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The average asking price of an old three-room apartment in Bucharest stood at EUR135,923 in November 2025, an increase of 0.7% or EUR1,000 in October.

Знаток назвал 5 бюджетных способов, как утеплить свое жилье и уменьшить расходы на отопление. Есть идеи, которые стоят "копейки", однако могут сэкономить немалую часть семейного бюджета.

Payments giant Western Union is launching a “stable card” aimed at users in countries suffering from high inflation.

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations and its partners on Monday launched their 2026 global humanitarian appeal, with $64.9 million specifically earmarked to support 1.9m vulnerable people in Pakistan as part of the $33bn plan aimed at saving lives threatened by wars, climate disasters, epidemics, earthquakes and crop failures worldwide. The humanitarian appeals’ immediate priority is to save 87 million lives with $23bn in funding, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said. Ultimately, in 2026, the aim is to raise a total of $33bn to support 135m people through 23 country operations and six plans for refugees and migrants. The appeal, titled ‘2026 Response Plan’ earmarks $64.9m to provide assistance to 1.9m people in Pakist­­an. The aim of the appeal, called ‘Life by Life’, is to reach 135m in 50 countries in 2026, the UN agency said. UNOCHA noted that in 2025, 98m people received help despite funding cuts and attacks on aid workers. Occupied Palestinian Territory gets the largest individu...

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commi­ssion (HEC), in its detailed report submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), has endorsed Kara­chi University’s (KU) findings that the LLB degree of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri was obtained through unfair means. However, the HEC claimed, it had never verified Justice Jahangiri’s law degree at any stage, nor had the judge ever approached the commission for verification. The report was filed after a bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Mohammad Azam Khan directed the HEC to provide complete academic record of Justice Jahangiri in a case pertaining to his eligibility to hold judicial office. During the hearing, the court was requested to summon the original academic record directly from Karachi University, which had cancelled the LLB degree awarded to the judge though the university decision was later suspended by the Sindh High Court. Chief Justice Dogar obs­e­rved that the matter invo­lved a serious allegation and must be exa...

• Ayaz Sadiq feels dialogue the only way forward, says he is still ready to play his role • Barrister Gohar calls for defusing tensions, indicates all party lawmakers will resign if ‘minus-one formula’ is implemented ISLAMABAD: With the main opposition PTI threatening to boycott parliamentary proceedings if the government continued to push it against the wall, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday reiterated his offer to mediate between the government and the party. Responding to the points raised by PTI interim Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the NA speaker noted that dialogue was the only way forward. He asked the opposition to consult on his offer and said he would also make a request to the government. “What can be achieved by criticising the institutions. The army not only defends the borders but also fights terrorism in the country,” Mr Sadiq rema­rked. He added that while his previous efforts to resolve issu­es between the between government and the opposition had not succeeded, he w...

Мирное предложение США стало еще хуже для Украины после того, как советники президента США Дональда Трампа Стив Уиткофф и Джаред Кушнер провели 2 декабря пятичасовую встречу с главой Кремля Владимиром Путиным.

An online romance led a Bay Area woman to drain her retirement accounts, only for an AI assistant to later warn her it was a scam.

THE Sindh government has announced that the Premarital and Marital Counselling Bill is in the works, an important attempt to address a long-ignored public health gap. At a press briefing last week, provincial ministers said the bill would make counselling mandatory before a marriage is registered. Couples would receive guidance on family planning, reproductive health, mental well-being, newborn care and basic communication within marriage. These are simple goals, yet their absence has cost women and families far too much. Pakistan’s maternal health indicators remain among the worst in the region. Many women face repeated, closely spaced pregnancies because they lack information or support. Others undergo multiple C-sections without understanding the risks. Unsafe abortions continue because access to reliable contraceptive advice is scarce. Too many women still do not know how to protect themselves or their babies, and too many couples make life-altering decisions without proper knowledge. The proposed bill se...

Parfeniuk по образованию актер, однако по специальности он не работал, ведь его больше привлекает музыка. Однако недавно Илья решил испытать свои актерские способности. Он снялся в фильме "Корпорат", где сыграл небольшую роль.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Jonathan Gould says crypto companies should have a path to supervision in the banking system, which can evolve to embrace blockchain. Crypto companies seeking a US federal bank charter should be treated no differently than other financial institutions, says Jonathan Gould, the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Gould told a blockchain conference on Monday that some new charter applicants in the digital or fintech spaces could be seen as offering novel activities for a national trust bank, but noted “custody and safekeeping services have been happening electronically for decades.” “There is simply no justification for considering digital assets differently,” he added. “Additionally, it is important that we do not confine banks, including current national trust banks, to the technologies or businesses of the past.” Read more

Hashkey's filing shows its push to anchor institutional crypto infrastructure in Hong Kong as the city bolsters its digital assets oversight.

Talkshowhost Jimmy Kimmel blijft voorlopig bij televisiezender ABC. Het contract van Kimmel, dat zou aflopen in mei 2026, is met een jaar verlengd. De talkshow Jimmy Kimmel Live! werd in september nog tijdelijk van de buis gehaald na opmerkingen van de komiek over de moord op de conservatieve activist Charlie Kirk.

The pilot program allows futures commission merchants to accept Bitcoin, Ether and USDC for margin collateral, provided strict reporting criteria are followed. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued updated guidance for tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, paving the way for a pilot program to test how cryptocurrencies can be used as collateral in derivatives markets. Collateral in derivatives markets serves as a security deposit, acting as a guarantee to ensure that a trader can cover any potential losses.  The digital asset pilot, announced by CFTC acting chairman Caroline Pham on Monday, will allow futures commission merchants (FCM) — a company that facilitates futures trades for clients — to accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Circle’s stablecoin USDC (USDC) for margin collateral. Read more

While crypto offers banks an opportunity to generate new sources of revenue, Fitch warns it could bring risks that could lead to rating revisions. International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has warned that it may reassess US banks with “significant” cryptocurrency exposure negatively.  In a report posted on Sunday, Fitch Ratings argued that while crypto integrations can boost fees, yields and efficiency, they also pose “reputational, liquidity, operational and compliance” risks for banks.  “Stablecoin issuance, deposit tokenization and blockchain technology use give banks opportunities to improve customer service. They also let banks leverage blockchain speed and efficiency in areas such as payments and smart contracts,” Fitch said, adding:  Read more

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The two largest crypto treasury companies, Bitcoin-focused Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and Ethereum-heavy BitMine, executed significant expansions of their digital asset treasuries this week despite their falling premium. On Dec. 8, Strategy revealed that it acquired 10,624 BTC last week for $962.7 million, its largest weekly outlay since July. This purchase effectively ignored the broader signal […] The post The “infinite money glitch” fueling Strategy and BitMine has evaporated, forcing a desperate pivot to survive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

• Allows Islamabad to draw $1bn under EFF and $200m under RSF after successful review • Says country maintained stability despite severe floods and a difficult global environment • Calls for continuing tight monetary policy, strengthening tax base, improving governance, focusing on SOE reforms and privatisation WASHINGTON: The Internat­ional Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a fresh disbursement of around $1.2 billion to Pakistan under its dual-track bailout — the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the climate-focused Res­i­l­ience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The decision came on Monday, after the IMF Exec­utive Board convened in Washington. The board’s statement highlighted that “Pakistan’s strong programme implementation, despite the recent devastating floods, has maintained stability and improved financing and external conditions”. It stressed that the country’s policy priorities remain centred on maintaining macroeconomic stability and advancing reforms to strengthen public finances, enhance ...