Twitter reportedly plans to charge $20 a month for verified accounts
Twitter executives are "strongly considering" requiring that those with the free check mark on their profile pay $5 each month for a Twitter Blue subscription or lose their badge, Platformer's Casey Newton reported Sunday afternoon. Executives have spent the weekend talking about the idea and making plans about the measure, sources told Newton.
A report from The Verge, however, suggested it could cost more than that. That report states that Twitter is planning to charge $20 for a new Twitter Blue subscription, and that blue checkmarks will be lost to users if they don't pay up. According to the report, users will be given 90 days to subscribe before losing their blue tick. Employees working on the project have apparently been given until Nov. 7 to implement the changes.
A report from The Verge, however, suggested it could cost more than that. That report states that Twitter is planning to charge $20 for a new Twitter Blue subscription, and that blue checkmarks will be lost to users if they don't pay up. According to the report, users will be given 90 days to subscribe before losing their blue tick. Employees working on the project have apparently been given until Nov. 7 to implement the changes.
India, smaller nations talk trade via Rupee accounts
India is in talks with a few dozen smaller nations as the federal government seeks to broaden bilateral trades via bespoke rupee accounts and internationalise indigenous fee modes. The object is to bypass the dollar-denominated trades via child steps and creating another fee ecosystem aside from the worldwide SWIFT platform.
They embody African nations akin to Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Ethiopia and Sudan, mentioned individuals accustomed to the matter.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), finance ministry and National Payment Corp. of India (NPCI) didn’t touch upon the matter. The Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO) and NPCI are primarily engaged in such cross-border dialogue earlier than it reaches the regulators. For instance, IETO held a gathering of all Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ambassadors in Hyderabad final week. Senior ministry of exterior affairs and Telangana authorities officers had been current. Madagascar additionally participated.
They embody African nations akin to Djibouti, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Ethiopia and Sudan, mentioned individuals accustomed to the matter.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), finance ministry and National Payment Corp. of India (NPCI) didn’t touch upon the matter. The Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO) and NPCI are primarily engaged in such cross-border dialogue earlier than it reaches the regulators. For instance, IETO held a gathering of all Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ambassadors in Hyderabad final week. Senior ministry of exterior affairs and Telangana authorities officers had been current. Madagascar additionally participated.
Jair Bolsonaro becomes first sitting president in Brazil to lose re-election bid
Bolsonaro, who could secure only 49.10 per cent of votes, lost to the leftist former leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who won 50.90 per cent of the votes, on Sunday.
Local media reported that there is a high chance of Bolsonaro not accepting his defeat in the elections following the footsteps of his model Donald Trump.
The reign of the hardline far-right leader, who is dubbed the “Donald Trump of Brazil”, was marred by the disastrous handling of the Covid pandemic which left more than 680,000 dead, attacks on democratic institutions and the worst deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years.
Local media reported that there is a high chance of Bolsonaro not accepting his defeat in the elections following the footsteps of his model Donald Trump.
The reign of the hardline far-right leader, who is dubbed the “Donald Trump of Brazil”, was marred by the disastrous handling of the Covid pandemic which left more than 680,000 dead, attacks on democratic institutions and the worst deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years.
World War Three fears as Russian missile lands in pro-NATO Moldova in 'spillover'
On Monday morning, Moscow launched a massive wave of missile attacks across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv.
The object that fell in the village of Naslavcea, in the north of Moldova, is believed to be one of those missiles, which either malfunctioned or was damaged by Ukrainian air defences.
Nicu Popescu, Moldova’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, tweeted that the Russian strike targeted a Ukrainian dam on the Nistru river, which runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova.
The object that fell in the village of Naslavcea, in the north of Moldova, is believed to be one of those missiles, which either malfunctioned or was damaged by Ukrainian air defences.
Nicu Popescu, Moldova’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, tweeted that the Russian strike targeted a Ukrainian dam on the Nistru river, which runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova.
Shanghai Disney visitors trapped after lockdown
Earlier this year, the resort was shut for more than three months as part of Shanghai's lockdown.
The park was also closed for two days in November last year, with more more than 30,000 visitors stuck inside, after authorities ordered them all to be tested as part of contact-tracing efforts.
The park was also closed for two days in November last year, with more more than 30,000 visitors stuck inside, after authorities ordered them all to be tested as part of contact-tracing efforts.
Poland looks to South Korea to build nuclear power plant
The central European country's plans to construct two nuclear power plants are part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence.
Officials from the Polish and South Korean governments as well as from energy companies met in Seoul on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on construction of the plant in Patnow in southwestern Poland, some 230 kilometers (140 miles) from Warsaw.
A binding contract is due to be signed next year.
Officials from the Polish and South Korean governments as well as from energy companies met in Seoul on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on construction of the plant in Patnow in southwestern Poland, some 230 kilometers (140 miles) from Warsaw.
A binding contract is due to be signed next year.
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