Day: January 15, 2025

WORLD

Two hundred taxi drivers protest in Budapest

January 15, 2025
budapest
protest

Taxi drivers demanded changes to tax regulations, a cap on the number of taxis, and adjustments to age-related regulations. On Wednesday afternoon, approximately 200 taxi drivers, including those from companies like Bolt and Uber, gathered in protest at Budapest’s Heroes’ Square and other locations. Their primary demand was a revision of tax rules for transport […]

WORLD

Water volume in the Northern Aral sea increases by nearly half

January 15, 2025
Northern Aral
sea
volume
water

Efforts to save the Aral Sea have been bolstered by close collaboration among the five Central Asian republics. Kazakhstan announced on Monday that water volume in its section of the Aral Sea has increased by nearly 50% since 2008. “The volume of water in the northern part of the Aral Sea has risen by 42%, […]