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BSTR Miner Cloud Mining Unveils Industry-First XRP Mining Service: Zero-Hardware Cloud Solution to Earn Ripple Network Rewards
Los Angeles, USA, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unlike traditional proof-of-work cryptocurrencies, BSTR Miner’s XRP mining leverages participation rewards from Ripple’s energy-efficient consensus protocol. The service connects users to...

HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR)...
President Lai hosts state banquet for President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Republic of Palau
TAIWAN, May 20 - Details 2025-05-20 President Lai and President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of Palau hold bilateral talks and witness signing of cooperation agreements On the afternoon of May 20, following a welcome ceremony with military honors for...
President Lai and President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of Palau hold bilateral talks and witness signing of cooperation agreements
TAIWAN, May 20 - Details 2025-05-20 President Lai hosts state banquet for President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Republic of Palau On the evening of May 20, President Lai Ching-te, accompanied by Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, hosted a state banquet at...

Industrial Ventilation Equipment Market Expected to Reach $18.2 Bn Ventilation Type Dilution & Local Exhaust Ventilation
Rise in manufacturing sectors in the U.S. and China is expected to drive industrial ventilation equipment market growth. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, December 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Industrial Ventilation Equipment Market: Growth,...

Energy and Natural Resources Committee Clears Record Amount of Pending Legislation as Manchin Leads Last Business Meeting as Chairman
Washington, DC- Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held their last business meeting of the 118th Congress and cleared a record number of 75 pieces of legislation pending before the committee. The business meeting also...

Adaptation is Life: Scaling up Financing for Adaptation on the Road to COP 30
Join policy makers, business leaders, and solution-builders at high-level event in New York to accelerate adaptation finance on the road to COP-30! NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Climate disasters are...

President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau President Lai attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for One Stop Shop Building in Palau On the morning of December 6 local time (morning of December 6...

President Lai arrives in Palau and meets President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of Palau
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai arrives in Palau and meets President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of Palau President Lai arrives in Palau and meets President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of Palau On the afternoon of December 5 local time (earlier in the...

President Lai addresses Palau National Congress
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai addresses Palau National Congress On the evening of December 5 local time (earlier in the evening of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te addressed the National Congress of the Republic of Palau as...

Secretary-General Pan visits Palau National Aquaculture Center
TAIWAN, December 6 - Secretary-General Pan visits Palau National Aquaculture Center On the morning of December 6 local time (morning of the same day Taipei time), as part of the itinerary during President Lai Ching-te’s state visits to the...
USS Emory S. Land visits Republic of Palau
“It was only a brief visit, but an unforgettable one,” said Capt. Brent Spillner, commanding officer of Emory S. Land. “Both the hands-on WWII history and the islands’ breathtaking natural beauty left an indelible impression on us, and we truly...

President Lai congratulates Surangel Whipps Jr. and Raynold Oilouch on election as Palauan president and vice president
TAIWAN, November 7 - President Lai congratulates Surangel Whipps Jr. and Raynold Oilouch on election as Palauan president and vice president President Lai congratulates Surangel Whipps Jr. and Raynold Oilouch on election as Palauan president and...

LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...

PRESS RELEASE – Palauli 1 District Development Council (DDC) partners with Methodist Church and Satuiatua Village Council to co-finance Satuiatua Multipurpose Hall.
The Satuiatua Multipurpose Hall was officially opened by the Palauli No.1 Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister of Women, Community & Social Development (MWCSD), Hon. Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio’o, on Friday 27 September 2024. Total cost of the...

Deputy Under Secretary Farrell to Travel to Australia, Fiji, Palau, and Papua New Guinea to Promote Inclusive Economic Growth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 30, 2024 Contact: Office of Public Affairs Email: publicaffairs@trade.gov Phone: 202-482-3809 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Diane Farrell will travel to...

SAMHSA Announces $43M in Supplemental Funding to Support Youth Recovery Housing Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced $43 million in new supplemental funding available to State Opioid Response (SOR) program grantees to expand recovery housing services for young adults, ages...
President Lai receives credentials from new Haiti Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn
TAIWAN, September 9 - Details 2025-09-03 President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire On the afternoon of September 3, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister...

President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire
TAIWAN, September 3 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the University of Tokyo’s...
President Lai meets delegation from University of Tokyo cross-strait relations research group
TAIWAN, September 2 - Details 2025-09-02 President Lai meets delegation led by Tuvalu Speaker of Parliament Iakoba Taeia Italeli On the afternoon of September 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament of...