Ukrainian boxer in lightweight Vasily Lomachenko on Sunday night defeated boxer Jemaine Ortiz from the USA in a fight.
The fight lasted all 12 rounds and the winner was declared by points. The decision of the judges was unanimous in favor of the Ukrainian – 115:113, 116:112, 117:111.
The fight took place at Madison Square Garden in New York (USA).
Lomachenko’s next fight may be with American Devin Haney in a fight for all lightweight championship belts.
Sales of new homes in the US in September fell by 10.9% compared with the previous month and amounted to 603 thousand in terms of annual rates, the country’s Department of Commerce said.
The rate of decline has become the highest since April this year.
According to the revised data, 677 thousand houses were sold in August, and not 685 thousand, as previously reported.
Analysts, on average, had expected new home sales to fall to 585,000 last month from the previously announced figure, Trading Economics reports.
Compared to the same month in 2021, the number of new home sales fell by 17.6% (732 thousand new buildings were sold in September last year).
The median price of a new home in the US jumped 13.9% to $470.6 thousand in September.
The number of new buildings put up for sale at the end of last month was 462 thousand, which was the highest figure since 2008. At current sales rates, it would take 9.2 months for all new homes in the US to sell (8.2 months in August and 6.1 months a year ago). Experts traditionally believe that a balanced market corresponds to an indicator of about 6 months.
New properties make up about 10% of the US housing market, but new home sales are recorded as soon as a contract is signed, making them a more relevant indicator of the state of the market.
The Government of Ukraine is initiating a mechanism for insuring war risks for foreign investment, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said.
“We see the interest of potential investors and understand their warnings. One of them is security. Therefore, the government of Ukraine is initiating a mechanism for insuring war risks for foreign investment. In particular, through the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the World Bank,” he said at the cabinet meeting on Friday.
The prime minister recalled that MIGA had already allocated $30 million for the pilot project.
According to him, the German Ministry of Economy and other partners promise to join the insurance procedure.
The Joint Coordinating Center in Istanbul (JCC) is in contact with the Russian authorities in connection with the announcement of withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and called on the parties to refrain from actions that jeopardize the implementation of agreements.
“We have seen reports from the Russian Federation about the suspension of their participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative after the attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet. We are in touch with the Russian authorities on this issue,” the SKC said in response to a request from Interfax-Ukraine.
“It is imperative that all parties refrain from any action that could jeopardize the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which is a critical humanitarian initiative with a clear positive impact on food access for millions of people around the world,” SKC stressed in a commentary. .
As reported, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the withdrawal of Moscow from the agreements on the export of grain from the ports of Ukraine. They claim that allegedly Ukraine, with the participation of British specialists, carried out an attack “against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships involved in ensuring the security of the” grain corridor “.
Residents of New Zealand have signed a petition in favor of renaming the country to the Maori Aotearoa, and the Maori Indigenous Affairs Committee is ready to discuss the official change of the name of the republic, New Zealand Gerald reports.
“In the summer, a petition with 70,000 signatures of the country’s residents, who want to rename New Zealand to Aotearoa, came to Parliament. The Special Committee on Maori Affairs said it would discuss the official change of the country’s name at a meeting in parliament. Meanwhile, politicians are divided over the name change, but most of the public is ready to accept it.
According to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the issue of an official name change is not yet being considered, but she hopes for the active use of the Majorian synonym in everyday life.
“Regardless of whether we change it in the law, I don’t think it will change the fact that New Zealanders are talking more and more about Aotearoa. And this transition is welcome,” she said.
In turn, the co-leader of the Maori Party, Debbie Ngareva-Packer, rejected the idea of holding a referendum on renaming New Zealand, arguing that the country’s indigenous population is only 17%.
Aotearoa translates from the Maori language as “Land of the Long White Cloud”.
The Ministry of Health of Qatar is softening the requirements for entering foreigners from November 1, they will no longer be required to present a negative result of a PCR test for coronavirus or a rapid antigen test made before flying into the country.
As emphasized in the message of the ministry, this decision is due to the fact that the number of cases of coronavirus continues to decline worldwide, and in Qatar, the vaccination program of the population is successfully continuing.
The easing of covid restrictions applies not only to tourists, but also to residents of Qatar, who previously had to take tests within 24 hours of returning to the country.
In addition, from November 1, residents of Qatar and tourists will not be required to present the Ehteraz app to enter public places. This will only need to be done when visiting medical facilities.
