International

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 09:04 UTC

  The power and potential of blockchain gaming in e-sports

  

  A ResearchAndMarkets.com report shows that the global esports market is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 11.1%. The same research highlights that this growth is driven by factors like the increasing popularity of video games, the rising number of esports enthusiasts and viewers, and the growing investments and sponsorships in the esports industry.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 07:09 UTC

  Forces catapulting online casinos to new global peaks

  

  Online casinos have grown rapidly in the last decade. According to research firm Statista, the iGaming sector makes more money than Hollywood ($8Bn) and the music industry ($31.2Bn) combined.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 17:00 UTC

  “Society of the Snow”, a film based on the epic tragedy of the Andes, wins Oscar nominations

  

  The critically acclaimed film “Society of the Snow,” directed by J. A. Bayona, has achieved significant recognition with an Oscar nomination for Best International Film, along with a nod for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

  UN body gathers in Chile to discuss labor issues

  

  The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Tuesday launched an appeal to intensify international cooperation and joint work in times of great global uncertainty, it was reported in Santiago de Chile, where the agency convened at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 09:31 UTC

  Sweden closer to joining NATO after Ankara's nod

  

  Türkiye's Parliament Tuesday greenlighted Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by 287 votes in favor, 55 against, and four abstentions. However, the rest of the 600 lawmakers did not attend Tuesday's session. The surprising nod came after months of objections citing the Scandinavian country's stance regarding Kurdish militants and members of a network believed to be behind a failed coup in 2016.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  BAS scientists carry out aerial survey of sub-Antarctic largest penguin colony

  

  Researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have carried out aerial surveys of the remote volcanic Zavodovski Island in the sub-Antarctic to count the largest penguin colony in the world.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 10:03 UTC

  Lords call for the UK/Rwanda treaty to be delayed to improve asylum procedures

  

  The House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures. Peers backed a motion calling the government not to ratify the treaty by 214 votes to 171, but the motion is not binding on the government, according to a report from BBC.

• Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 11:06 UTC

  Brazil assures Beijing of its adherence to the “Once China Principle”

  

  Brazil's government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ratified the South American country's “unequivocal” adherence to the “One China Principle” regarding Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a rogue province. The message was conveyed Friday in Brasilia to Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

• Friday, January 19th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

  No price tag should be placed on nature's services to mankind, Brazilian minister tells WEF

  

  According to Brazil's Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, there should be no pricing services provided by nature given their value to the planet and to human beings. She made those remarks this week during her appearance at one of the panels at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, January 19th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  Lithium: Bolivia's YLB signs new agreement with China's CBC

  

  A new agreement between Bolivia's state-owned Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) and the Chinese consortium CATL, BRUNP & CMOC (CBC) was signed Thursday to install a lithium carbonate pilot plant with Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology in the Uyuni salt flat and would have a production of 2,500 tons per year after an investment worth US$ 90 million.