Johnson concedes to innocently misleading House of Commons in Partygate scandal

Johnson concedes to innocently misleading House of Commons in Partygate scandal

The controversy surrounding Boris Johnson’s now infamous ‘Partygate’ scandal continues to gather steam, as the UK Prime Minister was forced to admit to misleading the House of Commons. Despite initially denying reports that his staff had held a Christmas party in Downing Street in December 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence has … Read more

China has locked up a billion people. It will be even more expensive when they go shopping

China has locked up a billion people.  It will be even more expensive when they go shopping

Consumer prices should start to fall this year and the economy could be getting back on track. However, the great unknown of further economic development is China. No one knows what the end of the lockdowns there will do – especially taking into account the fact that the deferred demand in the Czech Republic drove … Read more

A harbinger of another crisis? The last time the koruna was this strong was in 2008

A harbinger of another crisis?  The last time the koruna was this strong was in 2008

The Czech currency is the strongest against the euro in the last 14.5 years. On Friday, it strengthened to 23.69 CZK/EUR. The last time it was this strong was before the economic crisis that broke out in the fall of 2008. However, according to economists, no similarly dark scenarios are imminent this time. The koruna … Read more

Threatening shortage of copper threatens energy transformation, warns S&P Global — ČT24 — Czech Television

Threatening shortage of copper threatens energy transformation, warns S&P Global — ČT24 — Czech Television

Electric cars, solar and wind farms, batteries for energy storage all need copper. According to S&P Global, an electric car needs two and a half times more copper than a car with an internal combustion engine. Solar power plants need twice as much copper per megawatt of installed capacity as electricity from natural gas or … Read more

Rapid test centers: data transmission to authorities unreliable | NDR.de – Nachrichten – Hamburg

Rapid test centers: data transmission to authorities unreliable |  NDR.de – Nachrichten – Hamburg

Status: 05/05/2021 8:05 am Just under half of the rapid test centers in Hamburg reliably deliver their data to the authorities. The CDU is therefore calling for more control and rapid test monitoring. Of 251 test centers in the city, only 120 delivered the data to the authorities – at least in two weeks in … Read more