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Crisis peaks over Europe’s gas prices as Russian gas flows dry up
Sep 08, 2022 03:19France and Europe have begun power restrictions unseen since the energy crisis 50 years ago, in the hope of avoiding rolling blackouts, rationing, shuttered factories and recession this winter.
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Italy adopts energy-saving measures to tackle power crisis
Sep 08, 2022 02:05The Italian government has introduced a number of measures aimed at curbing electricity consumption this winter amid soaring gas prices and fears of more disruptions.
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Rescue operations still underway as large parts of southern Pakistan remain under water
Sep 08, 2022 02:01Rescuers from the Pakistan navy help residents in Mehar evacuate from their flooded homes, as large parts of southern Pakistan remain under water.
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West’s ‘provocative’ policies against Russia not correct, says Turkey's Erdogan
Sep 08, 2022 01:36Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he does not think the “provocative” policies adopted by the West against Russia were correct after the European Union and Group of Seven (G7) nations proposed a price cap on Russian gas.
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Pakistan looks ‘like a sea’ after devastating floods, says PM Sharif
Sep 07, 2022 10:46Many parts of Pakistan appear “like a sea,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday following a visit to some of the flood-hit areas in the southern province of Sindh.
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China calls on US to immediately stop military contact with Taiwan
Sep 07, 2022 06:15China has strongly objected to a potential sale of arms by the United States to Chinese Taipei, urging the US to immediately stop its military contact with the island.
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Russia blames US for Europe's energy crisis
Sep 07, 2022 03:55Russia has blamed the United States for triggering the worst gas supply crisis in Europe by pushing European leaders toward the "suicidal" step of imposing sanctions on Moscow over its operation in Ukraine.
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Europe-Russia tension: UK's new PM contacts Zelensky, vows 'full backing' for Ukraine
Sep 07, 2022 03:50In her first contact with a foreign statesman, Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing unfaltering support on the part of London for Kiev in the face of an ongoing Russian military operation.
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Mississippi residents line up to receive drinking water
Sep 07, 2022 03:41People have had to line up in Jackson city, Mississippi, in the United States, to receive drinking water as running water is cut amid a years-long water pollution problem in the region.
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White House explains Biden's decision not to label Russia 'state sponsor of terror'
Sep 07, 2022 03:36The White House has offered justification for US President Joe Biden's decision not to label Russia "a state sponsor of terror," claiming the designation would have harmed Ukraine.