Source link The Russian city experienced its warmest April 10 weather since 1890, meteorologists have said The temperature in St. Petersburg, known as Russia’s northern capital, climbed to 21.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday – the highest-ever reading for that day of the year, a leading specialist at the Fobos weather center has said. “This is […]
Source link The current year could prove even more profitable for Russian banks than record-breaking 2023, Central Bank Deputy Governor Olga Polyakova said at a conference on Tuesday. Last year, a sharp rise in mortgages as well as consumer and corporate lending resulted in banks posting profits of 3.3 trillion rubles ($35.4 billion), despite Western […]
Source link Sweden’s total fertility rate – the number of children an average woman gives birth to during her lifetime – sank to a record low in 2023, and is on course to plunge further this year, Sveriges Television (SVT) reported on Friday, citing Statistics Sweden. According to the report, the rate was 1.45 children […]
Source link Medics at a St. Petersburg oncology center have successfully performed six surgeries to remove 170 metastases from a patient’s lungs Doctors at Russia’s leading cancer treatment medical center have successfully removed 170 metastases from a 37-year-old male patient’s lungs in six surgeries that each lasted several hours, the clinic’s press service said. Metastases […]
Source link Incumbent President Vladimir Putin appears to be heading for a landslide victory, with the last polling stations now closed Russia has concluded voting in the seventh presidential election of its modern history. This time voting was held over three days and saw four new Russian regions – Kherson and Zaporozhye, as well as […]
Source link The development poses a risk to the possibility of a Palestinian state, human rights commissioner has warned New Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have experienced record growth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, who stressed that they risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian […]
Source link The number of individuals with brokerage accounts topped 30.7 million last month, according to a press release Private investor activity on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s largest stock market, reached an all-time high in February, according to a press release on Wednesday. A total of 4.1 million individuals conducted transactions on the exchange last […]
Source link The list of individuals and entities includes executives, officials, and people allegedly involved in the jailing of Alexey Navalny The US has sanctioned another 500 people and entities connected with Russia, including financial executives and prison officials. US President Joe Biden said that the restrictions will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin “pays […]
Source link ‘Shock therapy’ reforms have propelled prices for basic good higher and led to a sharp drop in purchasing power, a new study shows Poverty levels in Argentina hit a multiple-year high in January following the drastic economic reforms carried out by newly installed President Javier Milei, the Social Debt Observatory of the Catholic […]
Source link Reports of incidents peaked shortly after the Hamas attack on October 7, according to research Reports of anti-Semitic hate incidents reached record levels in the UK last year and peaked in the week after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, according to figures released by a Jewish security charity on Thursday. Data […]
Source link The US imported $1.2 billion worth of Russian uranium last year, the most ever on record, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing official statistics. In December, the US Congress tried to introduce a ban on imports of Russian uranium as part of the sanctions campaign against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict. The bill […]
Source link Transactions between the two Asian countries are growing despite diplomatic friction Trade between India and China has hit a historic high of $136.2 billion, Beijing’s envoy stated at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday, suggesting that over the past year, relations between the neighboring states have gained “positive momentum.” Bilateral trade grew […]
Source link Russian сosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new record for spending the most time on the International Space Station (ISS), Russia space agency Roscosmos has said. The previous record belonged to another Russian, Gennady Padalka, who stayed in orbit for 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds during his five missions. […]
Source link The company’s capitalization surged by 20% on Friday following a blockbuster earnings report US tech giant Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has posted its largest-ever one-day jump in market value on Friday, trading data showed. Meta stock rose 20.32% to an all-time high of $474.99 per share. The company […]
Source link German-based music company BMG is reportedly looking to cut ties with Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over his political statements, according to an article published by Variety on Monday. The 80-year-old musician has previously criticized Israel over its siege of Gaza, accused the West of provoking and prolonging the Ukraine conflict, and called […]