Russia’s partial mobilization ends in Moscow and the city’s military recruitment offices will close this Monday, says the mayor
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced the end of the partial mobilization in the city and the closure of the military recruitment offices at 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the statement published on the Internet. “According to information from the Moscow military commissar, the partial mobilization tasks, set on the basis […]
A military plane crashes in a residential area in Russia
A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk on Monday, Russian state media TASS reported. It is unclear how many people were on the fighter. According to testimony TASS received from an eyewitness, firefighters and ambulances have arrived at the scene. “A plane has crashed in our city, […]
Swimming against the current: Young Americans reject the banks they’re born into
There was a time when customers relied on one bank for all their needs, and each generation remained loyal to the institution their parents used. Those days are rapidly coming to an end. A recent report from the Bank Administration Institute (BAI) found that less than half of Gen Z and millennials used the same financial institution […]
At least three people dead after shooting at Indiana shopping mall
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded three others before being shot dead by a gun-carrying bystander at an Indiana shopping mall, police said. The violence unfolded at the Greenwood Park Mall south of Indianapolis at around 6pm on Sunday, according to WTHR-TV. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police tweeted that its officers were assisting Greenwood police with the incident […]
North Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbours fight resurgence
North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a fresh wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. The North says 99.98% of its 4.77 million fever patients since late April have fully recovered, […]
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops in West Bank raid
Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Israeli military were conducting an arrest raid in the village of Yamun, west of Jenin in the […]
Shanghai bankers and traders hunker down as lockdown intensifies
Bankers and traders are hunkering down in offices in Shanghai, sleeping on camping beds and living off instant noodles or boxed meals to keep China’s financial centre running amid a longer-than-expected lockdown against COVID-19. While the wheels of Shanghai’s financial markets are mostly still turning, there are signs that the city’s extended lockdown is causing […]
Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries, PM says
Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday. Russia plans to resume flights to and from Argentina, South Africa and other “friendly countries”, Mishustin said, meaning those […]
