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В России нарастает водочный кризис, вызванный повышением акцизов на алкоголь и ростом минимальных цен. Обращая на это внимание, экономист Виталий Шапран отмечает: российские власти играют с огнем. В их истории водочный вопрос всегда был определяющим и иногда сильно влиял на политику...

This piece was originally published on December 24, 2017. Sarwar Khan struggled to breathe as he opened his eyes in the suffocating darkness. Only a few hours earlier he had been at his desk in Islamabad finishing up an ordinary day’s work. Now the Ahmadi businessman was nailed inside a coffin, gasping for air. His captors had injected him with sedatives and were attempting to transport him out of the city in an ambulance, disguised as a corpse — but the dose was wearing off, giving way to Sarwar’s blood-curdling screams. As the kidnappers stopped to subdue their human freight, a taxi driver on the highway witnessed the suspicious activity and called the authorities. The police action that followed that day in February 2009 led to the capture of one of the most influential AlQaeda strategists and ideologues in the organisation’s history. Major Haroon Ashiq was arrested from the outskirts of Peshawar while trying to smuggle Sarwar Khan into the tribal areas. A former Special Services Group (SSG) commando, Haro...

Bitmain is slashing prices across older and newer ASIC models to clear inventory amid weak mining economics. The post Bitmain Slashes ASIC Prices Amid Mining Industry Downturn appeared first on Cryptonews.

В ночь на субботу, 27 декабря, На Запорожском направлении фронта во время выполнения боевого задания погиб командир и основатель Русского добровольческого корпуса (РДК) Денис Капустин, известный под позывным WhiteRex. Ему был 41 год.

Украинка Ирина Шуката, которая сейчас живет и работает в столице Чехии — Праге, рассказала о неприятной истории в своей жизни. На свадьбу женщины не пришло почти половина приглашенных гостей.

Minder mensen stappen over van zorgverzekering, meldt vergelijkingssite Zorgwijzer. Vermoedelijk komt dat door de premies die veelal gelijk blijven of zelfs licht dalen. Zorgwijzer ziet het aantal Nederlanders dat overstapt met ruim een kwart dalen ten opzichte van dezelfde periode vorig jaar.

A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days. The pumped-up tourists dismissed Australia for 132 soon after lunch in front of a bumper 92,045 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, following the 20 wickets that tumbled on day one. It left them chasing 175 to win, with Harry Brook unbeaten on 18 and Jamie Smith on three seeing them home for the loss of six wickets to huge roars from their travelling “Barmy Army” of fans. Jacob Bethell contributed 40 and Zak Crawley 37. “A good feeling, a tough tour up to now,” said England skipper Ben Stokes. “After the build-up to the Test, a lot thrown our way, to put in a performance on the back of all that, and beat a very good Australian team, a lot of credit has to go to players, staff and management for keeping the focus on cricket. “Very proud. We showed bravery and were courageous.” England crashed...

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Gepensioneerden willen pensioenfondsen die overstappen naar het nieuwe pensioenstelsel voor de rechter slepen. Ze eisen dat de fondsen geld uittrekken om de achterstallige indexatie te betalen.

Пара из США переехала в новый дом и решила поинтересоваться его историей и задуматься, какие воспоминания хранят его стены. Обнаруженный сюрприз в доме вызвал как у пары, так и у пользователей сети удивление.

JPMorgan has reportedly frozen accounts linked to Y Combinator–backed stablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo after flagging exposure to sanctioned jurisdictions. JPMorgan Chase has reportedly frozen bank accounts linked to two venture-backed stablecoin startups after identifying exposure to sanctioned and high-risk jurisdictions. The accounts belonged to BlindPay and Kontigo, two stablecoin startups backed by Y Combinator that primarily operate across Latin America, according to a report by The Information. Both companies accessed JPMorgan’s banking services through Checkbook, a digital payments firm that partners with large financial institutions. Per the report, the freezes occurred after JPMorgan flagged business activity tied to Venezuela and other locations subject to US sanctions. Read more

BTC was rejected once again yesterday.

Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday — a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the economy. In a statement, he congratulated Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, praised his leadership and invited him to visit Israel. Netanyahu said the declaration “is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, signed at the initiative of president Trump”. The 2020 accords were brokered by Trump’s first administration and included Israel formalising diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, with other countries joining later. Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Somaliland’s president signed a joint declaration of mutual recognition, the Israeli statement said. Abdullahi said in a state...

Natao ny 26 desambra teo ny famindram-pitantanana ho an’ny tale jeneraly vaovao, hitantana ny Antokondran­draha­raha misahana ny fitaterana ana habakabaka sivily eto Madagasikara (ACM), Ra­kotoarisoa Alban. Nam­ba­rany fa «laharam-pahamehana ny hananana fitaterana ana habakabaka matanjaka amin’ izao tontolo izao, sady hanorenana hoavy matanjaka. Nohamafisiny fa laharam-pahamehana ny fiarovana ny habakabak’i […]

Tsy nahazo ny vola tokony ho anjarany ny orinasam-panjakana Adema efa an-taona maro. Hamatsy vola azy ny fanjakana foibe entina hampandehanana ny asa fitantanana sy ny fikojakojana. Mitantana ny seranam-piaramanidina rehetra eto Madagasikara ny orinasam-panjakana Adema S.A, afa-tsy ny eny Ivato An­ta­nanarivo sy Nosy Be. Tsy na­rotsaka tany aminy anefa […]

Tanterahina any Doha Qatar, nanomboka omaly hatra­min’ny 30 desambra izao, ny fiadiana ny tompondaka maneran-tany “Fide”, amin’ny taranja échecs (rapide sy Blitz). Tsy diso anjara amin’izany i Madagasikara fa hanana solontena. Ilay laharana voalohany, Malagasy milaravinahitra any ive­lany, Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina, no hiaro ny voninahi-pirenena amin’izany. Anisan’ny tafiditra amin’ny fifaninanana […]

ISLAMABAD: Amid impr­oving fiscal space, the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a declining Public Sector Deve­lopment Programme (PSDP), rising defence spending and generally stabilising interest payments from the current year onwards through the fiscal year 2030. IMF projections show that interest payments for the last fiscal year (FY25) were originally estimated at 7.7 per cent of GDP but ended at 7.8pc. For the current year, the Fund has revised its estimate to 6.5pc of GDP from 6.7pc in view of lower policy rates. For the next fiscal year (FY27), markup payments are estimated to drop further to 5.9pc of GDP, to be followed by 5.2pc of GDP in FY28, 5.1pc in FY29 and finally settling at 4.8pc in FY30 amid falling policy rates and resultant lower debt payments. In absolute numbers, interest payments are estimated to slightly decline to Rs8.225 trillion during the current year, down from Rs8.88tr at the close of FY25. This would remain almost static around Rs8.2tr in FY27 and FY28 and then incre...

Tafaverina an-tanindra­zana, ny alakamisy 25 desambra teo, ilay Malagasy mpilalao baolina kitra, Rabearivelo Bono Stephano, rehefa avy nanao fitsapana tany France, nandritry ny 1 volana. Araka ny tati-baovao nomen’­Andri­atsima Faneva Ima, vy nahitana sy angady nananana izany ary nikarakara azy tany an-toerana, klioba telo no nanaovany sedra, dia ny FC […]

Des équipements stratégiques destinés au développement du réseau électrique national ont été localisés dans un entrepôt privé situé à Tanandava, dans la périphérie de Toamasina. Cette découverte fait suite à des informations parvenues au ministère de l'Énergie et des Hydrocarbures il y a environ une semaine. Selon les autorités, ces matériels appartiennent à la JIRAMA et étaient entreposés dans un site appartenant à un opérateur privé actuellement impliqué dans une affaire judiciaire. (…) - Société

Au total, 1 490 maisons sont actuellement menacées sur la colline de Manjakamiadana, versant ouest et est de la colline, selon les données communiquées par le Bureau national de gestion des risques et catastrophes (BNGRC). Cette situation concerne plusieurs quartiers situés sur les hauteurs d'Antananarivo, où les risques d'éboulement et de glissement de terrain se sont fortement accentués avec les conditions météorologiques actuelles. Les secteurs les plus exposés sont Ankadilàlana, (…) - Société