Russia increased its annual oil output by more than 2% in 2021 amid a gradual easing of production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies group (OPEC+), official data shows. According to Interfax news agency, citing data from the country’s energy ministry, Russian oil and gas …
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Nearly 1,000 homes were lost during the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, a county sheriff has said. Authorities are looking for three people feared dead. Heavy snow that began on Friday finally extinguished the blaze, Boulder County officials said. “The structures, where these folks would be, are completely destroyed …
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The first case of a potentially dangerous combination of Covid-19 and the flu has been discovered in a young, pregnant, unvaccinated woman in Israel. The hybrid condition was diagnosed at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva earlier this week, when a woman went into labor. “She was diagnosed with the …
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The extraordinary life of Ghislaine Maxwell has entered its final chapter; what remains of it will be spent in an American prison following her conviction on a string of sex trafficking charges and a breathtaking fall from the dizzying heights of power, money, and the glitz of high society. A …
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The Turkish lira ended 2021 by losing 44% of its value against the US dollar – 19% in the last week of the year alone. This was the lira’s worst performance since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly 20 years ago. The lira tumbled from 18.4 to 10.25 …
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Marine Le Pen, a right-wing contender in the 2022 French presidential election, said the government has attacked the country’s identity and broken the law by hanging an EU flag on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. “To adorn the Arc de Triomphe with the sole colors of the European Union, …
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The South Korean military has reported that a person broke through a barbed-wire fence to sneak into the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas before eventually crossing into North Korean territory. “We launched the operation to capture the person in the DMZ [demilitarized zone],” an anonymous official from the Joint …
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2021 was Chicago’s deadliest year in 25 years, according to new statistics. Nearly 800 homicides and over 3,500 shootings took place in the city last year as the authorities struggle to rein in violent crime. Chicago recorded 797 homicides in 2021 – the most in the city since 1996. According …
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The building of the national assembly in Cape Town, South Africa caught fire on Sunday morning, with flames and black smoke seen from far away. Flames have been spreading in the building from the fire, which started around 5am, local media reports, citing officials. It has spread to the roof, …
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This year has seen Poland join Hungary as the bête noire of Brussels. The country has been at war with the EU over a range of issues, including a dispute over LGBTQ rights and arguments over climate change, border policies, the independence of judges, and most importantly, the primacy of …
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