YOUR WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
- Microsoft has decided to discontinue the consumer edition of Internet Explorer, IE. This means that IE 11 will be the last version. Internet Explorer made its debut in 1995, cornering 95% of the market by 2004. However, Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari, and Mozilla Firefox now dominate the market. Users who want to stay with Microsoft can use Microsoft Edge, released alongside Windows 10 in 2015.
- Bulldogs are sometimes considered a national symbol, but their flat faces actually carry significant health risks to the animals, causing a lifetime of suffering. This, according to veterinarians who advise people not to buy one. Royal Veterinary College experts want the breed to be reshaped to avoid the UK joining the list of countries where the dog is banned. They want two other popular breeds, the French bulldog and the pug, to also not be purchased by dog-lovers.
- The value of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has plummeted this week by billions of dollars. Investors worldwide are affected, including El Salvador’s government who invested heavily in Bitcoin and made it legal tender nine months ago. Bitcoin has come a long way from its birth in 2008, to being used in El Salvador to buy anything, from trinkets to tacos to gasoline and even houses. Purchases are possible from street vendors and major chains alike.
- Ukrainians who want to flee cities captured by Russian forces must go through a horrifying procedure called filtration. This involves phones and social media accounts being closely scrutinised. Any content considered incriminating can result in beatings, electrocution or even deportation to Russia. Andriy, a 28-year-old marketing officer had deleted everything he thought a Russian soldier could use against him, such as text messages or images about Russia’s invasion, before trying to flee Mariupol.
- To prevent his car from being stolen, an Australian man used a forklift to lift the car – with the car-thief inside – in the air. According to police, a woman broke into the man’s home in Logan, west of Brisbane, and tried to steal the car after first having a shower and changing clothes. Brendan Mills and his family arrived home just as she was about to flee. Mr Mills stated on Sunrise, the local breakfast show how he jumped into action as soon as he saw the car door close and the vehicle starting to roll.
- Huge bags filled with stale, leftover naan bread are sold on a street market stall in front of a blue-domed mosque in Kabul. Usually fed to animals, more Afghans than ever are now eating it themselves. Shafi Mohammed has been selling leftover naan for the past 30 years and tells of a more than 5-fold increase in people buying it for themselves. The market is bustling but everyone there complains about the country’s economic collapse. The Taliban takeover has caused sharp increases in food prices while average incomes have dropped by a third.
NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PAMELA MOORE
Date: 17/06/22
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