Greece speeds up gas exploration to help reduce Russia reliance
Greece will speed up gas exploration as it looks to cut its reliance on Russian energy, aiming at its first test drilling in more than two decades by the end ...
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The forecast on planet Neptune is chilly – and getting colder
Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system’s outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric temperatures ...
Sri Lanka suspends external debt payments, needs money for essentials
Sri Lanka’s central bank said on Tuesday it had become “challenging and impossible” to repay external debt, as it tries to use its dwindling foreign exchange reserves to import ...
Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc
Rescue teams in the Philippines faced a race against time on Tuesday in the search for 28 people missing and feared dead, after tropical storm Megi unleashed heavy rains and deadly ...
Zelenskiy urges quick EU sanctions on Russian oil, all banks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Tuesday to impose sanctions on all Russian banks and Russian oil and to set a deadline for ending imports of Russian ...
Putin warns the West: Russia cannot be isolated – or held back
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Tuesday that attempts to isolate Moscow would fail, citing the success of the Soviet space programme as evidence that Russia could achieve spectacular ...
10 billion reasons bitcoin could become a reserve currency
A crypto platform’s pledge to amass $10 billion worth of bitcoin to back its own “stablecoin” is firing up the market. It’s part of a wider movement to crown ...
Cable-car collision kills two in India, leaves almost 50 trapped mid-air
Indian military rescuers with helicopters lifted to safety on Tuesday the last of almost 50 passengers who had been trapped mid-air since a fatal cable-car collision two days earlier, police said.
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UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but labour market signals some cooling
Britain’s jobless rate slipped further below its level immediately before the coronavirus pandemic, underscoring the risk of inflation pressure in the labour market that has the Bank of England ...
Russia’s economy set for biggest contraction since 1994, says former finance minister
Russia’s economy is on track to contract by more than 10% in 2022, the biggest fall in gross domestic product since the years following the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, former ...
Teenage Russian karter apologises after Nazi salute storm
A 15-year-old Russian go-karter apologised for being “a fool’ and denied any fascist sympathies after he appeared to make a Nazi salute on the podium at a race in Portugal ...
Rouble falls as Russia relaxes capital controls; Rosbank shares jump 40 per cent
The rouble weakened sharply on Monday, reversing some of the previous week’s gains, after Russia relaxed temporary capital control measures aimed at limiting a drop in the currency.
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Macron’s offer to soften pension reform is ‘manoeuvre’ to seduce left-wing voters – Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron’s offer to soften planned pension reforms is a “manoeuvre” to lure voters ahead of the second round of France’s presidential election, but he would still execute ...
Gigantic Jupiter-like alien planet observed still ‘in the womb’
Scientists have observed an enormous planet about nine times the mass of Jupiter at a remarkably early stage of formation – describing it as still in the womb – in a discovery ...
Chelsea must overperform to overturn Real Madrid deficit says Tuchel
Chelsea will have to overperform if they are to overturn a two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Monday.
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UK warns, all options on table if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
All options would be on table in response to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on Tuesday.
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Some in Shanghai leave home for first time in two weeks, US state reimposes mask mandate
Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, as the city took tentative steps towards easing a COVID-19 ...
Bank of Israel hikes key rate by 0.25 pts to 0.35 per cent, first increase since 2018
The Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate (ILINR=ECI) for the first time in 3-1/2 years on Monday, as expected, to combat rising inflation partly caused by robust ...
At least one killed, 7 injured in explosion near Lebanon’s Sidon
At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout centre affiliated with the Shi’ite Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials ...
Ukraine braces for new Russian offensive as Moscow dismisses rape allegations
Ukraine pleaded for more weapons from the West to help it end the siege of Mariupol and fend off an expected Russian offensive in the east, as more reports emerged ...
UK growth stutters in February as cost-of-living squeeze looms
Britain’s economy slowed more sharply than expected in February, reflecting a hit to car production from component shortages, storm disruption and reduced health spending as households braced for a ...
Turkey’s current account deficit reaches $5.15 billion in February
Turkey’s current account registered a deficit of $5.15 billion in February, more than double the amount in the same month last year, data from the central bank showed on Monday, ...
Ukraine says tens of thousands killed in Mariupol, accuses Russia of abuses
Ukraine on Monday said tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia’s assault on the southeastern city of Mariupol while the country’s rights ombudswoman accused ...
Elon Musk drops Twitter board seat in new U-turn
Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk disclosed on Monday he had abandoned a plan to join Twitter Inc’sTWTR.N board just as his tenure was about to ...