In Russia, there is an acute shortage of one of the key chemotherapy drugs – “Carboplatin”. The medicine, used to treat lung, ovarian, bladder, and breast cancer, as well as in veterinary medicine for animals with malignant tumors, is almost impossible to find in pharmacies, reports “Caution, News”. A resident of Penza told the publication…
According to the new, January IMF assessment, in 2026, the Russian GDP will increase by only 0.8% — 0.2 percentage points less than the fund expected in October, and 0.4 percentage points less than the forecast that the IMF gave in January 2025. As a result, in the current year, the Russian economy will grow…
Several Ukrainian electrical substations that were critical to ensuring nuclear safety were damaged in Russian strikes on January 20, and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant had completely lost external power supply. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said this in a post on X. The IAEA “is actively following developments in order to assess impact…
The high-speed, European-gauge Rail Baltica project will cost close to EUR 24 billion, according to a newly released European Court of Auditors (ECA) special report. Rail Baltica will run from Tallinn southward to the Lithuanian-Polish border. Its original estimated cost had been under EUR 6 billion. Dubbed “EU multibillion transport megaprojects: Mind the gaps,” the…
Cheese prices in Europe are falling due to overproduction, but this has not yet been reflected on Estonian store shelves. Producers say prices may drop in February or March. The price of raw milk on the international market has fallen by 20-30% compared with last year, but this has yet to be reflected in the…
The safety of education remains one of the Government’s key priorities. For the first time this year, a sum worth UAH 1 billion has been allocated from the state budget for the construction of shelters in preschool educational institutions. These funds will be used to build at least 20 kindergartens with shelters in various regions…
The federal budget of Russia in 2025 was in deficit for the fourth consecutive year: the government’s revenues were lower than its expenditures by 5.645 trillion rubles, reported the Ministry of Finance on Monday. Compared to 2024 (3.471 trillion rubles), the “hole” in the treasury increased by 1.6 times, and in relative terms – 2.6%…