This is a 9.6% decrease compared to last year, according to the regulator. At the end of the first half of 2020, the indicator stood at $31.2 billion. The CBR explained that “investments of other sectors in foreign assets with a slight decrease in external liabilities” contributed to the change. …
Read More »Who’s in charge? Most Americans, including nearly a third of Democrats, don’t think Biden’s fulfilling duties of president – poll
With about 7% responding as ‘not sure,’ only 36% of Americans believe their president is actually performing the full role of his office, according to the poll, which was conducted between June 23 and 25 in partnership with the Convention of States Action. Just 59% of Democrats think that Biden …
Read More »Oakland violence prevention chief and camera crew nearly robbed at gunpoint after police warn crime is ‘out of control’
The two suspects approached the television crew as they were conducting an interview with the violence prevention chief, Guillermo Cespedes, outside City Hall on Monday morning. A scuffle ensued after the two attempted to steal the crew’s camera. An armed security guard eventually stepped in and the suspects fled. There …
Read More »In just 5,000 posts the secretive QAnon’s ‘storm’ nearly brought down a US president, while it’s gone dark for now, what’s next?
It was after my youngest daughter, a TikTok devotee, kept asking if I’d seen the video of al the young children being rescued from slavery thanks to Donald Trump that I realised the social media storm created by QAnon had landed on our doorstep. The videos she had come across …
Read More »Russia-China trade turnover soars nearly 25% since beginning of 2021
According to the data, the total volume of trade between the two countries during the period amounted to $50.65 billion, marking year-on-year growth of 23.6%. In May alone, Russia-China trade turnover reached $10.449 billion. Exports of Chinese goods to Russia increased by 35.3% to $22.921 billion, while imports of Russian …
Read More »Missed delivery: Why does Amazon, the company that sells nearly everything, nearly everywhere, do next to no business in Russia?
On paper, Russia is a colossal opportunity for the US retailer. With a population of 145 million people, estimates suggest the nation has more domestic internet users than Amazon’s second-largest market, Germany. On Thursday, a new report showed that last year saw explosive growth in the country’s e-commerce market, with $37 …
Read More »Biden says Nord Stream 2 sanctions waived because pipeline nearly done & fighting it now would be ‘counterproductive’ with allies
“I had been opposed to Nord Stream 2 from the beginning, but it was almost completed by the time I took office,” Joe Biden told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. “To go ahead and impose sanctions now, I think is counterproductive in terms of our European relations.” The …
Read More »They’re back: Undeterred revelers return to Huntington Beach after nearly 150 arrested at weekend TikTok party (VIDEO)
Footage posted to social media shows a crowd dancing to loud music on Sunday night, apparently undeterred by the mayhem that occurred just one evening prior. Police were later deployed to the area, according to an eyewitness report. In a tweet, the Huntington Police said they had stepped up their …
Read More »National Guard leaves US Capitol grounds after nearly 5-month deployment, Capitol to remain closed to public
The troops will began their full withdrawal from the Capitol grounds on Sunday, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who is leading review of the Capitol security, confirmed to CBS’s Face the Nation in an interview aired on Sunday. The troops are heading home after the Capitol Police, despite reports of …
Read More »Judge orders Georgia county to unseal nearly 150k ballots for FOURTH recount after lawsuit claims fraud in 2020 presidential race
In a Friday ruling, Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said election officials in Fulton County – Georgia’s most populous county, which includes Atlanta – must make plans to unseal 147,000 ballots, saying the exact process would be determined at a later hearing, according to the Washington Post. “We will continue …
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