Most everyone understands the U.S. national debt is not on a long-term sustainable path, but no one seems sure when the breaking point might be for real-world consequences. In a recent “60 Minutes” interview, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell brought up the elephant in the room, stressing that it’s now “time, or past time, to […]
Statistics show that, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. However, abuse can come in many different forms – making the true number of those experiencing dating violence more difficult to calculate and likely much higher. Dating violence is a pattern of coercive, intimidating […]
Chris Christie is no longer ruling out a third-party presidential bid. The former New Jersey governor had repeatedly dismissed the idea of running on a No Labels ticket while competing for the GOP presidential nomination. But nearly a month after exiting the race, he declined Tuesday to shut the door to the idea. “Oh, I […]
With the United States’ national debt closing in on $34.2 trillion, some of the biggest figures in the world of finance have been speaking out. But few expected Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to address the issue—at least until this weekend, when Powell spoke out about the debt on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday. “In the […]
Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did little to shake German pharmaceutical and agricultural giant Bayer’s commitment to its business in Ukraine. Operating in Ukraine since 1992, Bayer today employs around 700 people in the country, and last year, announced a 60-million-euro investment from 2023 onwards in its corn seed production facility in Pochuiky, Ukraine. […]
On 25 January, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal had a telephone conversation with Gabriel Attal, the new head of the French government. Source: Shmyhal on Telegram, as European Pravda reports Details: The prime ministers of Ukraine and France discussed cooperation, in particular in the military sphere, the implementation of reforms and European integration during the […]
Getting around Ukraine’s major cities like a true local means having the Uklon ride-hailing app on your phone, and maybe even digitally bartering for the price you want to pay. Ukraine’s leader in the ride-hailing market, Uklon — originally named Ukron for the web version “Ukraine Online” but changed to make it more aesthetically pleasing […]
Ukraine is looking into organising a phone call between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to promote its Peace Formula during summit preparations, says Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Source: Kuleba in an interview with Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: According to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Zelensky and Xi […]
Put active community organization and rapid digitalization together and you get the story of contemporary Ukrainian society. You also get Monobank— Ukraine’s hugely popular mobile-only bank that has facilitated nearly $1 billion in donations to fund the war effort since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. In the first year of the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a conversation with Viola Amherd, the President of Switzerland in 2024, and wished her a successful term in office. Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter (X) Quote: “I am grateful to Switzerland for its support of Ukraine’s Peace Formula and for hosting the upcoming meeting of national security and foreign policy […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his first international conversation of 2024 with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy on Twitter (X) Details: The Ukrainian president said they primarily discussed security issues, where he informed the Canadian prime minister about Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and villages. Zelenskyy noted that […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Donald Tusk, the new Prime Minister of Poland, have held their first telephone conversation. Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter (X), cited by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy stated that the conversation took place while he was on a visit in Norway. While in Oslo, I had a call with Poland’s Prime […]