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How Asian customers win the oil game prize
Russia, Saudi Arabia, EU are losers Sopuruchi Onwuka Asian countries, mainly India and China, have become the prize winners in the ongoing trade sanction spat between the industrialized economies of Europe and world’s third biggest oil producer and war monger,…
Fires burn through Shanghai chemical plant
Fires that broke out at one of Chinese largest refining and petrochemical plants in the city of Shanghai on Saturday have killed at least one person. Flames could be seen engulfing parts of the sprawling complex and spewing thick columns…
Israel to test armed robotic vehicle in 2023
Israel will next year begin testing an unmanned combat vehicle armed with a 30mm autonomous turret, the Defense Ministry announced Monday in a news release. The unveiling of the Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle comes in the wake of Israel announcing…
UN sees record refugee crisis in Ukraine war
Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement figures to record levels, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling the statistics a “tragic milestone.” Over the past decade, levels of displacement have increased every year, the United Nations noted in…
EU considers Ukraine’s membership as refugees surge
The rising refugee crisis in Europe arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might soon find resolution if the proposal by the European Commission gains the approval of the 27 nation economic bloc to admit the embattled country. The European Commission…
Brazilian police find remains of UK journalist as suspect confesses
Police have found human remains in their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, investigators said on Wednesday. The suspect, a fisherman who had…
WTO to act on ocean fish, food security, COVID vaccines
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency report The World Trade Organization (WTO) weekend concluded its meeting attended by over 100 ministers of sovereign nations with a resolve to tackle three global health, environmental and hunger emergencies. The WTO members also reached a…
Ukraine gets more Western support as Russia hits hard
Britain will host talks on rebuilding key infrastructure in Kyiv on Friday, a day after the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visited Ukraine and offered it the hope of EU membership as it battles a ferocious Russian offensive in…
Israel commends Argentina on grounding Venezuelan plane
Israel praised Argentina on Thursday for holding a Venezuelan plane that included Iranian crew, saying the flight shows Tehran is trying to expand its influence in South America. Washington also made clear it is keeping close tabs on the investigation…
Nigeria loses $1.7 bn suit against JPMorgan Chase
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has lost its case seeking princely $1.7 billion claims from New York based American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, JPMorgan Chase. The claims sought by government included some hundreds of million dollars paid…
