This week, new-class torpedo-boat destroyer Zumwalt will be transferred to the US Navy. This is the latest generation of the multi-purpose vehicle, designing of which took 15 years. Total price numbers $ 4.4 billion. The destroyer boasts with stealth technology, high level of automation, Tomahawk cruise missiles, long-range artillery systems, able to hit a remote target at a distance of more than...

According to SWIFT banking system of information exchange, hackers made a second cyber attack on a bank, similar to that of the Central Bank of Bangladesh’s burglary in February this year. Name of the bank was not revealed. Agitated by the increased cases of cyber-attacks on banks, the European Central Bank want to create a system for data collection and early warning of such attacks. On...

According to Pew Research Center, share of the middle class has been reduced in the vast majority of US cities. Experts claim that the stratification is growing as proportion of highly prosperous and low-income citizens is growing in most cities and agglomerations. Yesterday, Pew Research Center has published a study on the income distribution among the US population in large cities and...

On Thursday, the French Socialist government will have to face a vote of no confidence in parliament. The reason was the executive branch’s use of special constitutional provisions. The latter allowed the politicians to promote controversial amendments to the labor law by bypassing parliament. Under the new changes, employers in France will be able to increase number of working hours, adjust...

In an open letter published in The Times, 13 former secretaries of state and US defense ministers called on Britons to support preservation of the country's membership in the EU. According to them, ‘Brexit’ would reduce the "country's influence and weaken Europe." "Keep in mind that even very close relationship between our two countries will not be able to compensate loss of power and loss of...

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a number of decrees on reorganization of several ministries and appointment of new ministers. In the course of permutations, he has dismissed oil minister Ali al-Naimi, talk of whose resignation went after failure of the Doha negotiations. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a decree dismissing oil minister Ali al-Naimi. Rumors of his resignation started...

US authorities proposed to introduce a number of new laws, which should help in the fight against tax evasion and money laundering. Among other things, the new regulations demand financial institutions to reveal true owners of companies, including foreign ones. The discussion of the need to introduce new rules intensified in connection with the ‘Panamagate’ scandal flared up in April. On...

The London mayoral elections are being held today in Great Britain. In addition to representatives of the Labour and Conservative parties, the chair of the British capital’s mayor is claimed by the leader of ‘One Love’ party, supporters of marijuana legalization, and even by a Polish prince. The mayor of the British capital mainly performs economic functions, yet victory of a candidate from one...

The European Commission is ready to approve the introduction of a visa-free regime between the EU and Turkey. According to sources, the EC will express conditional approval for the introduction of the visa-free regime between the Schengen area and Turkey on Wednesday, May 4. The decision on the visa-free regime with Turkey is part of an agreement between Brussels and Ankara. In particular, Turkey...