Friday,  September 16th, 2022 

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency to Bitcoin, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9% (CNBC) 

Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters) 

A civilian is killed and two others are injured by Ukrainian shelling on Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. (MSN) 

According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes take place along the border with Tajik forces using tanks, armored vehicles, and mortars. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages. (Reuters) 

U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital of Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week. (Politico) 

Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured after a stampede at a concert in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. (AP) 

Authorities in Mexico confirm the arrest of a retired military general for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 43 students in the state of Guerrero in 2014. (Reuters) 

Thursday, September 15th, 2022 

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency to Bitcoin, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9% (CNBC) 

The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name “Iceland”. (The Pembrokeshire Herald) 

Russian forces launch eight cruise missiles at the dam of the Karachunivske reservoir causing extensive flooding in Kryvyi Rih and a 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) increase of water level in the Inhulets River. (The Guardian) 

Armenia formally triggers article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after accusing Azerbaijan of launching an invasion. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that “we asked support from CSTO, including military support to restore Armenia’s territorial integrity and ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the territory of Armenia”. (Armenpress) 

Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in eastern China with the maximum wind speed near its centre reaching 42 metres per second (150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)). (Reuters) 

Eleven people are killed and 29 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP) 

The End