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One of the world’s key crude routes, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), suspended oil loading at its Black Sea marine terminal near Novorossiysk on Wednesday due to “critical” storm-caused damage to the equipment. Crude pumping has been reduced, with operations potentially fully halting in a day. “To date, loading at …

Addressing the UN Security Council on Wednesday, the body’s special representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons spoke of a major Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) surge through the war-torn country, claiming the jihadist group has now expanded nationwide. “Once limited to a few provinces and the capital, ISKP now seems to …

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has backed the EU’s proposed expansion into the Western Balkans. Merkel, who steps down in September, stated that “it is in the European Union’s very own interests to drive the [enlargement] process forward here.” She was supported in this endeavour by France’s President Macron, who …

In 2018, the monster movie/horror film ‘A Quiet Place’ snuck up on movie audiences and frightened and thrilled the hell out of them to the tune of a $340 million worldwide box office take on a $21 million budget. That movie, written, directed and starring John Krasinski, was a taut …

In a Friday press release, the embassy announced that, effective May 12, it will only offer emergency US citizen services, and “a very limited number of age-out and life or death emergency immigrant visas.” “Embassy Moscow will not offer routine notarial services, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, or renewal passport …

Scientists have created a new material that is able to reduce emissions from crude oil refining and make the process more efficient. The discovery was made by researchers from the University of Sydney. They got a brand new silicon-aluminum alloy with the highest acidity of all such alloys created up …

The economy of Turkmenistan in January—October 2019 was up 6.3 per cent, from the data of the State information Agency of the country. In October, the world Bank worsened the GDP of Turkmenistan in 2019, to 5% from 5.6% expected in June. Last year, the country’s economy has increased 6.2%, …

Arrested 220 people.The French government has admitted that security measures were “insufficient” to stop the arson and looting on the part of participants of the action “yellow jackets” on the Champs Elysees in Paris. The demonstrators staged clashes with the police on Saturday, around 80 shops and offices were looted. …

Also decreased the ratings of the Prime Minister of Russia. The rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent weeks plummeted. This is evidenced by the results of sociological surveys of the Russian center for public opinion research, known by the Russian VTSIOM reduction. “The level of trust to Putin …

The transit of oil through Ukraine in November increased eight-fold. In November 2017, the transit of petroleum products (excluding liquefied gas) through the territory of Ukraine amounted to 79 thousand tons, which is eight times higher than in November last year (9.7 thousand tons). This is evidenced by research Consulting …