Issued on: 05/05/2022 – 06:45 A Russian-announced ceasefire was due to begin Thursday at the besieged steel plant in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol, to allow civilians to flee even as its defenders vowed to fight to the end. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 06:12am:
BEIJING – Last year, the Grand Aniva, a Russian tanker with four spherical tanks for holding ultracold liquefied natural gas, sailed back and forth between a gas field in eastern Russia and depots in Japan and Taiwan. But two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the ship switched routes, sailing to China instead. The voyages of
Japanese mother of three Maiko Takahashi was never one to pinch pennies or accept hand-me-downs for her children even though circumstances for her single-income family have always been fairly modest. But times have changed. Nowadays, she has no trouble with used clothes and her pursuit of bargains and scrimping on the most trifling costs borders
The administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday compiled a package of new economic measures featuring ¥6.2 trillion in spending to fend off the impact of booming oil and other commodity prices. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting geopolitical tensions accelerating an existing global wave of inflation that has been seeping into
Chinese developers are preparing to begin work on two major hydropower dams to be built on the Mekong River in Laos, projects government officials hope will bring the impoverished country closer to its goal of become the battery of Southeast Asia. But compensation and relocation packages for villagers affected by the massive infrastructure projects are
Jerusalem – With Europe aiming to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, Israel is hoping to help fill the gap with gas from its offshore reserves. EU states remain divided on the time scale for such a move, but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the
An SNP MSP has branded prepayment meters “a poverty premium” and called on energy companies to stop installing them in households already struggling with the cost of living crisis. Graeme Dey warned the devices were pushing up the bills were pushing up the bills of thousands of Scots on the lowest incomes. The meters require
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that all EU purchases of Russian gas should be made in roubles starting April 1, a need immediately rejected by French and German authorities who said they were preparing for a possible stop in Russian products. Europe will not be “blackmailed” by Putin, Germanys economy minister stated. Issued on:
Western nations desire to end the leverage Russia holds over Europe as the continents crucial energy supplier and cut a lifeline for the Russian economy. Natural gas provides the most significant issue for Europe, since the fuel is much more difficult than oil and coal– Russias other main energy exports to Europe– to import by
