Kiev has no choice but to fight to re-establish the country’s 1991 borders, because the world failed to guarantee its security and Ukraine is alone in paying the price of the conflict, President Vladimir Zelensky has said in an interview published on Thursday. The Economist spoke with Zelensky on December …
Read More »Americans paying record prices at the pump
US gasoline prices have been setting all-time highs on a daily basis over the past two weeks, according to American Automobile Association (AAA) data. The national average hit a record $4.523 per gallon (3.785 liters) on Tuesday, with every US state now averaging more than $4. California’s state average for …
Read More »Secret Service paying $30k per month for Hunter Biden security – media
The agency tasked with protecting US presidents and their families is shelling out $30,000 each month to guard Hunter Biden, ABC reported, noting that the Secret Service is paying for an expensive home in Malibu in order to be close to him. For nearly a year, the service has spent …
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Read More »Estonia proposes not paying Russia for oil & gas
Estonia has suggested that the money Europe is set to pay Russia for its energy supplies should be used to rebuild Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. “In order to make an immediate impact and make Russia pay for what has been done in Ukraine”, the payments for …
Read More »The world’s poor are paying with their unvaccinated lives to further the interests of Western governments and Big Pharma
Since the time of Hippocrates, the essential characteristic of a ‘pandemic’ has been universality, that it can infect all populations (from the Greek pan – ‘all’, and demos – ‘the people’). Corollary, preventive, protective, and immunological measures should be distributed across all the populations of the world – which indicates that all …
Read More »Paying more for household bills? Blame Russia’s meddling in gas markets, Western commentators say, even if the facts don’t hold up
According to the pundits, consumers are set to pay more for household bills because of foul play from Moscow. Against the backdrop of Europe’s dependence on gas imports, Russia is said to be playing politics at the pumping stations and making energy supplies scarce. Clearly this isn’t just about the …
Read More »Sex beast billionarie Epstein’s victims’ fund closes after paying $121mn to about 140 people – Is money what justice is all about?
Money is the answer to many things but, as the final claims are made from the Victims’ Compensation Program set up to reach financial settlements with the victims of sex beast Jeffrey Epstein, who died two years ago this week, you have to wonder whether the $121 million paid out …
Read More »Will mask-wearing and social distancing rules be like paying taxes, a burden reserved for the ‘little people’?
Here’s a question one should never be expected to contemplate during the peak of pandemic: Should a former (two-term) US president be expected to cancel his birthday plans that include a long guest list of celebrities and servants? As Democratic leaders are reintroducing mask mandates across the country, while contemplating …
Read More »Tyson Fury takes shot at Lewis Hamilton for ‘not paying taxes in the UK’ as boxing champ moans about lack of award recognition
Fury, the undefeated WBC heavyweight champion of the world, has won every major title available to a fighter in the sport’s most high-profile weight class, but says that he is yet to receive the type of recognition he feels his efforts in the ring have deserved in the UK. The …
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