Month: September 2021

Categories Business

Just how bad could things get this winter? European energy crisis is about to go global

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It was only a matter of time, really. In a globalized world, energy crunches can hardly remain regionally contained for very long, especially in a context of damaged supply chains and a rush to cut investment in fossil fuels. … Read More >Just how bad could things get this winter? European energy crisis is about to go global

Categories Business

Germany says Russia is fulfilling its obligations under European gas supply agreements

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Russia is fully compliant with its gas supply obligations to Europe, Germany’s energy ministry’s spokeswoman Suzanne Ungrad said Wednesday, dismissing claims Moscow is pressuring the EU to speed up Nord Stream 2’s commissioning. … Read More >Germany says Russia is fulfilling its obligations under European gas supply agreements

Categories Shows

France to Australia: Pay up! You owe $66 B for subs (Full show)

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France is demanding $66 billion from a reluctant Australia, the agreed-upon price for the 12 nuclear submarines it intended to sell the Australians before the US and UK stepped in with a better offer. France is planning to increase its military budget by $2 billion each year, and is one of the world’s foremost exporters of military equipment. … Read More >France to Australia: Pay up! You owe $66 B for subs (Full show)

Categories Russia

‘Russia is not going to join NATO’, FM Lavrov quips before private meeting with head of US-led bloc Stoltenberg at UN in New York

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Russia is not going to become a member of NATO, the country’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the press on Wednesday, before a behind-closed-doors meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with the boss of the bloc. … Read More >‘Russia is not going to join NATO’, FM Lavrov quips before private meeting with head of US-led bloc Stoltenberg at UN in New York

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US Democrats demand sanctions against 35 Russians, including prime minister & Putin’s spokesman, alleging ‘human rights abuses’

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A proposed amendment to the US Pentagon funding bill demands that the White House sanction 35 Russian citizens for alleged human rights abuses, including the prime minister, Moscow’s mayor and President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. … Read More >US Democrats demand sanctions against 35 Russians, including prime minister & Putin’s spokesman, alleging ‘human rights abuses’

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese Foreign Ministry mocks US over Afghanistan, says its ‘war machines’ have become Taliban playground

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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has mocked the US and the chaotic collapse of the Washington-backed Afghan regime they left behind, as he shared footage of Taliban soldiers using captured aircraft as a swing. … Read More >Chinese Foreign Ministry mocks US over Afghanistan, says its ‘war machines’ have become Taliban playground