Валовий внутрішній продукт у другому кварталі скоротився на 0,8 відсотка з урахуванням сезонних коливань після падіння на 1,2 відсотка у попередні три місяці …
France Battles Soaring COVID-19 Cases in Overseas Territories
Like many countries, France is seeing its COVID-19 cases rise — and nowhere as sharply as its overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Low vaccination rates, fueled by suspicion of…
Death Toll in Turkey Floods Hits 77
Officials in Turkey said Monday the death toll from flooding in the country’s northwestern Black Sea provinces rose to 77 as rescue crews continued to search for dozens of people…
Europe Urges Unity on Taliban, is Quiet on Failed Mission
European leaders said Monday they will press for a unified international approach to dealing with a Taliban government in Afghanistan, as they looked on with dismay at the rapid collapse…
Turkey Drops Kabul Airport Plans, Will Assist if Taliban Ask, Sources Say
Turkey has dropped plans to take over the Kabul airport after NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan but is ready to provide support if the Taliban request it, two Turkish sources said…
Heavy Rains Lead to Flooding in Turkey, Russia
Flooding caused by heavy rains in regions around the Black Sea have left dozens of people dead in Turkey and forced the evacuation of hundreds in southern Russia.The Turkish provinces…
Flooding in Turkey Kills at Least 44 People
The death toll from flooding in Turkey has climbed to at least 44 people, the country’s disaster agency said Saturday.Torrential rains Wednesday triggered flooding in the northern Black Sea region,…
У Запоріжжі «ЗАЗ» випускатиме автобуси під маркою Mercedes
Наразі планується, що розроблений запорізькими інженерами автобус буде вироблятися для внутрішнього ринку України …
Man Kills 5, Himself in UK’s First Mass Shooting in Decade
A young man who killed five people, including his mother, and then took his own life in Britain’s first mass shooting in more than a decade had complained online about…
WHO Seeks to Take Political Heat Out of Virus Origins Debate
The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what it called “political point scoring”…
Hungarian Booksellers Fear Self-censorship as Decree Curbs Sale of LGBTQ-Themed Books
Book distributors and publishers in Hungary have raised concerns that a decree restricting the sale of LGBTQ-themed books could lead to self-censorship and make such items harder to obtain in…
Гривня посилюється до рекордного за 14 місяців рівня проти долара США
Станом на 12:10 котирування становили 26 гривень 68–70 копійок за долар …
British Olympic Silver Medalist Ujah Suspended for Alleged Doping
British sprinter CJ Ujah, who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4x100m relay in Tokyo, was Thursday suspended for an alleged anti-doping breach, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced.If…
Six People Killed in Mass Shooting in Plymouth, England
Six people were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth in southwestern England on Thursday evening, in an incident described by the British Home Secretary as “shocking.” Two…
‘Lucifer’ Heat Wave Scorches Mediterranean; Dozens Die in Wildfires
The extreme hot weather in the Mediterranean region is continuing to trigger wildfires, with dozens of people killed in Algeria, Greece, Italy and Turkey in recent days. Henry Ridgwell has…
EU Threatens Taliban With ‘Isolation’ if They Seize Power
The European Union on Thursday warned the Taliban that it would face being cut off by the international community if it seized power through violence, as the insurgents sweep across…
North Macedonia, Albania Face New Obstacles on Path to EU
North Macedonia’s bid for membership in the European Union was held up for two decades by a dispute with Greece over its name. One painful compromise later, the road forward…
Polish Parliament Advances Media Bill US Denounces
Polish lawmakers have advanced a bill that the opposition says aims to silence a U.S.-owned news channel critical of the government, leading to a swift denunciation from the United States,…
Syrian Refugees Targeted in Ankara Night of Violence
The Turkish capital, Ankara, has been hit with a night of violence against Syrian refugees. Turkey currently hosts over four million refugees, and with more coming from Afghanistan and there…
За 7 місяців 2021-го АРМА заробила 22 мільйони на управлінні активами – Кабмін
За даними уряду, цей показник за період із січня по липень 2020 року склав 4,7 мільйона гривень …
France, Britain Divided by Much More than La Manche
The French call it La Manche, or the sleeve, while the more proprietorial British refer to the narrow arm of the Atlantic separating England’s southern coast from the northern coast…
Гривня перебуває поблизу річних максимумів щодо долара США
Сформувався новий коридор, 26,5–27 гривень за долар, який теоретично може протриматися до періоду значних зовнішніх боргових виплат у вересні 2021 року …
Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Russian Crater Lake; 8 Missing
A helicopter carrying tourists plunged into a deep volcanic crater lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east Thursday, and rescuers were searching in the lake for up to…
Belarus Sprinter Feels Safe, Looks to Future
After all the turmoil of the last week, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya finally feels safe. The Belarusian Olympic sprinter who found refuge in Poland to avoid punishment at home after criticizing team officials at…
Poland Passes Law That Would Cut Off Property Claims
Poland’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday that would prevent former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants, from regaining property expropriated by the country’s communist regime.Israel condemned…
Reporter’s Notebook: Families Fleeing Afghanistan Struggle to Survive in Turkey
Afghan clothes and Iranian SIM cards litter fields under the mountains that stand between Turkey and the Iranian border. A wisp of smoke rises out of what was a small fire,…
Germany Arrests British Embassy Worker Accused of Spying for Russia
German authorities said Wednesday that they had arrested a British citizen and accused him of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin.The man, identified only as…
Russian Opposition Leader Faces New Charge, More Jail
Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces a new charge that a non-profit organization he created encouraged Russians to break the law.The charge, which was announced Wednesday by Russia’s Investigative Committee,…
Austria Protests Detention of 2 Journalists in Belarus
The Austrian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday protested the detention of two journalists who were working in Belarus for Austria’s national broadcaster ORF.ORF correspondent Carola Schneider and her camera operator were…
Six EU Countries Want to Maintain Deportations of Afghan Asylum-Seekers
Half-a-dozen European Union countries have told Brussels they want to continue deporting Afghan migrants whose asylum-applications are denied — despite the Taliban’s recent military successes, including overrunning eight of Afghanistan’s…