A Pakistani court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra to 14 years in prison in a corruption case involving the sale of government property, Reuters reports. Khan is also prohibited from engaging in political activities for 10 years. Bushra Khan has been taken into custody. A day earlier, Khan was … Read more
The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement announced an attack on the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda, which was sailing through the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. reports BBC. American officials said the strike was carried out by an anti-ship ballistic missile. A nearby warship responded to the distress signal sent by the tanker. There … Read more
The US Central Intelligence Agency published a video on its social networks entitled “Why I contacted the CIA: for the sake of the Motherland,” in which it once again calls on Russians to cooperate with the agency. The video presents the internal monologue of a fictional 35-year-old employee of the GRU (the main directorate of … Read more
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gruponacion/I7Z2HPJ3ENC23M4QARBHJHRTYQ.JPG "Central Bank of Costa Rica Reduces Monetary Policy Rate to 5.75% – Benefits for Loan Holders in Colones")
The reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate will bring benefits to those who have loans in colones. Mayela Lopez. (Mayela López) The board of directors of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) agreed this Thursday to reduce its monetary policy rate (TPM) from 6% to 5.75% starting this Friday, January 19. The monetary policy … Read more
In the United States, 66-year-old Ilya Kan was arrested, accused of exporting “sensitive American technologies” to Russia. About it reported on the US Department of Justice website. The Ministry of Justice reported that Kan is a citizen of the United States, Israel and Russia. According to court documents, Kahn owns US companies Senesys Incorporated and … Read more
Two lawsuits were filed in the courts of Moscow and St. Petersburg due to the “naked” party. The amount of claims for each of them is one billion rubles, RIA Novosti reports. In Moscow, a group of citizens led by producer Alexander Inshakov filed a class action against TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva in the Tagansky … Read more
The Moscow diocesan court defrocked the former rector of the Moscow Trinity Church in Khokhly, Alexei Uminsky. This decision was made at a meeting of the church court on Saturday, January 13. About it reports “New Newspaper”. Now this decision must be approved by Patriarch Kirill. Court secretary Alexander Mironov told Novaya Gazeta that “the … Read more
I am 56 years old and semi-retired. I was a single mother for many years, but managed to find success during over 30 years of working in corporate America. My total net worth is approximately $3.4 million, including my home, investments, and cash. I will write my last tuition check at the end of this … Read more
My wife and I are both retired. Right now we have an IRA worth over $800,000, which is intact, and stocks worth $600,000. We receive pensions and Social Security, which amount to about $9,000 a month, but we have two mortgages that are not being paid off. Our primary mortgage has $42,000 remaining with an … Read more
The price of Brent crude fell below $79 a barrel after Angola, one of the world’s largest oil producers, announced it was leaving the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). This is evidenced by data from the London ICE exchange, Tengrinews.kz reports with reference to Lenta.Ru. At the lowest point, quotes dropped to $78.7. At … Read more