Prostitutes in Belgium face fines for refusing clients more than 10 times in six months under the new law.

https://twitter.com/JackStr42679640/status/1790169813777834265 https://twitter.com/ThePublicaNow/status/1789715774099136766 Belgium’s new law equates sex workers to regular employees, regulating their activity through labor contracts. However, if a prostitute refuses a client more than 10 times in six months, fines are imposed. Belgium’s new law treats sex workers …

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Fed’s preferred metric surges above 8%; 10-year Treasury yield officially back above 4.6%; Power bills will keep rising.

Despite expectations of inflation tapering, the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge surpasses 8%, highlighting ongoing economic strains. March’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) records a significant uptick at 3.5%, the highest since September 2023, with Core CPI outperforming forecasts for four …

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Russia to ban gas exports for 6 months

Russia will impose a six-month ban on gasoline exports starting March 1 to meet rising domestic demand, the RBC news outlet reported Tuesday, citing two government sources and a representative of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Novak was said to …

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