority of their wealth throughout their lifetime. “It is strange to be writing a letter indicating I plan to give away the majority of my wealth during my lifetime, as I…

NFT known to be “Non-fungible tokens”, use cryptocurrencies’ blockchains to sell original versions of digital artefacts. An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objectives like art, music, in-game pieces and videos. They are bought and sold online, routinely with cryptocurrency, and they frequently encode with the same underlying software as numerous cryptos. Although they’ve been around since 2014, NFTs are gaining notoriety now because they are becoming an increasingly popular way to buy and sell digital artwork. An amazing $174 million has been spent on NFTs since November 2017. NFTs are also generally one of a kind, or…

With a cool breeze in tow, Zooonek’s Streetwear collection rocked the digital runway with its exemplary streetwear collection. Its Spring/Summer 22’ collection entitled “Freedom” showcases the finest streetwear fashions. As a chic urban streetwear line, Zooonek offers bold designs with a drop of class. With themes derived from the most exciting aspects of nature, the brand offers a breathtaking escape to viewers around the world. Geoffrey Owens is the designer at Zooonek. As an innovative creative, Geoffrey sought to create one of the most empowering streetwear lines on the market. “It began with the rejected. I wanted to create a…

Mysterious radio signals may be coming from undiscovered planets. Astronomers may have found evidence of exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars using a new techniquemr_Brightside/Depositphotos Astronomers have discovered strange radio signals that could be coming from unseen planets. Models suggest that some of the signals could be produced through interactions between the magnetic fields of planets and their host stars, which could represent a brand new way to detect exoplanets. So far, more than 4,500 exoplanets have been detected orbiting other stars. Most of them are spotted using the transit method, which relies on the light from a star dimming slightly…

Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now US$222 billion ($302 billion), widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Musk’s personal wealth skyrocketed an extra US$10.6 billion ($14.4 billion) after a secondary share sale by investors, announced last week, valued the space company over US$100 billion ($136 billion), CNBC reported. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, follows Musk with a net worth of US$191.6 billion ($260.7 billion). Musk tweeted a second place medal at Bezos early today. Thanks to both Musk’s Tesla shares and his majority stake in privately-held SpaceX, where he serves as CEO,…

The United Nations and Bangladesh’s government have signed an agreement to work together to help Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands have been relocated from crammed camps near the Myanmar border. More than 19,000 Rohingya have already been moved to the Bhasan Char island by the government, and the U.N. said one of the key reasons to sign the agreement was to start serving that population. Bangladesh plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya to the island in phases from the crowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district. The agreement came as a paradigm shift after…

The move signalled the end of a long-running takeover saga that the majority of the club’s supporters desired, but was stymied by the Premier League’s failure to give regulatory approval. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) withdrew a 305 million pound ($567.87 million) bid to buy the north-east club from owner Mike Ashley 14 months ago as a result of that lack of regulatory approval. After the Premier League confirmed the struggling club had been sold to a consortium consisting of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media with immediate effect, fans began celebrating outside the St James’…

Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in Literature for portraying fate of refugees Judges praised Abdulrazak Gurnah’s ‘compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism’ His most recent work, Afterlives, was published in 2020 and takes up where Paradise left off. Speaking to The National last year, he described it as a portrayal of the effects of colonialism. “I’m still taking it in,” he said in a call with Nobel organisers, moments after winning the prize. “It’s both the pleasure of making things, crafting, getting it right, but it’s also the pleasure of getting something across,” he said of his work. Asked…

Medics warns that climate change worries are making children ill of eco-anxiety: medics warn climate change worries are making children ill Erupting volcanoes and devastating floods are causing more people to suffer from mental disorders.. Health experts are calling on global leaders to take action on eco-anxiety as rising numbers of children are losing hope about the future of the planet. From erupting volcanoes to flash flooding, sudden climate change events are leading more people to suffer from depression and anxiety. Mala Rao and Richard Powell, public health experts from Imperial College London, say that action must be taken now…