The price of the October futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands on September 14 surpassed $800 per 1,000 cubic meters, or 65.50 euro per megawatt-hour in household terms. Gaining over $70 per 1,000 cubic meters in just one day, the price of gas in Europe is now at …
Read More »UK’s post-Brexit labour supply problems could last for ‘two years,’ business leaders warn
The group representing thousands of British businesses issued the warning as the UK government prepares to end the furlough scheme introduced to protect jobs in industries severely hampered by the Covid pandemic and amid supply shortages in the UK due to a lack of lorry drivers. Speaking in a statement …
Read More »Son of anti-Soviet mujahideen commander pleads for US to supply weapons & ammo against Taliban
The pitch was published by Massoud in The Washington Post, where a modern-day Charlie Wilson could presumably read it, and is worded in no uncertain terms. “The United States and its allies have left the battlefield, but America can still be a ‘great arsenal of democracy,’ as Franklin D. Roosevelt …
Read More »Britain makes deal to supply warships & build naval bases for Ukraine as NATO prepares to conduct Black Sea war games with Kiev
The announcement comes eight months after Ukraine signed a £1.25 billion ($1.7 billion) deal with the UK for eight Barzan-class fast-attack missile boats, agreed to when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London. The agreement also comes a week before the Ukrainian Navy is due to conduct war games with NATO …
Read More »760,000 South Koreans to receive Pfizer & AstraZeneca jab mix due to supply delays
Seoul made the decision due to a delayed shipment of 835,000 AstraZeneca doses that was expected by the end of the month. Officials had hoped to use the jabs as a second shot for around 760,000 health and frontline workers who had already received their first dose in April. With …
Read More »Biden’s supply chain ‘master plan’ is little more than a political tantrum that reheats Trump’s America First strategy
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced the findings of its comprehensive supply chain task force, a 100-day review dedicated to finding critical vulnerabilities in American imports and overseas dependencies. The document predictably made a new series of recommendations geared towards the reestablishment of US competitiveness and primacy, the reshoring of …
Read More »Russia’s current supply of gold deposits should last for next 40 years, minister says
“Russia is first in the world in terms of gold reserves (13%) while, in terms of production, third, after China and Australia. The country’s supply at the current level of output is about 40 years,” he told Izvestia newspaper. The minister pointed out that the Russian government is constantly replenishing its …
Read More »Russia & Qatar to sign deals on grain and meat supply at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Hassan Food is responsible for helping Qatar achieve food self-sufficiency. “We are finalizing several memorandums of understanding with well-known Russian companies and plan to sign these agreements during the SPIEF. They will open up new investment opportunities, and we will start supplying some strategic products from Russia to the Qatari …
Read More »Water fight: Israel turns off Jordan’s water supply amid drought and ‘personal frictions’
Netanyahu’s decision – reportedly influenced by a souring of his personal relationship with Jordanian King Abdullah II – went against the security services recommendation to avoid risking historic water-sharing agreements critical to peace in the region. According to the Haaretz newspaper, Netanyahu did not “respond positively even though professionals in …
Read More »EU to seek AstraZeneca doses from US amid Covid-19 vaccine supply shortfalls – media
The European Commission plans to make the request in an upcoming meeting with its US counterparts aimed at bolstering cooperation in the fight against Covid-19, EU officials told the Financial Times. The EU will also ask Washington to allow shipments of critical vaccine ingredients needed for European production efforts. “We …
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