Benchmark Brent rose 3.38% to $64.86 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil grew 3.87% to trade at $61.45 a barrel as of 8:40am GMT. Under Thursday’s deal, the alliance of the world’s top crude producers agreed to ease production curbs by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) in …
Read More »To boldly go: Russia & China increase cooperation in space, agree to jointly build scientific research station on Moon
While Russia has a long history of space exploration, China has only recently begun to make exploring the cosmos one of its priorities. On Tuesday, Dmitry Rogozin, the CEO of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Kejian put pen to paper on a bilateral memorandum of …
Read More »South Korea agrees to ‘meaningful increase’ in payouts for the privilege of hosting 28,500 US troops
Seoul currently pays Washington roughly $920 million a year for hosting some 28,500 American personnel on its soil, but back in 2019 Trump demanded an increase of annual payouts to $5 billion. With a new commander-in-chief in the White House, Washington moved to soothe disagreements with its military allies, under …
Read More »Catalan independence supporters increase majority in local parliament, plan to form government
The three pro-independence parties have increased their majority by four seats. They now hold 74 of the 135 of the seats in the Catalan parliament, which is more than enough to form a government. The Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Together for Catalonia (JxCat), and the Popular Unity Candidacy, which …
Read More »Iran’s Navy unveils 340 new missile firing speedboats as Tehran looks to increase influence in the Persian Gulf
“Today, marine vessels which cruise at 90nots/h will be unveiled… God willing, we will go toward (building) speed vessels with 100knots/h speed,” Rear Admiral Tangsiri told reporters on Monday ahead of a ceremony to inaugurate 340 navy speedboats in the port city of Bandar Abbas. “Iran has several times sent …
Read More »US murder rate saw historic increase during Covid-19 pandemic, making 2020 a year with ‘no modern precedent’ – report
Homicide rates jumped by 30 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the report from the National Commission of COVID-19 and Criminal Justice (NCCCJ). That’s more than 1,200 additional murders on top of the 2019 total. Of the 34 cities examined in the report, 29 of them saw rises in …
Read More »Russians warned of a likely increase in the price of delivery of goods
In Russia delivery of goods from stores could grow by half, to an average of 600 rubles, due to new Sanitary services to the population. According to the draft document that is already on the approval of the CPS, will not be allowed to carry household chemicals in cars, delivering …
Read More »In Russia proposed to increase unemployment benefits
Unemployment in Russia should amount to at least living wage in the region, and the maximum payment — to reach the average wage. This position was formulated in the Federation of independent trade unions of Russia (FNPR), sending a letter to the Russian tripartite Commission on regulation socially-labour relations. If …
Read More »What I think about Putin’s decision to increase the personal income tax
What I think about Putin’s decision to increase the personal income tax from 13 percent to 15 percent, and to give money to sick children 23 Jun 2020. The President’s statement. Photo Yandex.Pictures. In the head all night vtemyashilos the idea that: The mountain gave birth to mouse. That …
Read More »The eagle predicted increase in the number of cases COVID-19 after the vote
“What about the lifting of restrictions could there be? We grow, plateau will not be” Chief infectionist of the eagle predicted increase in the number of cases COVID-19 after the vote on the Constitution The eagle was one of the many Russian cities that refused to spend 24 Jun Victory …
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