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Canada trials a basic income for unemployed workers

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Canada is testing a basic income policy for unemployed workers to see it’s impact over the low income groups. According to this new policy, more than 4,000 citizens of the Canadian province of Ontario will receive a monthly allowance from the government and the government will monitor the affect of the allowance over the health and well being of the people. The new allowance will allow the people to be more productive and have a positive attitude towards the society. Canada is following the footsteps of a number of other countries who have started the same policy to see it’s impact over the productivity of the region. Residents of a small province are provided with a monthly allowance regardless of their state of employment to see how it affects their productivity and well being. Although it’s too early to access the results of this scheme, residents of Ontario are already very happy and believe that this allowance will make a huge difference to their lifestyle. Tim Butto...

Alluring and Beautiful Castles in Spain – Travel Diaries

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Each year Spain is visited by more than 40 million tourists from different parts of the world. Spain has more than 2,500 castles, and deciding which ones to visit on your next trip to this country can be confusing. Here is a list of the best alluring and beautiful Castles in Spain where you can go to fulfill your fairytale dreams! CASTILLO DE COCA Castle of Coca or Castillo de Coca is considered to be one of the best castles in Spain. The castle is located in the city of Coca (The birthplace of Roman Emperor Theodosius) in the province of Segovia, which lies in flat and wooded lands of the center of Spain, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Castle of Coca was built in the 15th century with the help of the powerful Archbishop of Seville Alonso de Fonseca I, who in 1453 received permission to King Henry IV of Castile on the construction of the castle. It is marked by it’s predominant Christian architecture, complete with an attractive exterior made entirely of bri...

Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin drops massively below $10,000 in minutes

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Cryptocurrency is the new hype in the town. People are investing madly in cryptocurrency since the success of Bitcoin in the past few years so much so that the Bitcoin now has a market value of about $180 million. With cryptocurrency comes the massive risk of volatility as evident by the steep rise and fall in the price of Bitcoin in the past few months. While the Bitcoin witnessed a low of $8,757 this week on 26 November, it bounced back to an all time high of $11,000 yesterday. But in just a few minutes after reaching an all time high of $11,000 it dropped steeply to a low of $9,290 in just a few minutes. According to social media, the price decline coincides with reports that GDAX, the exchange offering of cryptocurrency startup Coinbase, had seen a service outage that is currently ongoing. Data from GDAX indicates the exchange hit a low of $8,593 before going offline. Social media reports also suggest that Bitstamp and Gemini hav...

Study in Spain - Top 5 universities in Spain

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From inventing the stapler and the mop to legal nudity, Spain is more than just sunshine and beaches. Spain is the second largest country in Europe, and Spanish is second most widely spoken language in the world. Spain also has one of the best and affordable business schools in Europe. Spain has some 76 universities spread across the country, with some of the most highly ranked and popular based in Madrid, Barcelona and the smaller cities of Pamplona and Granada. Each region of Spain is entirely different and students should base where they want to study not just on the university, but also the lifestyle associated with the region. One of the best things about studying in Spain is that living costs are very low and everything is easily available even in the small towns. Spain is relatively cheaper to most of the Western European countries making it one of the most affordable choice for higher studies across Europe. While most of the programs are taught in Spanish, the...

Elon Musk builds World’s biggest battery in less than 100 days

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Elon Musk is everywhere nowadays when it comes to technology. From revolutionizing the electric car industry to the hyperloop concept, he has surely achieved a lot in a short span of time. This time, he has come up with the World’s largest Lithium ion battery, and no, it’s not for the next Tesla or SpaceX, but it will be used in South Australia for it’s crippling energy problems. The billionaire innovator threw down an open challenge to the Australian government on twitter that he and his team can build and install a 100-300 MW powerhouse required to prevent power shortages causing blackouts in the state in less than 100 days. Musk tweeted,” 100 days from contract signature or it’s free.” in a deal initailly negotiated over twitter. The team is well ahead of time and will be running the test runs on the battery in the coming weeks. Tesla Powerpacks have been installed and connected at Neoen’s Hornsdale windfarm, north of Adelaide, and battery tests will be run to ensure...

Town in Switzerland offering €60,000 to young people to live there

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Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries to live in the entire world. With the strict immigration laws, finding a job and living in Switzerland is not that easy. But to everyone’s surprise, a Swiss town is offering young people €60,000 to live there. This has come up due to the rapid population plunge in the Swiss town of Albinen. Last month, the only school in the locality closed down because only seven children live there. After this, the fed up locals filed a petition to the mayor of the town to attract new families so that they can repopulate this Swiss town. The town’s population has declined so much in the past decade that now only 240 residents live there. The numbers are decreasing day by day due to the migration of the people to the big cities in recent years. The town is offering anyone who wishes to move here 25,000 CHF(€21,500), with an additional 10,000 CHF(€8,500) per child. So, a family of four can get a sum of €60,000 if they meet the criter...

Top 10 countries with free education in Europe

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Education is one of the most expensive assets in the entire world. Around 70% of the students living in the USA are not able to pay back their student loans due to the steep tuition fees in various universities in the USA. Due to this, many students are left without a degree because they cannot afford higher education. Pursuing a degree in your desired field has become impossible for many students in the developing countries. The premium university fees and extravagant living expenses restrict only the well fed and the rich to pursue higher studies abroad. On the other hand, European universities have always opened their university gates for International students so that they can receive quality education without spending a penny of their own. Many European universities offer free education to students so that they can study burden free without any hefty student loan on their backs. The quality of life and nominal living expenses in Europe attracts more than 1.5 million students ...