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Moscow to become first major city on planet with entirely electric transport as Russia’s capital phases out diesel-fueled buses

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Moscow is set to become the world’s first major city to have its public transport entirely powered by electricity, the capital’s mayor revealed on Thursday, explaining that there will be no diesel buses in Moscow at all by 2028. … Read More >Moscow to become first major city on planet with entirely electric transport as Russia’s capital phases out diesel-fueled buses

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‘Nobody will freeze’: Russia will supply Europe with as much gas as it needs, says country’s energy committee

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Europe will get as much gas from Russia as it needs to curb energy shortages, while gas prices will inevitably stabilize, the country’s National Energy Committee head Aleksey Gospodarev told RT at the Russian Energy Week forum. … Read More >‘Nobody will freeze’: Russia will supply Europe with as much gas as it needs, says country’s energy committee

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EU’s green energy policy must be based on economic & climate concerns, not political competition – Hungarian FM to RT

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Europe’s clean energy initiatives should be based on a rational long-term strategy, including both the needs of economic development and environmental protection, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT. … Read More >EU’s green energy policy must be based on economic & climate concerns, not political competition – Hungarian FM to RT

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2 people hospitalized with burns after explosion at fireworks factory in Guatemala (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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A fireworks factory in San Raymundo, Guatemala has exploded, inflicting two people with severe burns as others fled the blast scene. Footage posted to social media shows a massive white-gray plume of smoke over the town. … Read More >2 people hospitalized with burns after explosion at fireworks factory in Guatemala (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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Putin: Russia ready for talks with NATO, but against reporting on national military drills

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“It is true that we recently held military drills, the Zapad-2021 , and it was a large-scale military exercise. I reiterate that we are holding our [military] exercises on the territory of our own country,” the Russian President stressed … Read More >Putin: Russia ready for talks with NATO, but against reporting on national military drills

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Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports

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A wave of new impending sanctions aimed at Moscow will reportedly not target the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with the Kremlin expressing hope that relations with the US could recover in the wake of negotiations. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports

Categories Asia & Pacific

Taiwan will ‘meet enemy full on’ if it must, but won’t start a war, defense minister says, amid heightened tensions with Beijing

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The Taiwanese defense minister has vowed that the island won’t be the one instigating conflict amid a spike in tensions with Beijing, which recently staged beach war drills in a nearby province. … Read More >Taiwan will ‘meet enemy full on’ if it must, but won’t start a war, defense minister says, amid heightened tensions with Beijing