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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan authorities plan to set the initial price of their national cryptocurrency at $60 per one Petro, local media reported, citing the parameters of the new currency’s circulation. Caracas has decided to set such price taking into account…
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US benchmark interest rate will remain in the range of 1.25 to 1.5 percent, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement on Wednesday. “In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation,…
“That doesn’t look like my signature, does it?” Daniels said. “I do not know where it came from.” When Kimmel read reported details of the alleged affair, Daniels interjected with a barb aimed at the president. “I thought this was…
Stephen Colbert opened “The Late Show” with a few quotes from the president’s speech followed by what he thought were more realistic statements. At one point in the speech, Trump said, “If there is a mountain, we climb it. If…
One of the heaviest drinking nations in the world is facing a severe hangover. Lithuania’s new liquor law has increased the legal drinking age from 18 to 20, banned alcohol advertising, and drastically curtailed opening hours for liquor stores. The…
This winter, a daily drip of grim stories from Britain’s health care system has triggered a flood of alarm. An 81-year-old woman with chest pains died while waiting four hours for an ambulance. A young woman in pain lay for…
