As with any infectious disease, the people most vulnerable to problems from the flu include young children. There have been an estimated 20 flu-related pediatric deaths this year. Here are four expert-backed

Bitconnect has formally closed its lending platform and cryptocurrency exchange following warnings from Texas and North Carolina regulators. The Bitconnect Coin (BCC) digital currency is down 87% today

A recent paper on Bitcoin (BTC) price manipulation has shown that just one actor was likely responsible for driving the price of Bitcoin from $150 to $1000 in 2013. The paper, co-authored by Neil Gandal,

Bitconnect has formally closed its lending platform and cryptocurrency exchange following warnings from Texas and North Carolina regulators. The Bitconnect Coin (BCC) digital currency is down 87% today

"How much is bitcoin?" "Around $14,000." "Well, that's too expensive. I can't afford that." It's a conversation that has surely happened thousands of times over the past several

According to their co-chairman Kong Jianping, a company making Bitcoin mining hardware has posted sales of over 1.2 billion yuan (US$ 185.2 million) during 2017. This translates in a profit of a staggering

Inebriated man obviously has a penchant for stealing motors. Early in the morning of Jan. 10 a half-cut resident of Apatity (a town 1700 km north of Moscow) stole an armored personnel carrier (APC) from

An artificial intelligence-based system is being developed to spot what goods shoppers pick up in convenience stores so that they can be charged without having to queue at the till. A prototype version

In the latest example of mainstream crypto adoption as a PR stunt, KFC Canada has introduced a new menu item, the Bitcoin Bucket, that customers can buy exclusively with Bitcoin (BTC). KFC Canada announced

The value of bitcoin has dropped over recent days, and is yet to properly recover. The volatile cryptocurrency hit a record high when it passed $19,850 in mid-December, but then tumbled rapidly, falling

A $451 million mystery is over. A 20-year-old "retired" background screening worker from Florida claimed the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history, lotto officials confirmed.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a revolutionary who helped establish the Republic of Turkey. He was Turkey's first president, and his reforms modernized the country. Synopsis Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born in

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Escobar was killed on December 2, 1993 by Colombian law enforcement on the rooftop of a Medellin neighborhood.

During the height of the cocaine trade in the mid '80s, Pablo Escobar was one of the richest men alive with a net worth of $30 billion.

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When I first started studying these texts, I was honestly bemused. What does a monster made of human remains have to do with a dystopian theocracy? Quite a lot, it turns out. We’ve had a few emails from

Hey! We’ve had a few emails over the holiday period, asking some really thought provoking questions. One that I thought was especially interesting came from Alybaa, who wants to know more about the theme

The Great Gatsby is a novel set in rather turbulent post-war America. Here’s some background about the infamous ‘Land of the Free’… The concept of the ‘American dream’ is often seen to equate to wealth