The year’s highest-grossing movies globally –“The Batman” and “Top Gun: Maverick” have become unavailable in Russia. Legally, at least. Along with US motion picture companies, several West European studios also left Russia. However, within a year it became evident that they are more ...
Hundreds and thousands of skilled workers have left or fled the country, either to fight or find work elsewhere - estimates range from 0.4% to 1.4% of Russia's workforce. This is weighing on economic growth, with the country's central bank warning recently: "The capacity to expand production...
Up until the 19th century, chess players from different countries might have still used different pieces (in Russia, chess sets still had elephants) or played according to local "house rules," but the game became standardized when the first international chess competitions were held. In the 1850...
Garoua-Boulaï, Cameroon —Much of the bloodiest fighting since Russia launched its full-scaleinvasion of Ukrainehas been around the eastern city of Bakhmut, where thousands of ill-equipped Russian forceshave died on the front linessince the end of last year. Many of those fighters ha...
Money blog: Guinness maker gives update on shortage issue However, the government is concerned about this grey area, whereby goods may be sent to Russia via former Soviet satellite states in the Caucasus and central Asia. Image:A Moscow showroom showing at least one car for sale. ...
Telegram, which is one of the most popular messaging apps in Russia, does have a general“verified information” policy. The statement of this policy links toa postby its CEO, Pavel Durov, that says “spreading the truth will always be a more efficient strategy than engaging in censorship.”...
Before we look into the progress the experts have made in space farming, let's delve a little deeper into the obstacles they face. History of the ISS The U.S. had kicked around the idea of a space station ever since the Reagan administration. In 1993, the U.S. and Russia decided to...
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along with the large amounts of steel used across different sectors of its economy, any slowdown in the Chinese economy will have a major impact on the global steel industry. The 2024 slowdown in the Chinese economy has left them
Some monetary policy decisions may have the effect of currency devaluation. Reducing interest rates and quantitative easing (QE), are both examples. How Does Currency War Start? In the current era of floating exchange rates, currency values are determined primarily by market forces. However, curre...