France accuses Russia of using gas supply as ‘weapon of war’
France on Tuesday accused Moscow of using energy supplies as “a weapon of war” as Russian gas giant Gazprom GAZP.MM reduced deliveries to one of its main utilities and ...
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Proud Boys recruit sentenced to 4.5 years for role in US Capitol riot
A local man who was in the process of joining the far-right Proud Boys group was sentenced on Monday to serve about 4-1/2 years in prison for his role in ...
Euro zone economic sentiment falls more than expected in August
Euro zone economic sentiment fell more than expected in August, data showed on Tuesday, dragged lower by a drop in optimism in industry and in services despite a better mood ...
Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says
It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries.
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Dutch build North Sea wind farms, test floating solar panels
Wind turbines, floating solar panels, and green hydrogen at sea are among the projects under construction off the Dutch coast, as a country famed for its water engineering prowess builds ...
Scientists find new bird species at South America’s edge
In a sparse, windswept pasture at the frigid tip of South America lives a tiny bird whose quiet life is shedding light on the importance of studying the world’s ...
China pledges to lift economy with stable employment, prices in H2
China will step up measures to boost demand and stabilise employment and prices in the second half of the year to optimise economic outcomes, the country’s finance ministry said ...
Ethnic Russian minorities in Baltic states treated as “second-class people” says Moscow
Russia condemned the destruction of Soviet war memorials in the three Baltic states and accused them on Tuesday of persecuting their Russian-speaking minorities.
In a forcefully worded statement, Moscow said ...
Zelenskiy tells Russians to run for their lives from Ukraine offensive in south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said it had halted the ...
Surging energy prices create perfect storm for UK bonds
British government bonds are on course for their biggest monthly fall since 1994, as surging energy prices create a perfect storm of higher inflation, tighter monetary policy and the prospect of ...
Oil edges down as inflation expected to impact fuel demand
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, paring some gains from the previous session, as the market feared that more aggressive interest rates hikes from central banks may lead to a global ...
Russia-installed official accuses Ukraine of fresh shelling of nuclear plant
Russian-installed authorities in an occupied part of Ukraine accused Ukrainian troops on Tuesday of once again shelling the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the run-up to a ...
Honda Motor, LG Energy to build $4.4 bln US EV battery plant
Japan’s Honda Motor Co (7267.T) will build a new $4.4 billion lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States with Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd (373220.KS), ...
Eye socket changes amped up bite force in T. rex and friends
Tyrannosaurus rex possessed awe-inspiring bite force, with the huge meat-eating dinosaur’s bone-crunching chomp estimated to pack about 8,000 pounds (3,630 kg) of might – about equal to the weight of three small ...
Serena Williams party continues following first-round win at US Open
Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3 6-3 win over Danka ...
EU split on visa bans for Russia, plans Ukraine training missions (Update 2)
Germany and France have issued a joint warning against a ban on tourist visas for Russians, saying such a step, advocated by other European Union member states, would be counter-productive.
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Tsitsipas crashes out as Galan produces epic first round upset
Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan stunned fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown at the U.S. Open on Monday, winning the affair on the ...
Rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone after day of clashes, Iran closes borders (Update 2)
Militants fired rockets at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone as clashes between Shi’ite Muslim groups spilled into a second day, Iraq’s military said, and Iran closed its border ...
Zelenskiy urges Russians to ‘go home’ as Ukraine presses offensive in south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee from an offensive launched by his forces near the southern city of Kherson saying Ukraine‘s military were taking back ...
Ericsson to wind down business activities in Russia over coming months
Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Monday it will gradually wind down business activities in Russia over the coming months as the Swedish telecoms equipment maker completes its obligations to customers.
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Russia’s inflation will be 12-13 per cent in 2022, Kremlin aide says
Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov said inflation will come in at 12-13 per cent in 2022, below earlier expectations, as the economy looks set to defy the gloomiest ...
Bankrupt Infowars parent company will face second Sandy Hook defamation trial
The parent company of far-right website Infowars agreed on Monday to face a second U.S. defamation trial stemming from the company’s false claims the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary ...
Murray and Medvedev through on first day of US Open
Andy Murray powered into the second round of the U.S. Open with a comfortable 7-5 6-3 6-3 win over Argentine Francisco Cerundolo on Monday, as the former world number ...
Tesla hit with proposed class action over phantom braking issue
A California owner of a Tesla Model 3 sued the electric vehicle maker in a proposed class action over cars suddenly stopping for non-existent obstacles, calling it a “frightening and dangerous ...