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Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump threatens tariffs on countries that disagree with Greenland takeover plansEnglish
3·14 hours agoUSD counts for about 58% of global currency reserves. That’s the largest by far to be sure, but far from the only relevant one, and the ratio has been steadily trending downwards (though interestingly, it hasn’t been the euro it lost ground to).
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin mining
51·18 hours agoFar less efficient, even. There are losses due to conversion, and further losses due to material cost being higher than simple electrical heaters, and more losses due to the innate negative value generated by Bitcoin, which is used exclusively for crime and gambling.
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator and conservative commentator, dies at 68
4·4 days agoThey might cover the various celebrations around the world.
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not'English
1·7 days agoThey perhaps shouldn’t, at least not in these cases, but in practice they are either championed or condoned by an overwhelming majority of the population.
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not'English
13·7 days agoSounds like violations of the constitution aren’t all that consequential then, doesn’t it?
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not'English
31·7 days agoDoesn’t the constitution also say something about things like attempting to overthrow the government, assisting foreign military forces in attacking domestic targets and taking bribes from foreign governments?
Hapankaali@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•'Not about condoms': Chinese shrug off contraceptive taxEnglish
1·11 days agoThe least unequal societies all have low birth rates though. While inequality is still a serious issue in these societies, I’m not aware of any evidence or mechanism suggesting addressing this would increase birth rates.
If it makes you feel better, the graph only goes to 2018, and the gap has widened since then.