Source link The country’s revenues from the sector exceeded $45 billion in 2023, preliminary data shows Russia raked in record earnings from agricultural exports last year, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has announced, citing preliminary estimates. Speaking at a ministerial meeting on Wednesday, Patrushev said that cross-border sales of agricultural goods brought Moscow more than $45 […]
Source link Despite the mammal’s death with her unborn calf, the team believes that IVF methods can save endangered African northern white rhinos Scientists with the BioRescue research consortium in Kenya have recorded the world’s first pregnancy in a rhino following a successful embryo transfer, potentially paving the way to save Africa’s northern white subspecies […]
Source link A growing number of Britons are choosing cheaper funerals amid declining living standards Funeral costs have risen to a record high in the UK, prompting nearly one in four people to opt for a direct cremation or burial with no send-off, according to a report by insurance firm SunLife. Almost one in five […]
Source link Temperatures were “very likely” the highest in 100,000 years, an EU climate watchdog has said The year 2023 was the hottest on record and likely the hottest in tens of thousands of years, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) revealed in its annual Global Climate Highlights report published on Tuesday. With a […]
Source link Over 55,000 French businesses closed their doors in 2023, the Bank of France says More than 55,000 businesses were shut down in France in 2023, marking a record high for company closures since 2017, according to the data, compiled at the close of December by the Bank of France. The statistics released by […]
Source link Afua Asantewaa Owusu sang for nearly 127 hours, breaking the current official record of 105 hours set by an Indian singer A Ghanaian entrepreneur, Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum, has attempted to land a world record for singing non-stop. She began her ‘sing-a-thon’ in the West African nation’s capital, Accra, on Christmas Eve and […]
Source link Russia’s trade minister has welcomed an upcoming milestone in economic ties with India, while meeting the country’s top diplomat, currently on a four-day visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar that despite the challenges faced by both countries, economic ties are developing […]
Source link The mammoth defense bill gives Ukraine a tiny percentage of the military aid promised by the White House US President Joe Biden has signed the country’s largest ever military budget into law. The $886.3 billion bill gives American troops a pay raise, but includes only a fraction of the military aid requested by […]
Source link High interest rates are reportedly siphoning money away from spending on health, education, and other critical needs Developing nations spent a record $443.5 billion to service their external public and publicly guaranteed debt in 2022 amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, according to the latest World Bank report. […]
Source link Families with children saw the steepest rise in homelessness this past year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has found More Americans are homeless than ever before, according to a report released by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday. The agency blamed inflation, a shortage of housing, […]
Source link The Northern Sea Route is already a superior alternative to other major global trade waterways, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev says Russia is actively expanding trade via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), with shipments set to reach an all-time high in 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East, […]
Source link Such extreme snowdrifts have not been seen for more than a century, Russia’s senior meteorologist has said A record snowfall has blanketed Moscow and the regions of central Russia. On Thursday night alone, the capital received a fifth of the monthly average, Evgeny Tishkovets, the senior meteorologist at the FOBOS weather center, said. […]
Source link Russian gold reserves surpassed the all-time high in monetary terms, reaching $151.9 billion in November, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Russia. The stockpile surged 2.2%, or $3.198 billion month-over-month; however, in physical terms, the country’s gold reserves declined by about 16 tons to 2,315 tons, decreasing for the […]
Source link More than 120,000 new vehicles were sold in the country in the first 11 months of the year Sales of new trucks in Russia have been skyrocketing this year, with sales topping 128,000 vehicles between January and November, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade published this week. Statistics show […]
Source link Amid partisan gridlock over immigration reform, 12,000 migrants were reportedly apprehended coming from Mexico in a single day A record 12,000 migrants crossed the US-Mexico border on Tuesday alone, Fox News has reported. Illegal immigration has skyrocketed under US President Joe Biden, with the Republican Party pressing Democrats to tackle the crisis in […]