Higher Fuel Surcharges Predicted Under Carbon Trading Scheme
A new EU surcharge on fuel could trigger a price spike as experts warn that politicians have severely underestimated the actual tax rate.
Thomas O'Reilly
April 16, 2023
While Sri Lankans had hoped that the removal of Rajapaksa from office would be a first step to turn around the collapsed economy, negotiations with the World Bank and IMF haven’t yet been successful. Instead, protesters are being persecuted.
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It remains to be seen whether the constitutional change will lead to stability in the country that birthed the Arab Spring.
Aliot vs Bardella: two profiles, two opportunities. For all that, it is difficult to talk about two competitors, since the two men make their political loyalty to Marine the pillar of their candidacy.
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It is unclear if Sánchez wants to turn his anti-tie appeal into a nation-wide campaign, and whether Spaniards will be asked to forego other energy-depleting lifestyle choices.
With about 60% of the population identifying as Catholic, the Family Code’s promoters could well have a battle on their hands.
The mass exodus of men returning to fight against the Russian invasion has left industries in Central Europe in a labour lurch.
The union of mixed couples often fuels racist and violent acts—especially between black people and Algerians.
French President Macron and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov tour Africa in a simultaneous bid to build ties with the continent.
Mario Draghi’s ability to reform the Italian state was seen by Brussels as the fruit of a new European solidarity mechanism—a recovery plan financed by a common debt. These prospects have collapsed like a house of cards.
A new analysis by Italian scientists of the Shroud of Turin using X-ray technology proves that the famous cloth dates back 2,000 years, contrary to the medieval origin suggested by the disputed 1988 carbon-14 analysis.
