Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. Three journalists, working for online outlets and a radio station, arrived in the Laboule 12 area on the day for …
Read More »Get ready to pay more for goods as container shipping costs skyrocket
According to grill maker Traeger, the company saw an 11.7% year-over-year increase in sales in its third quarter, as it recorded $162 million in revenues. However, its gross profit margin of 33.5% represented a steep decline from 45.3% in Q3 2020. “Bringing a 40-foot container from Asia to the US …
Read More »Russia is NOT manipulating gas market to drive up costs, European Commission says in response to claims Moscow plotted price rise
Speaking to Bulgarian broadcaster bTV on Friday, Frans Timmermans, the Commission’s deputy head, said, “Russia is fulfilling its gas supply contracts.” He added that “we have no reason to believe it is putting pressure on the market or manipulating it.” However, Timmermans went on to say that “the demand for …
Read More »British taxpayers footed £300,000 bill SO FAR for court costs in Julian Assange’s extradition saga – reports
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spent £150,000 ($205,100) on retaining barristers for Assange’s extradition hearing in January. It spent another £22,000 ($30,000) on expert witnesses and a further £5,000 ($6,800) on transcripts, according to a report by investigative news outlet Declassified UK, which cited documents obtained through Freedom of Information …
Read More »Traffic jam at Suez Canal sends global shipping costs soaring
The traffic jam has trapped freighters with goods and oil products worth over $10 billion, according to the latest estimates by Bloomberg. The agency added that the losses the global economy will eventually sustain are currently difficult to access. The cost of delivering a standard dry-cargo container with a total …
Read More »Moment of madness: ILLEGAL KNEE costs Petr Yan title as he is disqualified against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 (VIDEO)
Yan was ahead on two of the three scorecards in Las Vegas and was in the ascendency before a moment of madness as he caught Sterling with a knee as the American was on one knee on the canvas. A dazed Sterling was given time to recover but was ultimately …
Read More »Russian families increased weekly costs
The amount of the daily cost of a typical Russian family from 23 to 29 September continued to rise and reached 422 in 4 thousand roubles, it follows from the monitoring of “romira”. However, say the experts of the holding, during this period the average household spent on consumer goods …
Read More »Laptop Pinebook Pro costs as low-cost smartphone
Announced a new mobile computer Pinebook Pro, at a price comparable to a low-cost smartphone from Xiaomi. But it is full of laptops and SSD and good battery. However, there are no Windows, but it’s for the best – do not have to pay. According to reports, the new Pinebook …
Read More »Named share communal monthly costs of Ukrainians
In winter the share of utilities in monthly expenses of Ukrainians on average amounted to 13.7% or 1080 UAH. The state statistics service released data sample surveys of household living conditions of Ukraine in the fourth quarter of 2018. It is reported by the state statistics Committee. According to the …
Read More »How much it costs to rent for the holidays
Renting a house in Kiev is more expensive than at a ski resort. Most proposals rental housing for the new year holidays in Kiev and the region. Capital one-room apartment costs about 585 UAH. Two-more – 800 UAH. Cheapest in the capital – rent hostel – 120 UAH per day …
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