Source link The Orenburg mayor has issued a warning amid mass evacuations, with the city of Orsk hit hardest by flooding Flood waters continue to rise in Orenburg in central Russia, Mayor Sergey Salmin has warned. The city of Orsk in the region, which borders Kazakhstan, has been the site of a major disaster over […]
Source link A new survey has found that half of US homeowners and renters are struggling to afford their housing payments Half of Americans are struggling to afford their rising housing costs, and the financial squeeze is so severe for many that over one in five skip meals to get by, a new poll has […]
Source link Tirana has reopened its former “Stalin City” air base to serve the Western military bloc’s aircraft Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has reopened a Soviet-era airfield, saying his country needs to provide another base of operations for NATO aircraft, despite having no military jets of its own. He said the move was needed […]
Source link Nearly 30% of total income went to 10% of the population last year, according to Rosstat Income disparity among the Russian population increased in 2023, according to the latest report on the social and economic situation in the country by Rosstat, the official statistics agency. Rosstat uses the Gini index, a measure of […]
Source link National polls held last week resulted in no party securing a clear majority. However, forming a government is not the key challenge Independent candidates linked to the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by former cricketer and prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan – who was jailed weeks before the elections, on charges which he claims […]
Source link The Russia-Ukraine conflict sent global wheat prices soaring, but the continent has been unable to increase its self-sufficiency, an article in The Guardian Nigeria claims Africa’s dependency on imports for food has been growing, a report by The Guardian Nigeria on Tuesday has claimed. The outlet cited Solomon Gizaw, the head of the […]
Source link The Chinese currency has topped the Japanese yen in international transactions, according to data The Chinese yuan has risen to become the fourth most active currency for global payments by value in November 2023, the latest transaction data compiled by global financial messaging service SWIFT has shown. According to the report issued this […]
Source link This year’s holiday meal will cost at least £4.14 per person, according to Good Housekeeping A traditional Christmas dinner could cost UK households 13% more than last year, as prices continue to rise sharply, according to Good Housekeeping magazine’s annual survey, cited by The Guardian. Shoppers will have to pay a minimum of […]
Source link Security services in Saxony claim the organization is “undoubtedly” pursuing an anti-constitutional agenda Authorities in the German region of Saxony have designated the local branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an extremist group. The move follows similar decisions in Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt, while the party is accused of being a […]
Source link A record number of businesses closed across the UK last year, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released this week. ONS data shows that the number of so-called ‘business deaths’ increased from 328,000 to 345,000 between 2021 and 2022. That led to an increase in the ‘death […]
Source link Russians should not be concerned that a pack of condoms in a pharmacy now costs $3, a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church has said, noting that traditional sexual morality is the best protection from disease and death. State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev made headlines on Tuesday, after complaining to the federal antitrust […]