Economy
Germany reduces electricity charges
The German government will drastically reduce the electricity consumption tax from 2022 to ease the burden on consumers, network operators said. The fee under the Renewable Energy Sources (EEG) Act,…
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America
There are oases in the desert in America too: look at the one in Peru
Huacachina tells the legend of an Indian princess who dropped her mirror Peru is a country known for many things, but deserts are definitely not one of them. Your experiences…
News
A social network for the dead launched
Israeli entrepreneur Shelley Furman Asa launched a social network for the dead, which he believes will be another opportunity for family and friends to preserve memories and cope with loss.…
International
Vucic with surprise for Putin – will speak Russian in Moscow
Serbian President Alexander Vucic has said he plans to speak in the Russian Duma and on Russian-language television during his upcoming visit to Russia. Earlier, the Serbian head of state…
America
Fashion brands are abandoning clothing production in Asia
Fashion brands such as Benetton are increasingly turning their backs on global supply chains and cheap manufacturing centers in Asia - a change that could be a lasting legacy of…
News
New Galaxy Images From the Most Powerful Telescopes Reveal a Fitful Start to the Universe
Image from SHARDS study. Credit: SHARDS research team New images have revealed detailed clues about how the first stars and structures were formed in the Universe and suggest the formation…
America
4 Reasons Americans Are Still Seeing Empty Shelves and Long Waits – With No End in Sight
Consumers are still finding bare store shelves. Walk into any U.S. store these days and you’re likely to see empty shelves. Shortages of virtually every type of product – from…
Human Rights
Only ‘real equality’ can end vicious cycle of poverty
Although poverty and privilege “continue to reproduce themselves in vicious cycles”, it is possible to break the chain and shift the paradigm, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Wednesday.
Europe
The “Civil Society Capacity Building Program” Was Conducted in Congo with the Support of T?KA
The International Council for Justice, Equality and Peace (COJEP International) conducted the “Civil Society Capacity Building Program” in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the…
Europe
MEPs call for minimum social standards for artists and cultural workers
Parliament calls on the Commission to propose a “European Status of the Artist”, setting out a common framework for working conditions and minimum standards for all EU countries.Committee on Culture…