Global food prices fell for a ninth consecutive month in December, the United Nations Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. The FAO’s food price index, which tracks five major commodities, fell 1.9 percent in December from a month earlier. Due to the decline, global food prices are 1 percent below the level […]
Germany is also introducing a mandatory corona test for travellers from China. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced this on Thursday. Travellers from China will at least have to have a rapid antigen test before leaving for Germany, the SPD politician said. Germany, like Belgium, therefore follows the recommendation of the […]
The American technology group Microsoft allows a union delegation for the first time in its 47-year history. This is done at the request of the employees in the video game branch ZeniMax Studios. That company developed, among other things, the popular game ‘Doom’. Microsoft is thus following a trend because […]
Oil prices have risen again in the past year. Despite the large fluctuations and unrest in the oil market due to the war in Ukraine, the price increase was much lower than in 2021. Last year, the demand for fuel already increased considerably due to the economic recovery from the […]
Two British police inspectors have made a remarkable find in the archives of the College of Policing. They (re)discovered the only known image of the face of the famous serial killer Jack the Ripper. They are engraved on a walking stick. Let’s start with a disclaimer: Jack, the Ripper’s identity, […]
US House of Representatives members are no longer allowed to use the app on their official smartphones for fear of security risks. The rule, introduced by the House administration, comes a week after the US Senate voted on legislation to ban TikTok from the work phones of all government officials. […]
In the UK, the number of patients with little or no sequelae after a stroke has tripled thanks to artificial intelligence. The British Department of Health announces this. The Brainomix e-Stroke system, developed by an Oxford company, enables faster diagnosis and faster selection of the most appropriate treatment. In 111,000 […]
The West is trying to “divide” Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said this in Sunday’s interview on Russian state television. He added that Russia is ready to negotiate with Kyiv, but the ball is in their court. “Everything is based on the politics of our geopolitical opponents, and […]
The British economy contracted more than expected in the third quarter by 0.3 percent. This is probably also the beginning of a prolonged recession. Earlier, the British statistics office assumed a contraction of 0.2 percent for the past three-month period. The economy in Great Britain was mainly depressed by a […]
Ten American gamers want to block the planned takeover of games studio Activision Blizzard by tech group Microsoft. They, therefore, went to court in California. The American competition watchdog FTC had also started a case to prevent the merger. The ten gamers claim in their complaint that the acquisition of […]
