Новости за 15.05.2024

Heavy floods in the Iranian city of Mashhad have taken the lives of at two people who were stuck in a submerged car as a torrent of water swept them away.

Polish GDP expanded 1.3% year on year in the first quarter, (chart) easing slightly versus a gain of 1.6% y/y in the preceding three months, seasonally adjusted data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed in a flash estimate on May 15.

Fico’s condition has been described by local media as “life-threatening" after he was shot several times with a pistol.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and wounded, leaving him in a life-threatening condition.

The current account (CA, chart) of Romania remained roughly unchanged in nominal terms (€3.95bn) in the first quarter of the year (Q1) compared to the same period in 2023, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).

Slovenia’s economy grew by an annual 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (chart), according to non-seasonally adjusted data released by the statistics office, SURS, on May 15.

What happens now after the controversial Russian-inspired “foreign agents” law was passed by the government on May 14?

US-based energy major ExxonMobil has completed drilling operations at the Likembe – 01 research well offshore Angola, according to ANPG, the country's concessionaire and energy regulator.

Washington says it might impose financial and travel restrictions on certain individuals if the bill remains unchanged or if security forces continue to violently suppress protests.

A recent announcement of a mass grave discovery in Babylon has rekindled hope for a young man who was just a year old when his father disappeared ...

Some key new initiatives look set to help Latvia’s start-up scene move out of the shadow of its northern neighbour Estonia.