The German state of Lower Saxony began vaccinating citizens against Covid-19 at the end of December, with priority given to the elderly and vulnerable. People over the age of 80 have been sent invitations urging them to make a vaccination appointment, but the state’s strict privacy laws have hampered this …
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A report published by media outlet openDemocracy claims that the UK government “sneaked through” the lucrative contract with Palantir, “a secretive artificial intelligence outfit founded by a Trump-backing billionaire… to avoid scrutiny or debate.” The outlet also questions whether necessary legal procedures were followed to award the contract. Palantir, an …
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The ongoing row between Australia and its largest trading partner, China, begs one simple question: since when did us Aussies become so thin-skinned? One offensive social media meme posted by a functionary of the Chinese government and the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has launched a ‘buy Aussie wine’ campaign in …
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Parents’ fears were raised after students came home from school earlier this month saying the new pupil, purportedly a boy from Gambia, looked far too old to be in their class, the Sun newspaper reported. The issue came to a head after teachers summoned the mother of a girl who …
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In one scene which spread like wildfire on Tuesday, a large group of white protesters can be seen crowding around the table of a white woman at a Washington DC restaurant and demanding that she raise her fist to comply. “Are you a Christian?” one activist repeatedly yells. Others yell …
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The great economic plans is an integral part of the twentieth. Although every time something prevented them to perform another project already in the writing. Attentive listeners the latest speech of the leader has noticed that it is not about the abolition of the “holidays”. Putin tired to do komidom. …
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The Bank of Russia in 2020 could increase the key rate to 7-7,5% from the current 6% due to accelerating inflation and rising inflation expectations amid the weakening of the ruble due to the decrease in oil prices, from moderately negative scenario presented in the review of the analytical Agency …
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The Union of alcohol producers have made a proposal to set a minimum price of vodka in retail at 233 rubles per half-liter bottle. A proposal was sent to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. As writes TASS with reference to the President of the Union Igor Kosarev, …
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The minimum wage (SMIC) from 1 January 2020 may reach 12 thousand 130 roubles. The project of the Ministry of labour published on the Federal portal of projects of normative legal acts. “To set a minimum wage from January 1, 2020 in the amount of 12 thousand 130 roubles a …
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The official rate of dollar established by Bank of Russia since August 21, increased by 17.5 cents to 66,7840 of the ruble. While the single European currency gained almost 3 pennies, and tomorrow it will 73,9766 of the ruble. On the eve of the regulator raised the dollar exchange rate …
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