Source link People living in high-risk areas must evacuate immediately, the governor of Kurgan Region has said Russia’s Kurgan Region, located on the country’s border with Kazakhstan, is braced for a major flood as water levels are rising rapidly in the Tobol River. Governor Vadim Shumkov urged local residents living in flood-susceptible areas of the […]
Source link Health authorities have issued an advisory as cases of human leptospirosis have hit a record high New York City health authorities have recorded a significant rise in cases of human leptospirosis, a disease caused by contact with the urine of animals, particularly rats. According to an advisory issued by the city’s Department of […]
Source link The water levels continue to rise in Orenburg after the levee holding back the Ural River broke The authorities in Orenburg in central Russia ordered mass evacuations on Friday as flood waters continued to rise after the levee holding back the Ural River broke last week. According to Orenburg Mayor Sergey Salmin, over […]
Source link A number of crucial structures lack sufficient protection against being struck by ships, engineers told the outlet Several major American bridges could collapse like the Francis Scott Key Bridge if hit by a large enough vessel, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a group of structural engineers. The outlet examined “more than a dozen” […]
Source link Auchan could face a heavy fine following an on-site inspection, the outlet has said Russian tax authorities could hit French supermarket chain Auchan with a fine of nearly $2 million over suspected fraud, RBK reported on Tuesday, citing the company’s financial data. The Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) conducted an on-site inspection of […]
Source link The tech mogul has announced his support for the Republican Party in the upcoming US presidential election The US needs a red wave and will be finished if the Republican Party does not prevail in the 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX said in a post on X (formerly […]
Source link A kew minister vowed to continue backing the settlement movement that is illegal under international law The Israeli government has designated nearly 2,000 acres in the West Bank as state-owned land in a move described by rights groups as the biggest land grab on occupied Palestinian territories in decades. The expansion of Jewish […]
Source link A Russian missile attack on Kharkov’s energy infrastructure has largely disabled the grid, Igor Terekhov said The Ukrainian city of Kharkov is experiencing a complete power outage, after a Russian bombardment of its energy infrastructure, Mayor Igor Terekhov said in a video address on Friday. Some 20 Russian projectiles hit the city on […]
Source link The National Rally politician says France must give Kiev “the means to enter negotiations” with Moscow The only way France can help Ukraine is to give it the means to negotiate with Russia, Marine Le Pen has said. The former French presidential candidate and parliamentary leader of the far-right National Rally party also […]
Source link Russian esports athletes should be excluded from the Counter-Strike 2 competition, which is currently taking place in Copenhagen, Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt has said, citing the conflict in Ukraine. “As long as Russia continues its illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, I do not believe that Russian athletes should be allowed to […]
Source link Seven rockets have been intercepted over Belgorod but two residents suffered injuries and damage was reported on the ground, the local governor has said Ukrainian shelling of the capital of Russia’s Belgorod Region has left at least two people injured and caused damage to homes and vehicles, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Friday […]
Source link A major new oilfield is expected to make Côte d’Ivoire one of the ten biggest producers on the continent A major oilfield has been discovered off the shores of Côte d’Ivoire by Italy’s energy giant Eni in cooperation with state-run Petroci International, Eni announced on Friday. Crude reserves at the site, named Calao, […]
Source link Olive oil costs across the bloc have been on the rise since mid-2023, according to Eurostat Olive oil prices have skyrocketed across the EU over the past year amid unfavorable weather conditions, which have harmed harvests. According to data from Eurostat, the bloc’s statistics office, costs spiked by 50% in annual terms in […]
Source link Sanctions are a tool used by the “slowing” West to stall the growth of developing countries, Anton Siluanov has said The global economy is changing as developing countries are now rapidly outpacing the major advanced economies of the West, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti published on […]
Source link The president laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, a tradition honoring ‘Defender of the Fatherland Day’ Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Saturday to celebrate ‘Defender of the Fatherland Day’ – a major national holiday dedicated […]