LAST UPDATE: 10.56 The leaders of Finland and Sweden are expected to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday in a bid to persuade him to lift objections to the two countries’ NATO membership, according to Bloomberg. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson are expected to meet with Mr Erdogan […]
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EU: Common measures to reduce gas demand ’27’
LAST UPDATE: 11.00 The energy ministers of the 27 member states of the European Union will discuss on Monday methods of reducing demand for natural gas, as the bloc faces declining Russian flows and prepares for new shocks in the field of supply. “I plan to present to the ministers concrete steps that I believe […]
Peru: Indefinite strike goes on road transport workers’ union
Road workers in Peru are launching an indefinite strike today, following the failure of negotiations between the unions and the government to curb rising fuel prices. “We have not reached an agreement with the road workers’ unions, we regret their intention to maintain the blockade,” Economy and Finance Minister Oscar Graham told a news conference. […]
Brexit: London pushes for tougher trade provisions with Northern Ireland
The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to continue pushing today to repeal provisions for trade with Northern Ireland in the post-Brexit period, sparking a possible escalation of the confrontation with the European Union. The legislation, which will unilaterally replace parts of the post-Brexit relations agreement reached between Britain and the EU in […]
UN: Cannabis use increased by legalization, but also lockdowns due to coronavirus
The United States, which has legalized cannabis use, appears to be seeing an increase in regular use, and COVID-induced snoring has had a similar effect, increasing the risk of depression and suicide, according to a current UN report. Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world and its use is increasing, while cannabis […]
US-Abortion: Largest law firms remain silent after Roe v Wade overturned by Supreme Court
The largest law firms in the US did not take a public position after the decision of the Supreme Court on Friday, which overturned the historic decision of Roe v Wade to legalize the right to abortion. Thus, they differentiated their approach from the attitude of some large companies that issued announcements about the reported […]
Protests in Ecuador: The president announced a small reduction in fuel prices
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced on Sunday night (local time; this morning Greek time) a reduction in fuel prices, but significantly less than the one demanded by the thousands of natives who have been protesting in the streets for two weeks. have paralyzed much of economic activity in the Latin American state. “I […]
Africa: Coronavirus cases exceed 11.77 million
The number of officially recorded cases of the new coronavirus in Africa reached 11,770,537 on Sunday night, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) announced. According to data collected by the ACDC, the African Union’s public health service, the death toll from the pandemic across the continent has reached 253,994 dead. South Africa […]
Amnesty International stigmatizes Lithuania’s policy of discrimination against refugees
The fact that Lithuania welcomes refugees from Ukraine is in stark contrast to the treatment of refugees from the Middle East, whose rights were ignored and violated when they entered the Baltic state via Belarus, the non-governmental organization said today. Amnesty. Refugees from countries such as Iraq or Syria have been subjected to inhumane treatment, […]
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of executing seven of its soldiers and one civilian
The Sudanese army on Sunday accused the Ethiopian armed forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian holding prisoners. He also complained that Ethiopian forces had publicly displayed the bodies of those executed, adding that there would be an “appropriate response”. “This fraudulent act will not go unanswered,” he insisted. There has been no […]
