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Hunt: Britain Has Helped 16 NATO Allies Tackle Russia Hacking Attempts

The FINANCIAL -- Britain has shared information on Russian cyberactivities with 16 NATO allies, helping them counter malicious threats against their countries over the past year and a half, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce on May 23, AFP and other media outlets ...

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Natia Turnava’s statement is TRUE.

The FINANCIAL -- Natia Turnava: “Of two hundred countries, we are number six in terms of the ease of doing business. We are ahead of many European ...

Healthcare system- better or worse?

Better health is pivotal to human happiness and well-being. A good healthcare system also contributes to economic progress, since healthy populations live longer and are happier. Proper healthcare is ...

Chess Is to Play and Math Is for Life

The FINANCIAL -- At times math teachers use a legend,“mathematics in the game of chess”, as an introduction to Exponential Functions.Theoriginal mythtells of amathematician in Indiawho invented ...

How Much Can You Save?

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri in April 2019 varied across Georgian cities, from 3.21 GEL (the price in Kutaisi) to 3.57GEL ...

'American Taliban' Lindh To Be Released From Prison After 17 Years

The FINANCIAL -- American John Walker Lindh, who was captured fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2001, is due to be released from prison on May ...

Zelenskiy's Decree On Disbanding Ukrainian Parliament Enters Into Force

The FINANCIAL – A decree issued by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy on disbanding parliament and holding snap elections in July has taken ...

Bad marketing encourages consumers to opt for lower quality products, study

The FINANCIAL -- A new framework to enable retailers to better position their products to consumers has been devised by Tamer Boyaci and Frank Huettner at ESMT Berlin together with Yalcin Akcay from ...

Deloitte research reveals a “generation disrupted”

The FINANCIAL — Facing continuous technological and societal disruption, millennials and Gen Zs are disillusioned with traditional institutions, skeptical of business’ motives and pessimistic ...

Euro was the most used currency for EU exports and US dollars for EU imports in 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Goods imported and exported by the European Union (EU) can be invoiced in a range of currencies. In 2018, the euro was the most used currency for EU exports with a share of 48% of ...

ADB Private Sector Deal to Promote Solar Power in Afghanistan

The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $4 million loan with a special purpose vehicle and subsidiaries owned by the 77 Construction, Contracting, and Trading Group (77 ...