Ed. note: This is cross-posted on Medium.
No one on this planet had ever seen a whole picture of the Earth until 1972.
We knew we lived on it, and had a vast amount of useful information about its makeup, its processes, and its place in the solar syste…
Bitspark Joins Accenture Asia-Pacific FinTech Innovation Lab
Hong Kong-based startup Bitspark has been one of the seven startups to join Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific 2015, a “collaboration between a number of the world’s leading banks, such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, China Citic Bank International, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and J.P. Morgan.” This year, Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab has been heavily focusing on giving opportunities to startups to work with global banks and financial establishments, and enable the startups to implement their technology within the banks’ infrastructures and existing systems, to optimize operations and to support its clients. As the world’s first end-to-end bitcoin remittance system, Bitspark will closely work with Accenture’s mentors and investors to potentially attract international angel […]
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Perseus Mining Q4 Gold output rises 52% Y Y
Looking ahead to the 2016 financial year, Perseus was expecting to produce between 190000 ounces and 201000 ounces for the full year, with all-in cash costs estimated at $1 100/oz to $1 200/oz.
China’s Total Gold Holdings Much Higher – Owns Gold In SAFE and CIC
– China revises up its stated gold reserves in bid for IMF membership and reserve currency status – China announces a 604 tonne increase in gold reserves – First public disclosure re reserves in since 2009 – China officially owns around 1,660 tonnes of gold reserves – true total figure is likely much larger – […]
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Militants kill five soldiers at checkpoints in Sinai Peninsula
SHEIKH ZUWEID, Egypt, July 19 (UPI) — Militants killed five soldiers at checkpoints in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, two weeks after battles there with Islamic State forces killed more than 100 people. The gunmen attacked two checkpoints near the
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10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. AP INTERVIEWS: ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS RECRUIT NEW GENERATION The terror group enlists teens and children using gifts, threats and brainwashing,…
Police looking for gang rapists who assaulted couples, forced men to watch
DETROIT, July 19 (UPI) — Michigan authorities are searching for a group of armed robbers who held up two couples in Detroit — raping the women and forcing their boyfriends to watch the assault, officials said. Police say the rapes
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Islamist militants kill 11 soldiers in Algeria ambush
ALGIERS, Algeria, July 19 (UPI) — A militant ambush killed 11 soldiers in a northern region of Algeria on Sunday, according to reports. The incident occurred Thursday, July 16, in a forested area of Ain Delfa, 150 miles southeast of
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Viral photo emerges from S.C. clash between KKK, black supporters
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 19 (UPI) — In the latest chapter of the outcry over the Confederate flag issue in South Carolina, an unexpected scene emerged from rallies involving the Ku Klux Klan and black supporters this weekend — a photo
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Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones start work on Season 2 of ‘Detectorists’
LONDON, July 19 (UPI) — Season 2 of the BAFTA-winning television comedy series Detectorists — starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones — has begun filming in Britain, the BBC announced. Written and directed by Crook, the six episodes and Christmas
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