In Iraq, Office of Baghdad Mayor: the water color in some areas of Baghdad has changed because of high levels of mud in the Tigris River.
Hungary's foreign minister says Cyprus's offshore gas deposits could become an alternative energy source for his country, which is seeking to diversify its natural gas supply beyond Russia in order to bolster its energy security
Bank of Russia raised its key rate to 7.75%. Second hike in 2018.
China says to suspend extra tariffs on US cars, parts
2 year agoEuro drops below $1.13
The EU sanctions target whole sectors of the Russian economy including its valuable oil businesses
Turkey begins construction of the onshore part of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline - Erdogan
Morgan Stanley to shut down Moscow equities and FX desks
Blue House denies reports that Seoul risked breaching Executive Order 13810 for President Moon's private plane-which was used to also visit Pyongyang-to land on U.S. soil
2 year agoFirst LNG cargo from US to be unloaded at Revythoussa on Dec.29
2 year agoOverview of air pollution in Europe and the Mediterranean.
EU on Kerch Strait incident (according to draft agreement seen by Reuters): No new sanctions against Russia; Financial support for regions affected by Russia's actions in the Azov Sea
Zanganeh says India didn't allow Russians who bought stake in govt refinery to buy Iran crude for that refinery
UN's Guterres: No deal in Poland climate talks will be 'suicidal'
2 year agoFormer congressional staffer sentenced to prison for "scheme to defraud charitable donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars and secretly to funnel the proceeds to pay for personal expenses and to illegally finance campaigns for federal office."
Abkhazia's authorities are trying to regulate the territory's growing cryptocurrency mining industry so that it doesn't break the power system on which its residents are depending for heat this winter.
Occupied South Osetia is out of power due to heavy snowfall
2 year agoPound rises above $1.26 as confidence rises that May will win vote
2 year agoOPEC report: Opec production fell by 11k barrels per day in November to 32.97m barrels per day, leaves 2019 global oil demand growth est. unchanged at 1.29m barrels per day, lowers 2019 non-OPEC supply growth est. by 80k barrels per day, says Iran's oil production fell below 3m barrels per day last month for the 1st time in years
2 year agoOil charts show demand ailing in the world's top consuming region
President Erdogan says: "In Turkey's defence industry, we are pursuing 650 domestic projects with a projected cost of $60 billion
Meng Wanzhou has been granted bail.
Among bills signed by @POTUS today: "H.R. 5317, which repeals a section of the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1834, which prohibits distilleries from manufacturing certain alcohol in Indian country."
German exports to Iran soar ahead of U.S. sanctions
Trump Admin. To Condemn China Over Hacking And Economic Espionage, Escalating Tensions Between Superpowers
2 year agoPound gives up the day's gains
Effects of persistent warming in the Arctic are continuing to mount, driving broad change in the environmental system, U.S. government study says
2 year agoRussia will curb its oil output in baby steps while Saudi Arabia cuts supply about 80 times faster
China is moving toward cutting its trade-war tariffs on imported U.S.-made cars, a step already brandished by Trump as a concession won during trade talks in Argentina
Madrid reactivates scenario 1 of the Anti-Pollution Protocol
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