Researchers surveyed more than 3,300 Ukrainians temporarily residing across Europe, with their findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Employment prospects in a person’s field and the chance to earn a higher salary are far more important to Ukrainians than social benefits or child allowances,” said Panu Poutvaara, director of the ifo Center for Migration and Development. He added that wage differences influence country selection nearly four times more than variations in welfare payments. As part of the study, refugees were asked to choose between two hypothe...
Chelsea captain Reece James is among the players who have reacted to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s move to Everton from Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have sold Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton for a fee reportedly worth £28million, the midfielder penning a five-year contract at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Dewsbury-Hall has joined the Toffees after just 12 months at Chelsea, where he made 36 appearances and notched up five goals and nine assists. The 26-year-old was a very popular player at Chelsea and Reece James, along with the likes of Robert Sanchez, have sung his praises. Reece James and Robert Sanch...
Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke claimed Wednesday that President Donald Trump could get a third term if Texas Republicans pushed through a new congressional map. Democrats in the Texas state Legislature fled to Illinois and New York in order to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting that could net Republicans up to five seats in the United States House of Representatives. O’Rourke claimed that if the Democrats failed to prevail, Trump would “be nearly unstoppable.” (RELATED: ‘Have They Been Rigged?’: Scott Jennings Lists Blue States Where Dems Dom...
With just days remaining before US President Donald Trump's deadline for a Ukraine ceasefire, his special envoy Steve Witkoff held another round of talks in Moscow on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Witkoff for about three hours at the Kremlin. Putin's foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, described the visit as "useful and constructive," according to Russian state news agency TASS. Ushakov said Moscow had received "signals" from Witkoff about Washington's position on Ukraine and, in turn, sent messages back to Trump via the envoy. Neither side disclosed details of the dis...