New Date for Biden-Scholz Meeting in Germany Revealed
US President Joe Biden plans to visit Germany next week and meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German newspaper Spiegel reports. The US leader is expected to visit Germany on October 18, which was postponed from October 12 due to Hurricane Milton. The politicians plan to discuss further actions in […]
Parents of quad bike children may be fined in CIS countries
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan has warned parents of quad bike children that they may be fined up to 1.875 million soums (15 thousand rubles) for failing to fulfill their responsibilities in raising them. At the same time, the child himself may be assigned a psychological examination. Such cases are a violation of […]
France Calls Medvedev’s Post a Defeat of NATO
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has smashed NATO with his words, said the leader of the French party “Patriots” Florian Philippot on the social network X. He drew attention to the post of the deputy chairman of the Security Council, where he criticized the financial policy of the West. Medvedev just […]
Russian regional authorities will spend about a billion rubles on New Year’s holidays
The authorities of the regions of Russia intend to spend about a billion budget rubles on the New Year holidays. This was reported by the Telegram channel Mash . The most expensive fir trees are planned to be installed in Krasnoyarsk Krai. In Tatyshev Park, they intend to install a fir tree for 16 million rubles, in Dudinka – […]
EU seeks way to provide aid to Ukraine bypassing Hungary’s position
The European Union ( EU ) is considering introducing voluntary contributions to finance military aid to Ukraine in order to circumvent Hungary’s position , which is against it, Euractiv reports , citing a senior European official. “The tranche has been blocked for a year and a half, and, frankly speaking, this undermines our political will to support Ukraine,” the agency’s source […]
Russians were told how much the cost of auto parts has increased
especially on body parts, headlights and glass for European brands. This is reported by Autonews.ru with reference to data from the insurance company Rosgosstrakh. According to a study conducted on the basis of calculating the price dynamics for cars insured under comprehensive insurance, the largest increase in the “accident basket” was recorded for BMW – 21%. It […]
The Central Bank reported on repeated complaints from companies about a shortage of workers
Many companies in Russia, against the backdrop of record low unemployment “in modern history,” are complaining about a shortage of employees. Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank (CB) Alexey Zabotkin reported this in an interview with blogger Igor Rybakov . Zabotkin noted that the current situation is not similar to what was observed during the pandemic, when there was a decline and […]
The Central Bank has paid off all its obligations to the IMF
Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Alexey Zabotkin stated that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is no longer accountable to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ). He said this in an interview with blogger Igor Rybakov . According to him, the “myth” about the Central Bank’s dependence on the IMF was widespread in the 1990s, when Russia received loans from […]
The results of the second stage of the buyback of blocked assets have become known
Following the results of the second stage of settlements for the redemption of blocked foreign securities (BFS), non-residents additionally redeemed assets for 2.54 billion rubles. This was reported by the organizer of the asset exchange, the Investment Chamber , TASS reports . As a result of the first exchange, which ended on August 13, 2024, the MBS were bought […]
Google Prevents US From Shutting Down Environmentally Harmful Coal Power Plant
The extension of the operation of a coal power plant in North Omaha ( USA ) due to the growing energy needs of Google and Meta (recognized as extremist in Russia and banned) data centers has put the achievements of local environmentalists at risk, The Washington Post (WP) reports . Residents of North Omaha, Nebraska, are facing challenges in improving their […]