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Belgium Allows Employers to Hire Sex Workers for the First Time: Revolution or Exploitation? Belgium has made a historic move in regulating sex work. For the first time ever, an employer has been granted permission to hire sex workers under a formal employment contract. This groundbreaking decision came into effect in early July and is…
Hungary Distributes Food Vouchers to Pensioners: Help or Budget Burden? Hungary has decided to distribute food vouchers worth 30,000 forints to pensioners, but is this really help or just another blow to the state budget? Around 2.6 million people in Hungary will receive this aid, with total costs to the state amounting to nearly 83…
Gasoline Cars Still Rule Serbian Roads While Electric Vehicles Wait for Their Chance! Did you know that in Serbia, electric cars make up less than 1% of new car sales? Yes, you read that right! While all of Europe is pushing for a green revolution, gasoline cars still hold the throne here. Boris Ćorović, the…
Rain: Savior or Curse? Corn, Soy, and Sunflower on the Brink of Disaster! The tropical June climate and drought have wreaked havoc on fields across Serbia. Corn, soy, and sunflower—the three main crops—are struggling to survive, and the rain that finally fell might not save them all. Experts from the Institute of Field and Vegetable…
Pensions in Former SFRY Republics: Who Gets Paid and When in July? Welcome to the mysterious world of pension payments in the former SFRY republics, where money hits accounts according to some secret schedule! If you’re a pensioner employed in one of the former SFRY republics, get ready – July pensions are rolling out, and…
Grok 4 Evo: Elon Musk’s AI Bomb That’s Setting the Tech World on Fire! Welcome to the world where Elon Musk isn’t just launching rockets but explosive AI systems! Grok 4 Evo is the latest brainchild of his company XAI, unveiled on the supercomputer Colossus, promising to shake up the AI scene. But is this…
Welcome to the world where tariffs fall like rain and markets shake from Trump’s announcements! US President Donald Trump keeps shocking the world with his policy of imposing tariffs set to take effect on August 1st. Is this the start of a new trade storm or just another phase in his economic strategy? Let’s dive…
Wall Street is back on top of the world! The Nasdaq jumped nearly 1% to close at a record 20,340 points, while the Dow Jones and S&P 500 also posted solid gains. All this while President Donald Trump drops a bombshell — new tariffs on imports from at least six countries, including the Philippines and…
Chaos on the Stalać-Kraljevo Railway: Modernization or Just Another Paper Project? Brace yourselves, because Serbian railways are back in the spotlight — but not for speed or efficiency, rather for endless changes and complications surrounding the modernization project of the Stalać-Kraljevo railway line. This roughly 72-kilometer stretch is supposed to become a modern single-track railway,…
Macron in London as Trump Imposes Tariffs Threatening Europe! Three Days of Luxury and Uncertainty French President Emmanuel Macron has just wrapped up a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom, the first of its kind in 17 years! Accompanied by his wife Brigitte, he stayed at Windsor Castle as a guest of King Charles…
