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St. John Parish President Jaclyn Hoard has issued an Emergency Declaration and a Mandatory Evacuation for all residents within a two-mile radius of the Marathon Petroleum Garyville Refinery.

State Police gave an update on a fire at a Marathon refinery in Garyville. Residents in a two-mile radius are now being made to evacuate

Massive fire burning at the Marathon Plant in Garyville. Marathon Petroleum personnel and local emergency responders are currently responding to a naphtha release and fire at a storage tank at the company's Louisiana, refinery

Another view of the fire at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville

Video from the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Garyville showing a massive fire where there is reported to be a chemical leak. Fox 8 is sending crews to the location.

State Department says it’s imposing visa restrictions on officials of #China “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.”

The US Secretary of Commerce is visiting China on August 27 to meet with senior government officials

Der Präsident der Europäischen Kommission kündigt die Bereitstellung eines neuen Hilfspakets für die Ukraine in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden Euro an

The Saudi Press Agency: The third edition of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum will start on the 4th of next December

Russische Su-30 zerstörten ein Aufklärungsboot der Streitkräfte der Ukraine in der Nähe von Gasproduktionsanlagen im Schwarzen Meer, berichtete das russische Verteidigungsministerium

Teilweiser Stromausfall im Süden der Krim, nachdem ein Baum auf einer Stromleitung eingestürzt war

Washington imposes new sanctions on Russian individuals accused of violating human rights

US-Finanzministerium: Neue Sanktionen gegen Russland richten sich gegen vier Personen

The Lebanese Agency: The Central Bank says that its foreign liabilities amounted to $1.27 billion

Norwegian oil company DNO has partly resumed production at its Tawke field in Kurdistan Region following months of stoppage, the European company announced on Thursday

Power Crisis Grips Lebanon: Nationwide Blackout as Thermal Power Plants Shut Down Over DebtsnnLebanon is grappling with a severe electricity crisis as the country plunged into darkness following the shutdown of two thermal power plants, Deir Ammar and Zahrani. The operator of these plants made the difficult decision to turn off the power due to non-payment of debts in foreign currency. The consequences are dire, with water pumping stations and vital infrastructure facilities also affected, leaving the nation in a state of widespread disruption and uncertainty

China's central bank sets the midpoint for the yuan at its lowest level against the dollar in six weeks

Big fire at Vostochnaya substation in Vsevolzhsk of Leningrad region

Die russische Zentralbank erhöht in einer außerordentlichen Sitzung die Zinsen um 350 Basispunkte auf 12 % (vorher 9 %).

Two explosions occurred at the Talinskoye oil field in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. According to preliminary data, at least 2 people died and 5 were injured. Emergency services are looking for two more.

The CEO of Esfrain Industrial Complex in North Khorasan announced that an explosion occurred in the melting section of this complex and eight people were injured

Retter löschten einen Fackelbrand aus dem Ventil einer Benzinproduktionsanlage auf dem Gelände der Mozyr Oil Refinery OJSC in der Stadt Mozyr in der Region Gomel

Das Kernkraftwerk Saporischschja verlor über Nacht die Hauptstromquelle und wurde auf Reservestromleitung umgestellt

Chinese Ministry of Commerce: US restrictions on investment in China harm the international trade system

Protest gegen Stromausfälle in Machachkala

Biden signs an executive order banning US companies from investing in China's artificial intelligence sector

US officials: The Treasury Department will investigate any violations regarding US investments in technologies in China

Ankündigung von @StateDept zu Visabeschränkungen für „101 Regierungsbeamte".

Das Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) des US-Finanzministeriums verhängte Sanktionen gegen acht Personen und fünf mit der Regierung in Belarus verbundene Organisationen, darunter Belavia Airlines

30 thousand people were left without electricity in Derbent due to a fire at a substation