Source link Purchases of crude surged last year on growing fuel demand, according to customs data China ramped up its stockpiling of crude last year, with imports beating the previous annual record, reached in 2020, as fuel demand bounced back after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, Chinese customs data released on Friday showed. The country’s oil […]
Source link The US news outlet claimed influential figures at the billionaire’s companies were concerned about his illegal drug use SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hit back at the Wall Street Journal in a post on his X platform (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, a day after the paper published a lengthy article detailing company executives’ purported […]
Source link Gold prices are expected to rally further in 2024 as lingering uncertainty about the prospects for the global economy spurs safe-haven demand for the metal, Reuters reported this week, citing industry experts. Bullion finished the year at $2,063 per ounce, surging more than 13% year-on-year in its first annual gain in three years, […]
Source link Russia’s trade minister has welcomed an upcoming milestone in economic ties with India, while meeting the country’s top diplomat, currently on a four-day visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar that despite the challenges faced by both countries, economic ties are developing […]
Source link Türkiye has been ramping up purchases despite the Western sanctions, according to Reuters Türkiye has become the largest importer of Russian energy in the Western Hemisphere after European countries halted most Russian oil and natural gas imports, Reuters reported this week. Despite being a NATO member, Türkiye has chosen not to cut ties […]
Source link The Northern Sea Route is already a superior alternative to other major global trade waterways, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev says Russia is actively expanding trade via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), with shipments set to reach an all-time high in 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East, […]
Source link Egg prices have risen by more than 40% since the start of the year, official statistics show The Russian government said this week it would exempt 1.2 billion eggs from the import duty in the first half of next year to try to rein in surging prices. According to the federal statistics service […]
Source link Such extreme snowdrifts have not been seen for more than a century, Russia’s senior meteorologist has said A record snowfall has blanketed Moscow and the regions of central Russia. On Thursday night alone, the capital received a fifth of the monthly average, Evgeny Tishkovets, the senior meteorologist at the FOBOS weather center, said. […]
Source link Russian gold reserves surpassed the all-time high in monetary terms, reaching $151.9 billion in November, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Russia. The stockpile surged 2.2%, or $3.198 billion month-over-month; however, in physical terms, the country’s gold reserves declined by about 16 tons to 2,315 tons, decreasing for the […]
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Source link Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin is expected to continue its surge into 2024, and could hit fresh all-time highs of over $100,000 per token, CNBC reported this week, citing industry analysts. The digital asset has rallied more than 160% this year, trading above $44,200 on Saturday, compared to $16,500 at the start of the year. […]
Source link A rocket attack early in the conflict sparked a fire at the Sdot Micha base housing “sensitive weaponry,” the report says A rocket fired by Palestinian militants during the Hamas attack on October 7 struck an Israeli military base believed to store nuclear-capable missiles, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing an […]
Source link At least one person died and ten have been injured in the disaster, local officials say A massive storm that hit the Crimean Peninsula on Monday night turned out to be the most powerful one in its recorded history, Roman Vilfand, a scientific adviser to the Meteorological Office, told RIA Novosti. The last […]
Source link Heavy snowfall that started in the Russian capital overnight is expected to continue into Tuesday Autumn is barely over, and Moscow is already going through its first major snowfall. Meteorologists have described what’s happening in the Russian capital as a “black blizzard” – a phenomenon usually encountered in the Far North, when snowflakes […]
Source link The prime minister said he would delay the resumption of hostilities by one additional day for every ten hostages released Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel is prepared to extend the current truce with Hamas but warned that West Jerusalem will resume its offensive after it is over. Meanwhile, the armed […]