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New Variable Created for Degree of Urbanisation Worldwide

The FINANCIAL -- Migration has been a driving force behind some of the biggest changes around the world -- particularly over the past two decades. The shift of individuals moving from rural areas to urban areas has not only driven economic development, but also created myriad challenges for policymakers who need to understand the needs and requirements of these ...

Georgia Hosts International Military Logistics Exercise

The FINANCIAL: -- LOGDEV 19, a multinational logistics command post exercise led by the United States army, started at the Vaziani military base, south of ...

Pope Francis Arrives In North Macedonia For Historic Visit

The FINANCIAL -- Pope Francis has arrived in North Macedonia for the first-ever papal visit to the ...

International Experts Mission at Geostat

The FINANCIAL -- The National Statistics Office of Georgia hosts the second mission of international experts, within the framework of the Regional Statistical Program (STEP) initiated by the ...

Activists, Local Residents Rally in David Gareji Monastery

The FINANCIAL -- Several hundred civic activists and local residents gathered in the premises of David Gareji Monastery to protest against developments surrounding the medieval Orthodox monastic ...

Four Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Two Attacks In North

The FINANCIAL -- Security officials say suspected militants have attacked two separate security convoys in the Pakistan's northwest, killing four soldiers and wounding 10 ...

Auditors checking if EU-wide road network is on track

The FINANCIAL -- The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU support for the network of roadsconnecting Member States and regions European Court of Auditors ...

Iran Threatens To Resume High-Level Uranium Enrichment Amid U.S. Sanctions

The FINANCIAL -- ssan Rohani has said Tehran will resume high-level enrichment of uranium if world powers do not protect its interests against U.S. ...

Christian Woman Leaves Pakistan For Canada After Blasphemy Acquittal

The FINANCIAL -- Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row, has left for Canada to be reunited with her daughters, Pakistani ...

Commission presents results of initiative supporting regions in industrial transition

The FINANCIAL -- These days Commission presented the first results of an initiative launched a year ago to support 10 EU regions and two Member States in industrial ...

In 2018, CO2 emissions in the EU decreased compared with 2017

The FINANCIAL -- Eurostat estimates that in 2018 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion significantly decreased by 2.5% in the European Union (EU), compared with the previous ...

Economic growth seen slowing in EBRD regions in 2019

The FINANCIAL -- According to EBRD, economic growth in the EBRD regions is broadly expected to track the global economy lower in 2019, before a likely upturn in 2020, when Turkey should return to ...

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

The FINANCIAL -- Forty-two percent (42%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the ...