The number of murders in the largest cities in the US has markedly decreased in 2017, having dropped to historically low rates in some of them. For instance, 290 people were killed in New York over the past year, and this is the best result in the last half-century. The local police increased number of surveillance cameras and introduced computer algorithms. They predict where the crime would be...

The economic recovery led to record employment and exacerbated shortage of qualified personnel in Germany. This problem cannot be solved without labor migrants. In 2017, Germany recorded a record low unemployment and a record high employment. Experts are confident that the boom in the German labor market will continue in 2018. This means that the deficit of qualified personnel, especially in some...

It's surprising, but true: the German economy is growing and, seemingly, will grow further. Experts raised the forecast of the GDP growth rate in Germany in 2017-2018. Experts are unanimous: Germany is experiencing an economic boom, and in 2018 it will increase. Immediately several large German analytical centers and economic institutions raised their official forecasts of GDP growth in the...

Every Christmas starting from 2013, the British magazine The Economist chooses "the country of the year." Rogue states, such as North Korea and Iran, are not considered. The list also excludes those that have enormous influence thanks to their size or economic power, that is, China and America. The main criterion for victory is the scale of changes for the better within the country or its...

China is going to launch the world's largest national system of trading greenhouse gas emission quotas. The new regulatory system will make energy sector enterprises responsible for almost 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. The introduction of the system will help both to reduce emissions in China itself, which is the world's number one by volume of greenhouse gas emissions, and to test a new model...

Participants of "Green-Black Commando" group are wanted by the Greek police. Under the slogan of combating consumerism, the group allegedly poisoned several popular food products with hydrochloric acid and put them furtively in supermarkets in Athens and Thessaloniki. The authorities urged consumers to temporarily refuse to purchase these products. Now, the products are being withdrawn from the...

Bloomberg agency published the "Pessimist's Guide" - eight scenarios of the most dangerous events that can occur before 2028. Bloomberg emphasizes that the presented scenarios are not forecasts, but "provocative ideas" that will make you think about how quickly the world changes. The end of the oil era Mass production of cheap electric vehicles will begin in 2018 thanks to the breakthrough in...

China plans to soften its goal of debt reduction in the economic plan, which will be released later on Wednesday, reports The Wall Street Journal. The revised plan will focus on curbing the growth of borrowings, according to WSJ's sources. This step contradicts the mission of the Chinese government to reduce the growing debt of the country.Recall that Chairman Xi Jinping made this goal the...

The total budget of the European Union will lose annually around 14 billion euros because of the UK's withdrawal from the bloc, EU Commissioner for Budget Guenther Oettinger told at a conference in Brussels. According to him, half of these funds will be reimbursed at the expense of the remaining countries in the EU. Britain should finally leave the EU in March 2019, but the country's...