Новости за 25.07.2022

Executed include democracy figure, former lawmaker and hip-hop artist

The Bollywood Burner is back and more masochistic than ever. But how hot is too hot?

Cool off this summer in one of the delightful lidos and lakes in and around the German financial hub — which also boasts a ‘Baywatch tribute act’

US central bank is weighing how to recalibrate tightening strategy amid growing recession risk

At least 9mn Syrians now fall under the responsibility of Ankara, offering it a bridgehead to fight Kurdish forces

Historically cheap pricing is not enough given the macro headwinds

Prices for key fuel delivered in 2023 and 2024 are sitting near record levels

The demand for swap contracts to short Chinese stocks means synthetic ETFs have outperformed

$55mn raised by genome specialist Replay comes amid wider interest among large investors

Currency’s surge to highest level in 20 years is taking a toll on businesses with global operations

Paxlovid dominates antiviral treatment market but weak demand could cause supply glut, health data group Airfinity says

Business leaders wary of taking positions on contentious issues should look at their wider political strategy

Mega-deal went from dream ticket to a symbol of the excesses of cheap-money era

Rising prices of critical components casts shadow over 5G rollout and development of data centres

The president threatens to declare a national climate emergency to circumvent Congress and build more dependency on green energy.

August 2022 By Susan Cornell Hear Ye! The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex, Connecticut, rang with sea chanteys as the first Connecticut Sea Music Festival presented concerts, workshops, a Symposium on the “Music of the Sea” and demonstrations of sailor skills. But fear not should you suffer from FOMO.Read More

At least three people have been injured this Saturday after a gunman fired from a car at several people attending a funeral in Roseland, in the city of Chicago, United States. Chicago Police and witnesses have reported that the shots were heard around 14.30 hours (20.30 Spanish peninsular time), at the time when the family […]

How did an anonymous anti-semitic account turn a years-old headline into a meme for the Far Right?

August, 2022 By Christopher Birch The boat was a 1971 Tartan 30, and the previous owner turned her over to me broom clean. Every storage locker and shelf space in the cabin was bare. She was as empty as a frat house keg at dawn. She carried zero cooking equipmentRead More

The strong US dollar wipes billions from US businesses with global operations

August 2022 By David Roper This is a continuation from the July issue of an excerpt from Dave’s upcoming book “The Ghosts of Gadus Island” August 1985 Fog, Gadus Island After a breakfast of corned beef hash and eggs, Sophie climbed a couple steps on the ladder and poked herRead More

Tools, phones, wallets and various gear all go splash at some point. If you want them back, you're gonna need a diver.

The Clark County School District now plans to keep its top students from being too successful.

I have been asked to join my fellow panelists in speaking about U.S. interests in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. For some reason, our government has never been able to articulate these interests, but, judging by the fiscal priority Americans have assigned to these three countries in this century, they must be immense – almost transcendent. … Continue reading "Ready, Fire, Aim: US Interests in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria"

August 2022 By Ali Wisch Fabre “There is nothing permanent except change.” -Heraclitus As I write this, I’m sitting in my favorite giant palm tree towel. My hair, in a messy natural bun atop my head, smells like coconuts. In the distance, I hear a faint sound, like that ofRead More