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EU members who rejected gas plan named – media

Poland and Hungary have refused to support the EU’s plan to cut gas consumption by 15%, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing a document published by the Czech Republic, which currently chairs negotiations within the bloc. EU countries last week agreed on a plan to reduce gas usage in order to fill …

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‘Instigator of war’ in Ukraine named by Hungary’s Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has listed billionaire financier George Soros among the “instigators of war” in Ukraine. In an interview with Kossuth radio on Friday, Orban said that only peace would curb inflation and save the economy from further shocks, but admitted that Ukraine had “the right to defend …

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Ruble named world’s best-performing currency

The Russian ruble has eclipsed 31 major currencies in growth since the start of 2022, becoming the globe’s best-performing currency, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. According to the publication, the ruble has strengthened against the US dollar by more than 11% since the beginning of the year. On the international currency …

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Criteria for foreign fighters in Ukraine named

Foreigners who want to volunteer on the front lines in Ukraine should not show up in the country if they have not had previous training and real “live combat experience,” the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine (ILDU) has warned. Speaking to Canadian news channel CTV News on Saturday, …

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Anne Frank betrayal suspect named

One of the remaining mysteries from the Second World War may have been solved after an international team of investigators revealed the name of the person who “very likely” betrayed young Jewish diarist Anne Frank. The research group, which included historians, criminologists, psychologists, a handwriting expert and even a retired …

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‘One of the best’ fossil finds named

Paleontologists in the UK have unearthed the fossils of a giant prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ known as an ichthyosaur. The 32-foot (9.8-meter) skeleton is thought to be the largest and most complete set of fossils found in the country. The specimen, which was found at the bottom of a reservoir last year, …

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Top 5 new Russian export weapons named

Russia’s state arms exporter named its top five new weapons, citing the attention they’ve got on the international market. The weapons range from assault rifles to an upcoming 5th-generation fighter jet, and sophisticated drones. The list of the hottest Russian-made weapons, as seen by the state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport, was …

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New Omicron symptoms named

While the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can cause the classic symptoms of Covid-19 ​​– fever, persistent headaches, and a loss of smell or taste, it can also cause the symptoms of a traditional cold. The five most common symptoms logged in Britain’s ZOE Covid tracking app are indistinguishable from …

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Worst company of the year named

More than 1,500 respondents of an open-ended survey on Yahoo Finance on December 4 were given dozens of alternatives to choose from, but Facebook beat them all. It received 50% more votes as the year’s worst company than the second-place finisher, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Some respondents complained about Facebook’s …

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‘Clown and visionary’ named Time’s Person of the Year

With a net worth of $250 billion, Musk became the world’s richest person this year, the magazine pointed out in an article setting out the reasons for its choice. The 50-year-old’s rocket company, SpaceX, has beaten Boeing and all its other rivals to “own America’s spacefaring future,” it said, while …

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