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South Korea: Businesses Light Up Shops All Night to Protest Virus Curfew

Several small business owners in the South Korean national capital of Seoul left their shop lights on all night on Thursday to protest a state-mandated coronavirus curfew ordering small businesses nationwide, such as cafes and restaurants, to close by 9:00 p.m. each night, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported Friday.

In a photo taken on October 18, 2020 people wearing face masks walk on a street in the Hon

South Africa Erects Roadblocks to Stop Wave of Zimbabwe Migrants

South Africa’s government recently erected four separate checkpoints along its border with Zimbabwe in an effort to detect and arrest “hundreds of undocumented Zimbabweans” who have crossed into South Africa illegally in recent days, the online newspaper New Zimbabwe reported on Tuesday.

A South African Police Service (SAPS) officer interacts with a driver who's crossing from

China: Poor Virus Handling Obstructs Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Two cobalt salt plants in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang halted production on December 10 in response to local Chinese coronavirus “flare-ups,” the Global Times reported Thursday, noting the labor suspensions threaten to cause a spike in the prices of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, which rely on cobalt as a key component.

This photo taken on November 29, 2021 shows a resident undergoing a nucleic acid test for

El Salvador to Build First ‘Bitcoin City’ at Base of Volcano

El Salvador’s government plans to build a “Bitcoin City” at the base of Conchagua Volcano in the country’s southeast in 2022, El Salvador’s La Prensa Gráfica newspaper reported Saturday, noting the city will be designed to harness the volcano’s geothermal energy to mine cryptocurrency.

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El Salvador: Opposition Protests Bitcoin Becoming Legal Tender

Thousands of people opposed to the populist government of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele staged demonstrations in the country’s capital city, San Salvador, on Sunday in which they denounced his recent legalization of Bitcoin as a national currency, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.

A Chivo Wallet Bitcoin ATM burns during a protest against President Nayib Bukele's policie