Economice

CFR anunţă că perioada de gratuitate a biletelor ”Help Ukraine” a fost prelungită pe teritoriul României

”Perioada de gratuitate a biletelor ”Help Ukraine” a fost prelungită pe teritoriul României şi pe relaţia cu Ungaria până la finalul lunii mai. Persoanele refugiate din Ucraina, călătoresc gratuit pe teritoriul României cu CFR Călători”, a transis sâmbătă, CFR, într-un comunicat de presă. Sursa citată a precizat că biletul va fi emis numai pentru călătorii […]

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Australia invites international backpackers to help ease workforce shortage

The country suffers from a labor shortage caused by unprecedented nationwide Omicron outbreak Australia on Wednesday issued an invitation to international backpackers and students, seeking to reinforce its failing workforce as an Omicron outbreak leads to record high levels of deaths and hospitalizations, straining the country’s healthcare system. During a televised press conference, Prime Minister […]

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Psychoactive drug could help troops with PTSD, UK general says

The recreational drug ecstasy may have potential benefits in treating traumatized troops Britain’s former Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter has drawn public attention to the possible treatment of severe PTSD with the psychoactive drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy and currently outlawed in the UK. With British trials of ecstasy-assisted therapy […]

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France wants EU help in handling UK

The European Union should take measures against the UK in case the dialogue on fishing rights between Paris and London brings “no fruits” by the December 10 deadline, French minister Clement Beaune said. Admitting that “there are tensions and difficulties, and it is normal,” Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said that French […]

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WATCH Massive Polish march that used loophole to bypass Covid ban with GOVERNMENT help

Thousands of people took part in the Independence Day march in Warsaw, after Poland’s nationalist government found a loophole that allowed the event, even though a court earlier declared it illegal due to Covid-19 restrictions. The right-wing demonstrators, dressed mainly in black, flooded central streets of the Polish capital on Thursday, carrying red-and-white national flags, […]

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US commitment to help Taiwan’s self-defense is ‘rock solid’, de-facto ambassador claims, despite Beijing’s warning to stop contact

The US remains committed to help Taiwan defend itself, Washington’s de-facto ambassador to the island has said, a day after China called on the Americans to refrain from any military contact with Taipei. “The United States has a commitment to help Taiwan provide for its self-defense, and that’s part of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). […]

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Pegasus creator NSO Group wants to help UN regulate the spyware industry – reports

Offering to be a “constructive participant,” Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group has reportedly voiced “strong support” for the creation of a global framework to regulate powerful spyware like its own scandal-hit Pegasus program. In a letter to the United Nations, dated September 30, the company – which is mired in a multi-national spying controversy – […]

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Three Eyes… against China? Biden says US & UK to help Australia build ‘conventionally armed’ NUCLEAR submarines

The US, UK and Australia have announced a new military initiative, dedicated to a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” The first step of the alliance that appears aimed against China is to provide Canberra with nuclear submarines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison joined US President Joe Biden in a virtual […]

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Lebanon to receive $1.1bn from IMF reserve to help its struggling economy after forming government following 13-month deadlock

The Lebanese government has said it will receive $1.135 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights as the newly formed government tries to tackle the worst economic collapse in decades. On Monday, Lebanon’s Finance Ministry said in a statement that the central bank would be receiving $1.135 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) […]