Month: September 2022
Eurozone Inflation a ‘Grave Concern,’ Jumps to Record 10%
FRANKFURT, Germany — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe’s major economies as higher prices
Read MoreRussian Attack Kills at Least 25 in Ukraine, Ahead of Kremlin Annexation
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets and suicide drones, with one strike reported to have killed 25 people, as it moved Friday to annex Ukrainian territory into Russia and put it under the protection of Moscow’s
Read MoreNord Stream Pipeline Releasing Large Amounts of Greenhouse Gas
The Danish Energy Agency said that 778 million cubic meters of natural gas could escape from the leaks, according to an initial estimate based on the worst-case scenario.
Read More‘Danger to the regime?’ Russia faces ethnic minority anti-mobilization protests
Russia is seeing a wave of demonstrations in areas with high ethnic minority populations against President Vladimir Putin’s call for “partial mobilization”. Analysts say this approach is undermining the Kremlin’s legitimacy among these groups and is likely to give Russia
Read MoreIran protests over Mahsa Amini death enter third week
A protest movement in Iran over the death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini entered its third week Friday, in defiance of an intensifying crackdown that rights activists say has cost at least 83 lives. The women-led protests erupted
Read MoreConfused by the New Mortgage Gimmicks? Here’s a Guide.
Mortgage lenders are offering incentives to borrowers, hoping to lure them even as rates soar. It’s up to consumers to sort it all out.
Read More‘Democracy on the ballot’ as Brazil holds divisive vote
After a polarizing campaign, Brazil votes for its next president Sunday in a combative heavyweight bout threatening to test its young democracy: far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro versus leftist former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, the charismatic but tarnished
Read MoreEU Approve Sweeping Energy-Market Intervention
European energy ministers approved the main tenets of the plan to counter Moscow’s efforts to deprive the continent of natural gas and hobble its economy, diplomats said.
Read MoreRussian missile strike on humanitarian convoy kills 25 – as Putin faces defeat in key city
A Russian missile strike has hit a humanitarian convoy in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing 25 people and injuring dozens more.
Read MoreTrump threatened to go after Maggie Haberman’s phone records – Axios
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