Two more grain ships leave Ukraine, Turkey’s defence ministry says
Two more ships carrying grain have left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number of vessels to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ...
Russia to enforce search engine disclaimers on five foreign IT firms
Russia’s state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include ...
The Greek economy: growth may surprise us
By Theodoros Pelagidis
In September 2021 the undersigned, diagnosed that inflation will not transitory, that it will be more persistent, higher and longer lasting, showing evidence of entrenchment since then. In ...
Cuba to send hundreds of doctors to Italy’s Calabria region
Cuba will send nearly 500 doctors to the Calabria region of southern Italy, Cuban state media reported this week, part of a broader program that sends surplus medics from the communist-run ...
Latest U.S. aid package to Ukraine includes surveillance drones
President Joe Biden’s latest security assistance package for Ukraine includes surveillance drones and for the first time mine-resistant vehicles, a senior US defense official said on Friday.
Since Russian ...
Nigeria’s Buhari worried over large scale crude oil theft
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concern on Friday over large–scale crude oil theft, saying it was affecting the country’s revenues “enormously“.
Nigeria lost $1 billion in revenue during ...
Nord Stream 1 pipeline to shut for three days, increasing pressure on Europe
Russia will halt gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month via its main pipeline into the region, state energy giant Gazprom said on Friday, ...
Rare toxic algae behind fish deaths in river Oder, say researchers
A large overgrowth of toxic algae linked to industrial pollution is the most likely culprit behind mass fish deaths in the river Oder, a German research institute said.
Tonnes of ...
Islamic State militant gets life in US prison over killing of American hostages
A US federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led ...
Explosions rock Russian-held areas far from Ukraine war front (Update)
Explosions erupted overnight near military bases deep in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, an apparent display of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummel Moscow’s logistics far from ...
Putin warns Macron of risk of ‘catastrophe’ at Ukraine nuclear plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that shelling of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which he blamed on Kyiv, could result in ...
Next 10 grain ships get set to leave Ukraine’s sea ports
A further ten cargo ships are being loaded with grain in Ukrainian Black Sea ports and being prepared for shipment under a food export agreement brokered last month, Ukraine’s ...
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab on Friday, according to emergency responders working ...
EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply
European countries could stretch out their limited stocks of the monkeypox vaccine by changing the way the shot is administered as a temporary measure, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said ...
UK cost-of-living crisis prompts warning to ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders
Britain’s financial watchdog has told firms offering ‘buy now, pay later’ loans to spell out the cost of late repayments to customers as the UK cost-of-living crisis intensifies.
Companies ...
Bali bomber could be released in days, law official says
An Indonesian man jailed for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings could be released on parole in days after his sentence was reduced, a law official said on Friday, ...
Finnish PM takes drugs test after party video causes stir
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test in the wake of video footage published earlier this week that showed her partying with friends, ...
Russia jumps to become third-largest market for yuan payments amid sanctions
Russia has charged up to third place in a list of countries outside mainland China using the yuan for global payments, highlighting how it is being affected by Western sanctions.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank
A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Friday after Israeli forces shot him, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during what Israel’s military said was an early morning raid ...
Ukraine says Russia plans to disconnect nuclear plant’s power blocks from grid
Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and to disconnect them from ...
Turkish lira flat after shock rate cut weakening
The Turkish lira was steady against the US dollar on Friday after nearing record lows in the previous session as Turkey’s central bank shocked markets by cutting its main ...
Britain faces ‘humanitarian crisis’ as energy costs soar, says health lobby
Britain faces a “humanitarian crisis” this winter when the difficult choices forced upon low-income households by soaring energy bills could cause serious physical and mental illness, a healthcare lobby group ...
Turkey’s cenbank shocks with 100 basis point rate cut despite soaring inflation
Turkey’s central bank shocked markets on Thursday by cutting its main interest rate by 100 basis points to 13 per cent, saying it needed to keep driving economic growth despite inflation ...
Leaders of Ukraine, U.N. seek to secure Russian-held nuclear plant
The U.N. chief and the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine have discussed ways to end the war started by Russia and secure Europe’s largest nuclear power station, as ...