Germany's Russian gas crisis sparks coal rush (1)
1 hour ago
BERLIN, Germany: A worker loads briquettes of coal in the storage of the
"Hans Engelke Energie" heating products business in Berlin.- AFP
BERLIN: "A rush like this in the summertime, it's unheard of-everybody
wants coal," says Frithjof Engelke, a supplier of the briquettes which have
become a hot commodity in the German capital.
Zelensky aide signals goals for Crimea (1)
RT.com
17 Aug 2022, 17:31 GMT+10
Kiev wants the bridge over the Kerch Strait destroyed, anticipates sabotage
incidents, Mikhail Podolyak said
The Crimean Bridge, the largest structure of its kind in Europe, which
connects the peninsula with mainland Russia, "should be destroyed," an aide
to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.
"It's an illegal construction and the main gateway to supply the Russian
Alex Jones' lawyer faces disciplinary hearing in Connecticut (4)
Aug. 17, 2022 at 3:24 pm
By
DAVE COLLINS
The Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is
facing scrutiny from a Connecticut judge, who began hearing testimony
Wednesday on whether the lawyer should be disciplined for giving other
attorneys for Jones highly sensitive documents, including medical records
of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Benfica sink Dynamo Kyiv in UEFA Champions League qualifier (3)
Source: Xinhua
2022-08-18 08:55:45
WARSAW, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) - Benfica are close to advancing into the UEFA
Champions League group stage after sealing a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv
in the first leg of their play-off in Lodz, Poland on Wednesday.
The visitors attacked from the very beginning and waited just nine minutes
for a reward, when Gilberto put them in front with a powerful strike into
the top corner.
RBI floats discussion paper on payment systems charges (1)
Special Correspondent
Mumbai August 17, 2022 22:08 IST
Updated: August 17, 2022 22:09 IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper on charges
in payment systems seeking public feedback through email on or before
October 3, 2022.
"The focus of RBI's initiatives in the payment systems has been to ease
frictions which may arise from systemic, procedural or revenue related
issues.
Food of the future: Climate change could bring unexpected new staple to your dinner table (2)
AS CLIMATE CHANGE hits key crops like rice, corn and soybeans, an
unexpected new staple could hit the dinner table - breadfruit.
By Ian Randall
22:42, Wed, Aug 17, 2022
UK weather: Climate change warning issued by expert
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U.S. stocks drop as investors assess Fed minutes (2)
Source: Xinhua| 2022-08-18 06:43:00
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as Wall Street
parsed the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 171.69 points, or 0.50 percent,
to 33,980.32.
'Colour of skin' may be why Tigray crisis not getting attention: WHO chief (1)
18 Aug 2022 04:21AM (Updated: 18 Aug 2022 04:22AM)
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LONDON: The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international
attention being paid to the plight of civilians in Ethiopia's war-shattered
Tigray region.
Calling it the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world", with 6 million
Canada Loans $348Mln To Ukraine To Purchase Winter Heating Fuel - Finance Ministry (1)
Muhammad Irfan Published August 17, 2022 | 09:56 PM
The Canadian government has disbursed a C$450 million (US$348 million) loan
to Ukraine as the country requires funding to purchase heating fuel before
winter, Canada's Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2022) The Canadian
government has disbursed a C$450 million (US$348 million) loan to Ukraine
17 August 2022, 20:33 Zelenskyy accepts credentials from four ambassadors (1)
They are beginning diplomatic work in Ukraine.
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Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan Idris Kadyrkulov, Ambassador of Romania Alexander
Victor Mikula, Ambassador of Belgium Peter Van de Velde and Ambassador of
Spain Ricardo L'opez-Aranda Jagu have presented their credentials to
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
They are starting their diplomatic missions in Ukraine.