On May 12, the head of Switzerland’s federal intelligence service (Nachrichtendienst des Bundes, NDB), Jean-Philippe Gaudin, announced his resignation. Local media reports say Gaudin’s departure stems from a falling-out with Defense Minister Viola Amherd over his handling of the Crypto AG scandal – namely, he failed to inform her about …
Read More »‘We turned essential services into a casino,’ energy market expert tells Max Keiser after Texas power-grid failure
The Texas energy market is largely not under federal oversight and relies entirely on market forces to have an impact on energy companies’ and power plants’ behavior, the analyst said, on the latest episode of RT’s Keiser Report. “This complete failure to have any sort of regulations or mandates tied …
Read More »Myanmar’s state TV goes off air over ‘communication problems’, phone & Internet services limited amid apparent coup
State-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported early Monday morning local time that it could not stick to its regular programming schedule due to ongoing and unspecified “communication difficulties.” This came shortly after spokesman for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party announced that she and a number of other …
Read More »Flights grounded, 911 services down amid widespread communications outages after blast damages AT&T building in Nashville
The telecom giant declined to say how widespread outages were, but confirmed that one of its buildings, housing telephone exchange network equipment, was “affected” by the explosion, causing “some” service interruptions. “We are in contact with law enforcement & working as quickly as possible to restore service for some customers …
Read More »Google services back online after global outages of Gmail, YouTube & others prompt panic
The outage affected Gmail, YouTube, Google My Business, Google AdSense, Google AdWords and other services, according to complaints. The names of the mail service and the video platform operated by the tech giant trended on Twitter as people rushed to share their frustration and surprise. People trying to access the …
Read More »Non-essential services shut, no drinking in public & no fireworks: Germany rolls out tougher Covid-19 rules
The new rules will take effect on December 16 and last until January 10. All non-essential shops and services, like hair salons, will be shuttered. Schools are urged to send students home and continue lessons online, while employers are asked to allow workers to work remotely. Daycare centers will also …
Read More »The salary of Russians has collapsed: the fall does not stop. The services sector suffered the most
Real wages in Russia in April decreased by 2% in annual terms, follows from the data of Rosstat. Seems to be not so much, but statistics take into account only the official data. Earnings of workers in the informal sector fell much more. Businesses take time to Supplement sagging budgets …
Read More »The salary of Russians has collapsed: the fall does not stop. The services sector suffered the most
Real wages in Russia in April decreased by 2% in annual terms, follows from the data of Rosstat. Seems to be not so much, but statistics take into account only the official data. Earnings of workers in the informal sector fell much more. Businesses take time to Supplement sagging budgets …
Read More »The Russians because of the coronavirus have become worse to pay for utility services
Payments for utility services in the whole country decreased by 7-10% in may-June in connection with the epidemiological situation of coronavirus, said the Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin. “We see that while the people were in isolation – payments was bad. In the whole country the fall of …
Read More »COVID-19 will leave Russia with debts on housing and communal services
The non-payment for communal services grew by 20-30% in comparison with the data for February, said the expert of the Public chamber of Russia Svetlana Razvorotneva. The withdrawal of the Russians left without work and without money. The government abolished for the period entered in the country restrictions fines and …
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