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In Eastern Europe, the largest increases in mortality were among those aged 15-19 year and 20-24 years, with rates increasing by 54 percent and 40 percent, respectively, between 2011 and 2023. The report also tracks leading causes of mortality worldwide. It found that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s total mortality and morbidity, led by ischemic heart disease, stroke and diabetes. In particular, in lower-middle and upper-middle income countries there is a “very rapid transition towards non-communicable diseases,” said Murray, driven by factors such as an aging population, slow or no progress on tobacco and…
Voters in Portugal cast ballots Sunday in local elections, with attention on the mayoral race in Lisbon after a deadly streetcar crash last month. The election is seen as a key test after the far-right Chega party became the second-largest force in the country’s parliament in a snap national election just five months ago. The municipal elections could be decisive in expanding the presence of the far right throughout the country, with the Chega party having its first real chance at electing mayors, especially in the Alentejo and Algarve regions. Chega is betting on some of the party’s biggest names,…
Dozens of aid trucks were seen entering Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, as preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal. The trucks, which will be inspected by Israeli forces before being allowed in, are carrying medical supplies, tents, blankets, food and fuel, the Egyptian Red Crescent said. Egypt said it is sending 400 trucks carrying aid, and the United Nations has said it has roughly 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid ready to enter. “That’s enough staple food to feed the entire Gaza…
Russia’s defense ministry confirmed on Sunday that Moscow’s forces had struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities that the Kremlin considers part of the Ukrainian military complex, according to the RIA news agency. Recently, Kyiv responded to Russian attacks by striking Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, located 1,300 kilometers east of Moscow, a person in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. On Sunday, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence has for months been helping Ukraine strike energy facilities in Russian territory, citing Ukrainian and U.S. officials. This assistance has enabled Ukraine to target Russia’s critical energy infrastructure, driving…
A signing ceremony of the “Middle East peace plan,” the deal agreed upon by Israel and Hamas to end fighting in Gaza, is expected to take place during the meeting. But neither Israel nor Hamas will reportedly attend the summit. On Monday morning, Hamas is expected to release a group of Israeli hostages in exchange for the liberation of some prisoners by Israel, in accordance with the ceasefire deal reached onThursday. At the same time as the exchange, Trump will travel to Israel, deliver a speech at the Knesset, and then head to Sharm El-Sheikh to join the summit. On…
Proxy economic war with China As confidence in Milei’s program faltered, focus shifted to whether the U.S. would make dollar support conditional on the cancellation of a pre-existing $18 billion swap line with Beijing. U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone publicly dubbed the facility “extortionate.”In September, Bessent confirmed negotiations between the U.S. and Argentina for a direct dollar swap line, reinforcing speculation that the U.S. was trying to supplant Chinese influence in the region. The news had an immediate positive effect on the peso, breaking its fall. After peaking at over 1,475 pesos, the dollar was back at…
But officials are already mulling a number of proposals that will then be submitted to the financial sector. One of them, according to three other people familiar with internal deliberations, is a tax of between 4 percent and 6 percent that would target profits exceeding those made between 2020 and 2022, and which would be adjusted based on the size and scope of a given bank, with smaller regional banks enjoying a lower rate. The tax, which would apply for two years from 2025 and could generate between €2.5 billion and €3 billion, echoes a similar proposal by the hard-right…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 12/10/2025 – 8:49 GMT+2 Welcome to Lima, the vibrant heart of Peru — a country known for its ancient cities and breathtaking landscapes — Lima now proudly hosts its first-ever Judo Grand Prix at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibós. And with an action-packed opening day, the local crowd has had plenty to cheer about. At -48kg, Fresh off her Grand Prix silver in Qingdao, Vargas Ley of Chile claimed her—and her country’s—first-ever Grand Prix gold, catching her opponent with an incredible change of direction. IOC Member, Dr Paola PARETO was on hand to award the medals.…
The Tusk government managed to limit new nominations by the KRS, but now wants to take a sledgehammer to the system set up by PiS. New court system Żurek’s proposal would allow judges first appointed by the KRS to keep their jobs, but anyone who the KRS promoted would have to return to their old post, and they’d have to take part in recruitment contests to climb back up the hierarchy. KRS-appointed judges would be barred from the Supreme Court, where they currently account for about 60 percent of the justices, and that court’s top judge, Małgorzata Manowska, would be…