Sunday, January 5, 2025

#Ukraine #Russia - Russia's economy is beginning to plunge | Ukraine This Week: TVP World

4 January 2025

What shape is the Russian economy in at the beginning of 2025, and will it be a landmark year in which the economy will play a key role in the war?

There are more and more negative signs concerning the Russian economy. Inflation has already broken through the 9 per cent level, the main interest rate is at 21 per cent, and lending rates are reaching almost 30 per cent.

Companies close to the Kremlin are warning that with the continuation of current policies and the war, Russia will face a wave of bankruptcies.

Many experts have long been predicting key changes in the Russian economy in the coming year. Among them is our guest, Swedish economist Professor Anders Åslund. 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/bJUJyPN6YTM?...

#F1 - Every 2025 F1 driver line-up ranked from worst to best: The Race

5 January 2025

Eight of the 10 Formula 1 teams have a new driver line-up for the 2025 season, but who has the best pairing? That’s the question we put to The Race’s expert team of panellists. We asked them to justify their choices, used an F1 points system to create an overall ranking, and compared it to how we ranked each team’s line-up in 2024. The ranking is on the quality of the line-up alone, irrespective of the machinery that they’ll have at their disposal this season.

#f1 #formula1 #formulaone



#Russia - Vladimir Putin predicted to be ousted from presidency: Sky News Australia

4 January 2025

Courier Mail columnist Des Houghton predicts Russian President Vladimir Putin will be ousted from office. “There’s a great uprising behind the scenes in Russia about the volumes of young men being killed in the Ukraine,” Mr Houghton said. “Russia has suffered 700,000 killed or wounded, this is directly related to Putin’s meat grinder strategy.”

#USA #infections - What to know about 'Quad-demic' as flu, RSV, Covid and Norovirus cases rise: ABC News

4 January 2025

Dr. Stephanie Widmer joins GMA to talk the infectious diseases hitting hard this season and how to stay healthy.


The “Quad-Demic” Threat That Could Hit This Winter: COVID-19, Flu, RSV, and Adenovirus

#USA #weather #storm #snow - First major storm of 2025 set to impact about 60 million Americans: NBC News

5 January 2025

About 60 million people were under weather alerts across the country on Saturday as a winter storm threatens to slam areas from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic with heavy snow and ice. NBC News' Maggie Vespa has the latest.

#weather #storm #snow