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Production in construction unchanged in euro area. Down by 0.3% in EU28

The FINANCIAL -- In June 2019 compared with May 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and decreased by 0.3% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2019, production in construction decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the ...

Pro-Kremlin Actors Fuel Anti-Turkish Sentiment in Georgia

By presenting Turkey as an existential threat to Georgia, outlets divert attention away from the looming Kremlin threat, analysts claim. Over the past few months in Georgia, the spread of narratives ...

Volume of retail trade up by 1.1% in euro area. Up by 1.2% in EU28

The FINANCIAL --In June 2019 compared with May 2019, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.2% in the EU28, according to estimates from ...

Survey by EU project reveals Black Sea twice as polluted by marine litter as Mediterranean Sea

The FINANCIAL -- The amount of marine litter in the Black Sea is almost twice as high as in the Mediterranean Sea, while concentrations of some pollutants exceed their toxicity threshold value. ...

The beautiful skulls of Schiller and the Georgian girl

Isak Dinesen, in one of her gothic tales about art and memory, spins a story of a nobleman’s startling recognition of a prostitute he once loved and abandoned. He saw her likeness in the beauty ...

President of Georgia joins Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency

The FINANCIAL -- President Salomé Zourabichvili of Georgia has joined an International Energy Agency high-level global commission that is studying how to quickly speed up energy efficiency progress ...

U.S. Coastal Communities Have Built Nearly 20,000 New Homes in Areas at Risk from Rising Seas

The FINANCIAL -- As America's coastal communities continue to build homes in flood-risk zones, a new analysis by Climate Central and Zillow® shows that nearly 20,000 homes built in the past ...

Online Grocery Shopping Still Rare in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The internet has transformed the way people work, communicate and buy many of the products they use, but buying groceries is not yet one of them. Eighty-one percent of Americans ...

Do Americans Want War With Iran?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As tensions have escalated once again between Washington and Tehran, most Americans tell Gallup they want to see their country rely more on economic and diplomatic efforts to stop ...

Inside Afghanistan: What Life Is Like, in Afghans' Own Words

The FINANCIAL -- Afghans celebrate 100 years of independence on Monday, but you likely won't see this milestone in many of the news headlines. Instead, the big story will more than likely be a ...

EU: It is Crucial to Stop “Borderization” in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union Delegation to Georgia in agreement with EU Heads of Mission stated on August 20 that “the erection of fences” by the Moscow-backed officials of Tskhinvali ...

First Real Madrid Foundation clinic takes place in Georgia

More than a hundred participants enjoyed days based around tuition in sports and values in the city of Tbilisi, official website of RealMadrid ...

Electricity consumption of tourism and large companies mining cryptocurrency accounted for 10% of total consumption in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Electricity consumption is growing faster than generation in Georgia. Consumption has grown at a 5% CAGR over the past six years to 12.6 TWh in 2018, while generation increased at a ...