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US consumer credit card debt balloons to all-time high
Published time: 8 Aug, 2017 12:32 American consumers have accumulated $ 1.02 trillion of debt on their credit cards as of June, according to the US Federal Reserve. This is more than the record set just before the 2008 financial crisis. Read more US household debt balances were $ 12.73 trillion in March 2017, compared […]
Lawmakers in Taiwan threw water balloons and grabbed each other’s throats in parliament chaos
Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan’s parliament descended into chaos for a second consecutive day Friday with lawmakers wielding chairs above their heads and throwing water balloons as they brawled over a controversial infrastructure project. It followed repeated disruption on Thursday when rival legislators grabbed each other’s throats in angry scuffles during a review of the budget […]
US Tomahawk strike on Syria as effective as dropping missiles from air balloons – Russia’s MoD
Russia has questioned the precision and cost-effectiveness of the US missile strike on the Shayrat Airbase in Syria. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Pentagon tried to impress the American public at the cost of credibility in the eyes of military professionals. “The figures voiced by the Pentagon about the supposedly high efficiency of […]
