The penalty is the second-biggest issued under the EU’s stringent privacy rules.

He says rationing plans are being prepared in case’ they’re needed, and that ‘cuts will happen as a last resort.’

The state legislature approved the measure on Aug. 29.

The ruling comes amid the Kremlin’s effort to silence critics of what it calls a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine.

The incident fuels fears of a potential disaster at Zaporizhzhia.

A long-held theory known as the ‘lipstick index’ posits that lipstick sales rise during times of economic downturn.

U.S. drivers see gas down to $3.82 per gallon from record highs of over $5 in June.