Famed Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich lost his appeal to be removed from EU sanctions on Dec. 20. Abramovich and other top Russian oligarchs were sanctioned after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He filed a challe…
Abramovich loses appeal to be removed from EU sanctions list
Famed Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich lost his appeal to be removed from EU sanctions on Dec. 20. Abramovich and other top Russian oligarchs were sanctioned after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He filed a challe…
Eurotunnel ends strike, cross-Channel traffic to resume gradually after major disruptions
By Tassilo Hummel and Ardee NAPOLITANO PARIS (Reuters) -Traffic on the cross-Channel Eurotunnel will gradually resume following an agreement with unions, Eurotunnel said, after a strike by French workers interrupted traffic on the undersea link between…
Opinion: A year of war and little peace
The advantage historians have over journalists is that the passage of time offers them a perspective not available to those with immediate deadlines. But the year is about to end, which constitutes a firm deadline if the goal is to put 2023 into perspe…
Opinion: A year of war and little peace
The advantage historians have over journalists is that the passage of time offers them a perspective not available to those with immediate deadlines. But the year is about to end, which constitutes a firm deadline if the goal is to put 2023 into perspe…
Opinion: A year of war and little peace
The advantage historians have over journalists is that the passage of time offers them a perspective not available to those with immediate deadlines. But the year is about to end, which constitutes a firm deadline if the goal is to put 2023 into perspe…
Brazil police launch raids over Braskem’s sinking ground havoc
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police on Thursday conducted raids as part of a probe into petrochemical producer Braskem’s sinking ground havoc in the city of Maceio, which has forced about 60,000 people to be moved since 2018. The subsidence r…
“It feels as if he has reached the Moon from Earth”: Robin Minz’s father on son being acquired by Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 21 (ANI): Uncapped Jharkhand cricketer Robin Minz, picked up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.6 crore, stole the limelight in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 mini-auction in Dubai on Tuesday. Robin’s father, Francis …
Israel investing millions for sustainable energies in remote areas
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 21 (ANI/TPS): Over the past two years (2022-23), Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure provided more than 90 local authorities with grants totaling over 130 million Shekels (USD 36 million) to promote sustainable en…
Czech central bank kicks off rate-easing cycle with 25 bps cut
PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech National Bank (CNB) started an interest rate-easing cycle on Thursday with a 25 basis-point reduction that puts the main repo rate at 6.75%, the first cut in more than three years amid a backdrop of slowing inflation and a s…