Source link Exports from the country’s major ports surged to 3.95 million barrels a day in the week to April 14, data is showing Maritime exports of Russian crude almost climbed to a year-on-year high in the second week of April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, adding that flows from the country’s major ports were near […]
Source link The rally has been attributed to rising tensions in the Middle East that have spurred safe-haven demand The price of gold reached an all-time high on Friday, soaring above $2,400 per ounce as a global safe-haven rush continues. Spot gold prices rose 2.4% to a record high of $2,431.52 per ounce before pairing […]
Source link British Army continues training in the country after burning down 10,000 acres of nature reserve, according to Kelvin Kubai The UK government is detached from reality and has repeatedly made empty promises to redress the massive fire its troops caused a few years ago at Kenya’s Lolldaiga Conservancy, an advocate in the African […]
Source link Some 94% of Russians describe themselves as patriots, more than at any point since surveys first began, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTSIOM) said on Friday. The increase was driven mainly by a ten percentage point surge in “unconditional” patriotism since last year, which now stands at 62%, VTSIOM revealed. Back in […]
Source link The commodity broke above the $10,000-per-metric-ton mark on Tuesday for the first time ever The price of cocoa beans surged to an all-time high on Tuesday, amid supply constraints in West Africa, which produces about 70% of the crop globally. Benchmark cocoa futures for May delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in New […]
Source link The jailed WikiLeaks founder was allowed a new limited bid to fight extradition to the US within the British legal system WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange scored a victory on Tuesday in his years-long legal battle in the UK to avoid extradition to the US. Not much has changed to help his present condition, […]
Source link Crude prices soared to $86 per barrel on Monday, hitting a four-month high, with industry experts attributing the surge to China’s strong economic data and Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian oil refineries. Global benchmark Brent futures have risen by 4% since last week to trade at $86 per barrel as of 9:45 GMT, […]
Source link Experts have attributed the shortages in Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana, which produce more than half of the world’s cocoa, to extreme weather The world’s largest cocoa producers, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana, have halted or scaled down processing in major plants amid soaring bean costs, Reuters reported on Thursday, saying the situation […]
Source link Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency, hit a new record on Monday as it surged above $72,000. The token soared to a fresh all-time high of $72,030, breaking the record set in November 2021 and bringing gains for the year so far to nearly 70%, according to CoinDesk data. In 2021, Bitcoin reached $68,790 […]
Source link The development poses a risk to the possibility of a Palestinian state, human rights commissioner has warned New Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have experienced record growth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, who stressed that they risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian […]
Source link The price of Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency, hit a two-year high on Tuesday. The token rose as far as $57,036 in early Asian trading, its highest level since November 2021, having recovered from a tumble below $40,000 in the initial days following the opening of US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in […]
Source link The Ukrainian president fears leaking among his closest military aides as well as international partners Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky suspects members of his high command and international partners could be leaking information to Russia, he said on Ukrainian TV on Sunday. This comes amid a worsening battlefield situation for Kiev and ammunition shortages […]
Source link The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a full-scale investigation into the rising costs Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced this week that it was launching an investigation into rising prices on infant formula in an effort to contain the cost-of-living crisis. The decision to scrutinize formula makers follows an earlier report […]
Source link ‘Shock therapy’ reforms have propelled prices for basic good higher and led to a sharp drop in purchasing power, a new study shows Poverty levels in Argentina hit a multiple-year high in January following the drastic economic reforms carried out by newly installed President Javier Milei, the Social Debt Observatory of the Catholic […]
Source link Australia’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level since early 2022, hitting 4.1% in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported on Thursday. The figure is slightly above the consensus expectation of 4%, an uptick from December’s reported 3.9%. The economy added 11,100 full-time jobs and shed 10,600 part-time jobs last […]