81-year-old Biden’s physical examination results announced: healthy and strong, suitable for the presidency.
On February 28th, local time, the White House announced the physical examination results of President Biden. According to the medical examination results released by the White House, Biden is a "healthy" and "strong" 81-year-old man.
On the same day, Biden went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland for an annual routine physical examination. Kevin O ‘Connor, the White House presidential doctor, said in a press release that Biden was still "fit to perform his duties". Although Biden’s gait is still stiff, it has "not deteriorated" since last year; Biden’s arthritis is still "moderate to severe", but "not to the extent that nerve roots are severely compressed and need special treatment".
Experts predict that the turning point of the global property market has arrived.
According to the Financial Times website reported on February 25th, the analysis of OECD data by the Financial Times website shows that the widespread decline in global house prices that hit developed economies has basically subsided. This has led economists to predict that the worst real estate downturn in a decade has reached an inflection point.
Among OECD industrialized countries, nominal house prices rose by 2.1% in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the previous quarter, which was higher than the almost stagnant level at the beginning of last year. According to the analysis of the Financial Times website, only about one-third of these countries reported a quarter-on-quarter decline, while more than half of them reported a decline at the beginning of last year.
After the central banks of most economies raised interest rates at the fastest rate in decades to curb inflation, house prices at the end of 2022 increased by only 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, which was the lowest nominal house price growth rate since 2012. However, with the expectation that the central bank will reduce the borrowing cost this year, the mortgage interest rate has dropped, which has eased or even reversed in many economies.
EU Council approves 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine.
On February 28th, local time, the Council of the European Union passed three legislative bills related to the revision of the EU’s medium-term budget for 2021-2027, and approved a package plan, including providing 50 billion euros of aid to Ukraine.
The son of Asia’s richest man lost more than 200 pounds in 18 months.
According to media reports, Anant, the youngest son of mukesh ambani, the richest man in Asia and the chairman of Indian Reliance Industry, will hold a pre-marriage celebration with his fiancee Radhika Maichang from March 1 to March 3, and the two will formally get married on July 12. It is understood that as of February 27th, Mukesh ranked 10th in the world and 1st in Asia in the real-time ranking of the world’s richest people. It is reported that the size of the groom-to-be Anant has become the focus of media attention.
It is reported that Anant has been obese since he was a child. His mother explained in an interview in 2017 that he had asthma and needed to take some drugs with side effects. The media reported on the 28th that Anant had previously weighed about 208kg, but in about 18 months, he successfully lost 108kg (about 216kg).
His slimming coach revealed that although Anant is determined to lose weight, he likes eating "junk food" very much. "I customized a special diet plan for him to help him develop healthy eating habits." According to the diet plan, he consumes 1200 to 1400 calories every day. In addition to diet, Anant has also carried out a strict exercise plan, including aerobic exercise, yoga, strength training and so on. According to the report, he exercises for 5 to 6 hours every day and walks for a total of about 21 kilometers.
Russian presidential election results will be announced before March 28th.
On February 28th, local time, Nikolai Blayev, vice chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission, informed that the Russian Central Election Commission would announce the results of the Russian presidential election before March 28th.
The official voting for the Russian presidential election will be held from March 15 to 17, and four candidates, including current President Putin, will stand for election.
Two mayoral candidates in Mexico were killed within hours.
According to the Associated Press reported on February 27th, two mayoral candidates in Malaoa Tiao were shot dead in a few hours. Experts warned that the national election on June 2 this year may be the most violent election in Mexico’s history.
The local prosecutor said on the 27th that Armando Perez Luna was found shot dead in his car before midnight. He is a candidate for mayor put forward by the conservative National Action Party. According to the report, in Mexico, drug trafficking groups have continuously expanded their control scope and become a major threat. About 36 candidates were killed in the last national election in Mexico in 2021.
Hamas issued a document mourning the US self-immolation protesters.
According to Agence France-Presse reported on February 27th, Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said in an English statement on the 27th that the American soldiers who set themselves on fire outside the Israeli embassy in the United States would be "immortal" because of their shocking anti-war protests. The United States should be responsible for the death of this soldier, which is an expression of American people’s growing anger at the war in Gaza.
An active serviceman of the US Air Force set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on the 25th to protest against the Israeli military action in the Gaza, which resulted in a large number of Palestinian civilian casualties. He was then taken to the hospital for rescue, but died on the 26th.
More than 20,000 people will participate in NATO allied exercises.
On February 28th, local time, NATO official website announced that military personnel from 13 NATO allies and partners were preparing to participate in the "Nordic Response 2024" exercise in Norway, Finland and Sweden.
It is reported that the exercise will be hosted by three Nordic countries, and the joint training will focus on the defense and protection of the Nordic region. The military exercise areas are northern Norway, Sweden and Finland and the corresponding airspace and sea areas. More than 20,000 soldiers participated in the exercise. The implementation phase of the Nordic Response will be held from March 3 to 14, 2024.
Paris prosecutor’s office responds to the theft of Olympic security plan
The American and French media reported on February 27th that the handbag with the security plan for the Paris Olympic Games in France was stolen on the train that day. The French police confirmed the media reports.
According to the report, on the evening of February 26th, an engineer of Paris City Hall reported that his handbag was stolen on the train. In his report to the police, the engineer explained that he put his bag in the luggage rack above the seat. Because of the train delay, he chose to transfer, only to find that his handbag was missing. The engineer said that there was a work computer and two USB flash drives in the bag, which contained sensitive data, namely the security plan for the Paris Olympic Games.
The traffic police in Paris are using surveillance video to investigate. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that the theft was "true" through a statement, but said that the stolen related items did not contain "sensitive" security plans, but only "notes related to Olympic traffic". Paris City Hall responded in a statement: "Preliminary investigation shows that this employee does not have any information related to the organization and deployment of the police during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The notes in the computer are related to the work of the IT department of the Highway and Transportation Bureau for internal use. "
The number of newborns in Korea hit a new low.
On February 28th, local time, according to the latest demographic data of South Korea, a total of 230,000 newborns were born in South Korea last year, the lowest level since statistics.
In addition, South Korea’s total fertility rate last year was 0.72, of which the total fertility rate dropped to 0.65 in the fourth quarter of last year, which is also the lowest since statistics.
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