LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate to 2.25% from 1.75% on Thursday and said it would continue to “respond forcefully, as necessary” to inflation, despite the economy entering recession. The BoE estimates Britain’s economy will shrink 0.1% in the third quarter – partly due to the extra...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is “totally unacceptable” and effectively warned that so-called referenda in areas under Russian control would be annexation. Referendums on joining Russia are due to take place from Friday until Tuesday...
The 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan.The congress will be attended by 130 international delegations from 60 countries.The representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and other religions will participate in the congress.The Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis, Patriarch Kirill of...
FRANKFURT, Aug 23 (Reuters) – It was meant to be Europe’s stellar year. A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a sense of normality after two dreadful years. But all that changed on Feb. 24 with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Normality is...
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Russian forces pressed on with their offensive across several Ukrainian regions on Monday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned of the potential for more serious attacks ahead of Ukraine’s 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule. Artillery shells rained down on Nikopol, a city near Zaporizhzhia – Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, while...
Aug 21 (Reuters) – Oleksandr Usyk turned his sights on rival heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury on Sunday after beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua on a split points decision to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Jeddah. The “Rage on the Red Sea” in Saudi Arabia was a rematch of a fight in...
KYIV, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Russia reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummel Moscow’s assets far from front lines. The latest incidents followed huge blasts last week at an air...
MOSCOW:Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, discussing various aspects of the situation around Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday. Putin stressed that the systematic shelling by the Ukrainian military on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant creates risk of a large-scale catastrophe...
Adam Siemienczyk:Creating a national identity requires constant work. How is its development influenced by transcontinental exchange? Marat Ahmedjanov:As for me, this type of exchange develops every nation and culture, giving an unique opportunity to learn how to create an identity and consciousness through the positive and effective experience of other countries. For example, the UK...
MELITOPOL, August 18. /TASS/. Ukraine’s armed forces have opened massive fire on the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhye Region, the city’s military-civilian administration reported. “The armed formations of the Kiev regime have opened massive fire on the city of Energodar,” the statement published on the administration’s Telegram channel said. Residents are being asked to...