Nicolás Maduro believes that his predecessor and political father, the late Hugo Chávez, appeared before him in the form of a small bird and a butterfly. He also thinks that celebrating Christmas two months…
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Ukraine’s Black Sea attacks trigger surge in shipping insurance prices
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Insurance prices for vessels trading in the Black Sea have tripled over the past month and are set to keep climbing following recent Ukrainian attacks on ships and ports…
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‘Unbearable imbalances’ cast shadow on Emmanuel Macron’s Beijing bonhomie
Emmanuel Macron went to China this week bearing gifts of Hermès scarves and returned with promises of pandas, but the apparent bonhomie between the French president and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could not hide a growing malaise in ties…
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Should Europe fund Ukraine? It can’t easily afford not to
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Europe is struggling to come up with the cash to fund Ukraine’s war effort. Its debt-laden countries would rather not stump up themselves. And the European Commission is…
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‘First in Naval Warfare’ – Ukraine’s Sea Drones Put Russia’s Oil Exports Under Strain, US Think Tank Head Says
WASHINGTON, DC – Ukraine’s recent Sea Baby drone strike didn’t just torch two shadow-fleet tankers in the Black Sea. According to seasoned Russia strategist Glen Howard, it signals a shift: Kyiv is no longer simply degrading…
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Russian military commissariats in TOT of Luhansk region encourage school graduates to go to war
In the temporarily occupied areas of Luhansk region, Russian military commissariats are intensively encouraging graduating students to go to war for a “promising career.”
This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration,…
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Electricity outage schedules in effect on Sunday
In all regions of Ukraine on Sunday, December 7, electricity consumption schedules will be in effect from 00:00 to 23:59, with three to four rotation blocks being disconnected.
Ukrenergo reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.
“The reason for implementing…
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Electricity outage schedules in effect on Sunday
In all regions of Ukraine on Sunday, December 7, electricity consumption schedules will be in effect from 00:00 to 23:59, with three to four rotation blocks being disconnected.
Ukrenergo reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.
“The reason for implementing…
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Death toll passes 900 after devastating Indonesia floods
ReutersThe death toll in Indonesia from recent flooding has passed 900, with hundreds still missing.
More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when a rare and powerful cyclone formed over the Malaca Strait last week, bringing torrential rain and…
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