Annual inflation in Germany accelerated to 7.9% in May, final estimates from the country’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) show. In May alone, consumer prices rose by 0.9%, after jumping 0.8% in April. According to the agency’s press release on Tuesday, it’s the largest inflationary spike to hit Europe’s largest economy …
Read More »German inflation nears 50-year high
The German statistics office Destatis has reported another jump in inflation in May as food and energy prices continue to climb. Annual inflation in Europe’s top economy has reached 7.9%, the highest level since the 1973 oil crisis. The surge comes amid the conflict in Ukraine and the unprecedented sanctions …
Read More »Elon Musk nears human testing of brain chip
Neuralink, the US neurotechnology firm co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has begun recruiting key employees to run its clinical trials, signaling that it’s inching closer to starting human testing of its brain implants. The company has posted advertisements to hire a clinical trial director and a clinical trial coordinator. …
Read More »As Nord Stream 2 nears completion, Germany’s Merkel to make farewell Russia & Ukraine visits next week – will meet Putin, Zelensky
In a statement issued on Friday, the Kremlin said the summit between the two leaders would go ahead on 20 August, and that a number of international and regional issues would be up for discussion. A German cabinet spokesperson confirmed that Merkel would visit Moscow before then traveling to Ukraine …
Read More »Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain
Anders Tegnell said on Friday that there was “a lot we do not know” about Delta and cautioned against drawing “far-reaching conclusions” about the coronavirus strain. He noted that the variant had been circulating in Sweden “for quite some time” with little effect, particularly in high-risk settings such as nursing …
Read More »As troop withdrawal nears, police say militias aim to blow up Capitol, ‘kill as many members as possible’ during Biden’s SOTU
“We know that members of the militia groups that were present on January 6 have stated their desire that they want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible with a direct nexus to the State of the Union,” acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman said …
Read More »Hurricane Maria nears Dominican Republic
20 Sep hurricane Maria made landfall on the coast of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Powerful hurricane Maria, passing through the territory of Puerto Rico, close to the Dominican Republic. According to the Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosell on the island because of bad weather killed one person. …
Read More »The race for the “Golden boot”: Messi nears Cavani
Lionel Messi recently became the leader in the standings of the Golden boot, and in a rating of the best scorers in the top clubs of the continent only behind Edinson Cavani. Last week the leader of “Barcelona” has twice netted “salty” and one goal reduced the gap from Edinson …
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