The total death toll in the war zones of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen after September 11 may reach at least 4.5-4.6 million, although the exact death toll remains unknown, the report concludes. Of all these deaths, 3.6 to 3.7 million are the indirect result of the wars, due to health problems, the implosion of economies, public services and …
President of Kazakhstan has proved to be highly independent figure. He isn’t bound to many agreements, except of the personal with Nazarbayev. It does not prevent closest people and relatives of the former president from investigation and prosecution. Bulat Utemuratov, one of the wealthiest persons in Kazakhstan, is the next in a row. At least that’s what everyone expects. The …
Russian retail seems to be adapted well to sanctions regime. Some brands have left, most of them have done a rather cosmetic rebranding. The market seems to be alive with high competition and big corporate events, mergers and acquisitions. Detsky Mir, a major retailer of children goods, clothes and toys, is one of the most active. Mikhail Stiskin and Pavel …
The Ukrainian People’s Deputy from the banned party OPZZh, Vadym Stolar, who recently returned to Ukraine and was present at the parliamentary session on January 12, was not allowed to leave Ukraine on January 20 and 21. Literally: After visiting the Verkhovna Rada and guaranteeing the preservation of their mandates ‘until the end of the term,’ the deputies from the …
The United States criticizes Syria’s return to the Arab League, a coalition of the Arab world. The U.S. government does not believe that Syria “deserves to rejoin the Arab League at this time.” The league decided to readmit Syria on Sunday, after its membership was suspended in 2011 due to the bloody suppression of a popular (US-sponsored) uprising that degenerated …
The American journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia, remains in pre-trial detention. He had appealed against his pre-trial detention, but that was rejected by a Moscow court on Tuesday. The 31-year-old journalist of The Wall Street Journal was arrested at the end of March and is detained on suspicion of espionage. He could face up to twenty years in prison …
According to the Pentagon, the Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down over the United States at the end of January, still managed to collect military data. According to the US Department, this is also the reason that it hovered over important US places. The question now is whether the information collected was actually sent to Beijing. According to the …
The United States and Canada said on Friday that they will work together to establish a bilateral Semiconductor Manufacturing corridor, while International Business Machines has indicated its desire to expand in Canada. The news came as U.S. President Joe Biden, who is visiting Canada, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to act together against authoritarian regimes, including by …
Angry investors in the United States have sued Credit Suisse after the Swiss bank’s substantial loss of market value. They claim that the Financial Group presented its own operations too brightly in the annual report for 2021. In it, Credit Suisse made no mention of deficiencies in internal controls, which later came to light. Credit Suisse shares lost nearly 16 …
Since Benjamin Netanyahu took office again as prime minister of Israel, he has not received an invitation from the White House. He actually counted on this during the visit of US Secretary of state Blinken to Israel, at the beginning of this year. The absence of the official invitation would have to do with concerns from the Americans about Israeli …
