Mon 11 November 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a treaty on the country’s strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defence provision, enacting it into law. The treaty, signed in Pyongyang on June 19, was submitted by the president to the State Duma for ratification on Oct. 15. It specifies that military […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: New Zealand’s unemployment continued to grow, with more people remaining unemployed for longer periods, and unemployment rate remained near four-year high, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Wednesday. New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to 4.8 percent in the September 2024 quarter, compared with 4.6 percent in the previous quarter, while […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Bitcoin has broken through $82,000 on so-called ‘Trump trades’ – with investors betting that a second Donald Trump administration will be more favourable towards the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, touched $82,413 this morning, and is now trading at $82,105. AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said: Bitcoin always seemed a likely beneficiary of […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: A price index compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to track the most globally traded food commodities increased to 127.4 points last month, up 2 percent from a revised 124.9 points in September. World food prices rose in October to an 18-month high, led by increases in vegetable oils […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: The Kremlin on Monday denied media reports suggesting that a phone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, Putin and Trump held a phone conversation during which the latter told the Russian president to not escalate the ongoing Ukraine war, which nears […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Australian researchers have developed a new method to effectively spot plastic waste on beaches from space. Plastic waste on beaches is a global environmental crisis, as tons of plastic waste, including bottles, bags, straws, and fishing gear, wash up on shorelines every day. This waste mainly comes from improperly managed plastic […]
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Thu 07 November 2024: Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ debut budget pledged increases of £22.6 billion in day-to-day spending for the NHS and £3.1 billion in capital spending over the next two years. The increase in day-to-day spending is intended to fulfil Labour’s campaign promise of “40,000 more appointments per week” from their election manifesto. This often-repeated promise gives […]
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Sun 10 November 2024: Thousands of people have demonstrated in Spain’s eastern city of Valencia to protest the authorities’ handling of one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades and call for accountability. Large crowds gathered in the central part of the city on Saturday night, with some clashing with riot police in front of […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western elites on Thursday of being ready to do “anything” to stop the emergence of a new international system. “Instead of recognizing the futility of their aspirations, the objective nature of change, some Western elites seem ready to do anything to prevent the emergence of a new international […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: The flag of Azerbaijan has been included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest flag flown in the world. “The flag of Azerbaijan is included in the Book of Records as the largest flag in the world. Its width is 36 meters (118 feet), its length is 72 meters […]
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