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Anti-corruption protest in Mongolia
Regardless of the minus 21 degrees cold, a group of mostly young people gathered in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulanbator, Mongolia to protest the corruption in the coal sector and high inflation rate. Demanding the prosecution of the officials…
Russia to sell crude oil to Pakistan at discounted price
Saying his visit to Russia during last week has been more efficient than expected, Musadik Malik, the minister in charge of oil in Pakistan, announced at a press conference that Russia will sell crude oil and diesel fuel to Pakistan at…
Some UK grocery shops limit egg sales amid price hike
Following the Bank of England's recent 3% interest rate hike, market goods prices are increasing. Due to price increases, the Asda supermarket chain in London has limited egg sales. Social media users also reacted to the market decision.…
Natural gas crisis increases demand for traditional Turkish mohair carpets
The demand for mohair carpets handmade in Hasankeyf, the historical district of Batman, has increased due to the natural gas crisis in Europe.
Mehmet Arif Ayhan, 46, continues the ancestral mohair carpet producing tradition in Hasankeyf…
Demonstrators in peru demand resignation of president Pedro Castillo
Hundreds of people staged a protest in Peru to demand the resignation of President Pedro Castillo, who is facing corruption accusations. As demonstrators chanted antigovernmental slogans and marched with flags in the capital, Lima, police…
Londoners protest high cost of living
Because of the expected increases in basic needs, due to the 3 percent increase in interest rates announced by the Bank of England in the past days, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the cost of living in the capital of UK,…
Spanish workers rally in Madrid for pay hikes
In Madrid, the capital of Spain, labor unions protested high inflation and low wages in the country. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Great Square and demanded pay hikes. "When consumer prices rise 10 percent and wages rise 1…
Somali people happy with reopening of grain corridor
Russia's return to the grain agreement with the initiatives of Turkey and the UN was welcomed by the Somali people. Amina Sidow Umar, who sells from the grain market in the capital Mogadishu, said in a statement that families have been in a…
Restaurant chain owner asks clients for €1 after €100,000 increase in electricity bill
Michel De Bloos, owner of a restaurant chain with 20 branches in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, asks for an additional 1 Euro from each customer to pay his electricity bills, which he stated have increased by 100 thousand Euros after the…
Gas-stricken Europe seeks coal from Turkey
Natural gas prices in Europe increased by up to 30% after Russia's restrictions on natural gas shipments to Europe. Concerned about Russia's natural gas restrictions, European countries seek 25 kilogram packages of coal from Turkey. Coal…