Russia has helped to turn the tide in Mali’s fight against terrorism and has proven that it does not have ulterior motives in its involvement, the African nation’s acting prime minister has said. “The terror has moved to the other camp. Terrorists no longer instill fear in Malians. On the …
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The foreign ministers of NATO member states are set to reiterate the military alliance’s readiness to welcome Ukraine into the bloc in principle, Bloomberg has reported. However, they are also expected to make it clear that Kiev cannot join at present. A two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers got underway …
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Ukrainian forces could cause catastrophic damage by blowing up two major dams on the Dnieper River. Any dam breaches would flood a massive region, including the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a senior official in Russia’s Zaporozhye region has warned. “I cannot rule out that they will try to combine …
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US gasoline prices have once again refreshed all-time highs, reaching $4.81 per gallon on Saturday morning. According to data from the non-profit American Automobile Association (AAA), which tracks prices at more than 60,000 gas stations across the country, prices have now doubled since US President Joe Biden was inaugurated. At …
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Consumer price growth has hit double digits in at least a third of EU countries, with the most severe spike seen in the Baltic region, the Financial Times reported this week. According to the paper, nine members of the bloc have seen inflation surpass 10%, with the biggest increase observed …
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Greece is the latest EU country to be hit with double-digit inflation, reaching the highest level since 1994. Inflation in the country surged to 10.2% year-on-year in April from 8.9% the previous month, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The largest increases were registered in the cost of natural …
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accused Australia of being hypocritical in its opposition to the Pacific country’s recent security pact with China. He argued that Canberra had not consulted with its other partners last year when it unveiled a security deal with the US and Britain, known as …
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Europeans will soon have to pay €2,000 ($2,200) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev tweeted on Tuesday. The warning comes after Germany ordered a halt to Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification. “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz …
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The new guidance was announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Sunday, and comes into effect on Tuesday. It replaces earlier advice that required anyone suspected of being in contact with an Omicron case to immediately isolate at home for 10 days. Anyone whose test comes …
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The state was found to have double-counted early votes in Hudson County, one of the most strongly “blue” counties in New Jersey. The adjustment saw incumbent Democrat Murphy lose 10,732 votes, while challenger Ciattarelli lost 2,842. The two remained in a dead heat as of Wednesday afternoon, both polling at …
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