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[ad_1] Markets sold off after the EU and US announced an agreement to cut reliance on Russian natural gas. By Julia Fanzeres and Paul BurkhardtBloomberg Published On 25 Mar 202225 Mar 2022 Oil fell as the European Union shied away from banning Russian crude imports, while Kazakhstan said disruption at a key export terminal is set to ease. … Read more
[ad_1] Kona Baridi, Kenya – Ipato “Peris” Kateki knows only one female Maasai landowner – herself. And the 57-year-old, with her small plot in Kajiado county, southern Kenya, is a rarity among her people. Until 17 years ago, she was not even on the road to owning anything. Back then, Peris had just given birth … Read more
[ad_1] A suspicious device was discovered in a hijacked van in the car park of the venue where Simon Coveney was on stage. Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has been taken off stage by officials during a speech in Northern Ireland after a suspicious device had been discovered in a hijacked van in the car … Read more
[ad_1] After Russia began its all-out invasion of Ukraine on February 24, news of the violence visited upon the people of Ukraine spread quickly across Europe, and triggered massive waves of solidarity. European countries took swift action to offer support to Ukrainians escaping Russian aggression. The European Union agreed in record time to activate the … Read more
[ad_1] Economy minister lays out measures to boost energy independence for Europe’s economic powerhouse. Germany has unveiled plans to halve its imports of Russian oil by the summer (beginning in June), as Western nations seek to cut off economic ties with Moscow as punishment for invading Ukraine. Before the war began on February 24, a … Read more
[ad_1] Russian author Boris Akunin is among several celebrities and cultural figures to have spoken out against the war in Ukraine. Of Georgian and Jewish descent, Akunin, whose real name is Grigory Chkhartishvili, is best known for his series of historical mystery novels centred around Erast Fandorin, a 19th-century Russian detective. Chkhartishvili is also a … Read more
[ad_1] Privately owned Upali Newspapers says their English-language daily, The Island, and its sister Sinhalese version, Divaina, will only be available online. Two major Sri Lankan newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of paper, their owner said, the latest casualties in the island nation’s economic crisis. The South Asian nation of … Read more
[ad_1] Despite ongoing peace talks, an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine appears nowhere in sight. And as Ukrainian cities are attacked, a quieter pressure is growing in Russia as it becomes increasingly isolated on the international stage. Punishing sanctions are taking effect and dissent – which authorities are determined to crush – is rising, reportedly … Read more
[ad_1] Washington, DC – When powerful states flout the rules of international law, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations Security Council last May, “it sends the message that others can break those rules with impunity”. Yet, three years after former US President Donald Trump recognised Israeli claims to Syria’s occupied Golan … Read more
[ad_1] Two-legged playoffs set to kick off on Friday as five teams from Africa will qualify for Qatar 2022. Africa’s World Cup playoffs will serve up a Mohamed Salah versus Sadio Mane sequel as the Liverpool teammates face off on opposite sides again with their countries, this time for a place at football’s biggest show. … Read more