The agency cited a company official who said the field could produce 610,000 cubic meters of gas plus 106.3 cubic meters of crude oil daily. “The discovery marks a major breakthrough in gas exploration in the southern rim of the Junggar Basin, which will further guarantee the gas supply of …
Read More »WATCH: Huge fireballs rip through NY sky after truck overturns spilling PROPANE tanks on expressway
Multiple fireballs ripped through the sky, shutting down both westbound lanes of the LIE for several hours, as emergency services scrambled to contain the blaze, which was captured by numerous eyewitnesses from nearby apartment buildings and passing cars. Amazingly the driver managed to escape with only minor injuries, reportedly refusing …
Read More »Google & Facebook to team up in fight against govt accusations of secret pact to rig online ad market – report
In a complaint filed last week, Texas and nine other states accused the tech duo of striking a deal to divide the lucrative market, with Google agreeing to give Facebook perks if the latter backs off from direct competition. The secret pact was codenamed after a ‘Star Wars’ character, and …
Read More »It’s just not cricket! – Russia’s sporting ban is being dictated by geopolitics, not justice
There’s a great expression in English: ‘It’s just not cricket’. It originated from the days when there was a code of decency in British public life. When anyone cheated, or acted like a bounder in sports, business, or in public life in general, the cry would go out, ‘It’s just …
Read More »Trump presents Legion of Merit to Indian PM Modi, Japan’s Abe & Australia’s Morrison in nod to anti-China ‘Quad’ alliance
The prestigious military honor was handed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian premier Scott Morrison and Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe on Monday, the head of the National Security Council, Robert O’Brien, announced in a series of tweets. Commending Abe – who resigned his post earlier this year over health …
Read More »UK and France agree plan to reopen border amid fears of new coronavirus strain – media
The measures agreed between Johnson and Macron will be announced later and come into effect from December 23, the BBC reported, citing French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune. Urgent talks were held after Paris decided to close the border with the UK for 48 hours following the discovery of a …
Read More »Russia looking to bolster oil supplies to India for decades ahead
“This means more oil supplies there on a long-term basis, as well reaching contractual terms for the supply of Russia’s black gold to India for 20-25 years ahead,” he told reporters on Monday, adding that negotiations on the issue are currently underway. “We supply crude oil and liquefied natural gas …
Read More »Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Ilhan Omar blast fellow US lawmakers for taking Covid-19 vaccine jab ahead of ‘seniors & frontline workers’
Sen. Cruz (R-Texas) was the latest legislator to swear off the vaccine until more vulnerable populations have access, tweeting on Monday night that while he intends to receive the jab, he would “wait until seniors and frontline workers have the opportunity to take it first,” even as other lawmakers line …
Read More »US may enforce Covid-19 testing for British passengers as 40+ countries ban UK flights over fears of more infectious new strain
Officials considered the move following a meeting of the White House’s Covid-19 task force on Monday, Reuters reported, citing government personnel and airline representatives briefed on the plan. While the White House has reportedly yet to make a final decision, talk of the move came hours after three airlines – …
Read More »Video allegedly showing Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘talking to FSB officer’ is fake, Russia’s Security Service says
A conversation between Navalny and a man described as one of the FSB agents supposedly involved in an alleged operation by the security service to poison and kill the opposition figure is nothing but a ruse, the FSB press service said in a statement. The authors of the footage resorted …
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