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Oil markets can withstand sanctions on Russia, says top energy agency
After predicting a “global supply shock” in March, the International Energy Agency reframed its outlook Thursday, saying the world will be able to withstand lower oil output from Russia amid wartime sanctions. “Over time, steadily rising volumes from Middle East OPEC+ and the U.S. along with a slowdown in demand growth is expected to fend off an acute supply deficit…
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OPEC Chief, Barkindo optimistic on global energy, ends visit to Venezuela
Secretary General of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo has ended his 7-day visit to Venezuela where he discussed global energy challenges with the President of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. The world has been going through energy crisis with price of oil over $100 per barrel on the account of the Russia-Ukraine war. The…
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Why is Turkey causing problems for Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO?
Just when it seemed like Finland and Sweden’s accession into NATO was imminent, Turkey has taken its allies by surprise by throwing a wrench into the works. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he didn’t view “positively” the Nordic countries’ desire to join the alliance, accusing the two of being “like guesthouses for terror organizations.” He told his party lawmakers in…
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Boris Becker ‘lost his £100m fortune investing in Nigerian oil firms’
Wimbledon legend Boris Becker lost a huge part of his £100million fortune in dubious investments in Nigerian oil firms, it has been claimed. German news magazine Der Spiegel – citing documents from soccer whistleblowing platform Football Leaks – said Becker struck the deal in 2013, which contributed to his recent bankruptcy. Spiegel said the ‘mega-deal’ was brokered by a Canadian…
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Angelina Jolie makes surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine
Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian, Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie—who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011—had come to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries…
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US Army gives Italian woman, 90, a birthday cake 77 years after WWII soldiers ate hers
A birthday cake always makes for a sweet treat, even when it’s a bit belated. But Meri Mion had to wait a lot longer than most kids to get her 13th birthday cake — 77 years to be exact. On Thursday, the U.S. Army Garrison in Italy marked the woman’s 90th birthday by serving up justice in the form of…
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Nigerians behind N92bn global money laundering in Kenya
On the afternoon of April 27, 2022, Multigate Limited, one of the firms linked to a suspected Sh25.6 billion (N92bn) money laundering scheme, wiped out biographies of directors and managers of its financial technology business. Three of the firm’s directors – Olubunmi Akinyemiju, Olufemi Olukunmi Demuren and Eghosasere Nehikhare – have been named in investigations by Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency…
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Putin suggests he will use nukes against anyone who ‘interferes’ in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has vowed to use nuclear weapons against any country that dares to ‘interfere’ with Russia’s war in Ukraine in his latest chilling threat to the West. Putin, addressing legislators in St Petersburg on Wednesday, said his response to anyone who ‘threatens’ Russia will be ‘lightning-fast’ and deadly. “If someone intends to interfere in what is going on from the…
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Twitter board of directors adopt ‘poison pill’ defense against Musk takeover bid
Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private. The move would allow existing Twitter shareholders — except for Musk — to buy additional shares at a discount, thereby diluting Musk’s stake in…
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Kiefer Sutherland is open to more ‘24,’ says Jack Bauer’s story is ‘unresolved’
Will Kiefer Sutherland return to his iconic “24” role of Jack Bauer? He did once before in 2014 for the 12-episode limited series “24: Live Another Day,” but Sutherland recently told GQ magazine that he’s keeping the door open for more “24” because he feels Bauer’s story remains “unresolved.” “I miss it. It was an incredible experience,” Bauer said of…
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