Source link New Delhi discovers multipolarity as the conflict highlights the serious limitation of Western influence over the “third world” and hastens the collapse of American supremacy Just as 9/11 legitimized an era of American global expansionist policymaking since 2001, the Ukraine crisis of 2022 might well signal the end of unipolarity once and for […]
Source link Riskier sexual behavior post-pandemic has been named as one of the reasons by a health agency Europe has seen a “troubling” rise in the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), an EU agency has warned. The Annual Epidemiological Report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on […]
Source link Russian pipeline gas supply to the EU jumped by 41% last month on an annual basis, amounting to 2.52 billion cubic meters (bcm), the newspaper Vedomosti reported on Wednesday. According to the newspaper’s analysis of Gazprom data, gas transit via Ukraine to EU countries and Moldova (since Gazprom does not provide separate data […]
Source link Counterfeit notes worth over €5 million were discovered last year, according to the Bundesbank The number of fake euro banknotes in circulation in Germany increased sharply last year compared to previous years, the country’s central bank revealed this week. Police, retailers, and banks in Germany discovered almost 56,600 counterfeit notes in 2023 with […]
Source link National day saw widespread protests as the elites’ agenda stoked a furious backlash Last week, on January 26th, Australians celebrated Australia Day – the country’s national day, akin to July 4th in America or Bastille Day in France. Australians are not as overtly patriotic as the Americans or the French, and usually celebrate […]
Source link Olaf Scholz said ongoing mass public protests against extreme-right political parties “makes our democracy strong” German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday warned of a rise in extreme-right sentiment in his country, some 79 years to the day after the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp by Soviet forces on January 27, 1945. In […]
Source link The former president secured a record margin of victory in Iowa’s Republican caucus on Monday Shares in companies linked to former US President Donald Trump surged after his first victory in the campaign to reclaim the White House, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. On Monday, Trump decisively beat his chief rivals, Ron DeSantis, the […]
Source link The total income of self-employed people in Russia has soared since 2019, with the number of people working as their own boss increasing by 39% last year alone, Vedomosti reported on Tuesday, citing a Federal Tax Service official. From 2019, when the option for self-employment was introduced in the country, to the beginning […]
Source link Experts attribute the uptick to a number of factors, including the pandemic and geopolitical tensions Russia’s federal statistics agency Rosstat has reported the first rise in the number of alcoholism cases nationwide in over a decade. The spike may have been caused by stress stemming from the pandemic, as well as “intensifying geopolitical […]
Source link Houthi attacks from Yemen on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf have generated major disruption across key shipping artery The cost of transporting cargo through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, a major waterway for global shipping, have surged over 300% since November, amid Houthi attacks on commercial vessels thought […]
Source link Authorities are urging the population to make the reports in a bid to de-Russify the country Complaints about the use of the Russian language in Ukraine increased 30% last year, as the country’s authorities encourage the population to report such cases in a bid to protect Ukraine from Russian influence. According to the […]
Source link Washington’s desperate attempts to curb Beijing’s high-tech development are hurting American allies more than the Chinese By Timur Fomenko, political analyst For years now, the US has been strongarming the Netherlands into accepting technology restrictions on the export of advanced lithography machines to China. These machines, produced by the Dutch firm ASML, use lasers […]
Source link Only 62% of Americans believe the president was legitimately elected, a new survey has shown Only about six in ten Americans believe that Joe Biden was fairly elected as president in 2020, indicating declining voter confidence in his legitimacy as he seeks reelection this year, a new Washington Post poll has shown. The […]
Source link There is significant enthusiasm for a new transport link between Russia and India, Moscow’s top diplomat has said A decline in Western economic clout means it is natural for emerging economic powers to develop new trade infrastructure to meet their growing needs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The diplomat was speaking […]