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China warns against investment by Taiwan in Lithuania
Nov 08, 2022 14:19China has warned against chip production by Chinese Taipei in Lithuania, calling on Vilnius to back away from business ties with Taipei and respect the one-China principle.
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Thousands of people protest in Madrid amid Spain’s high inflation
Nov 03, 2022 15:38Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Spain’s capital, Madrid, for higher pay and better working conditions in the first mass protest since the cost-of-living crisis began across Europe.
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Hit by rising prices, UK shoppers cut their spending more than expected
Oct 21, 2022 10:46British shoppers significantly curbed their spending in September, avoiding non-essential items, as they felt the heat of sky-rocketing utility bills and soaring food prices, says a report.
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Russia says US 'blackmail' over fertilizer exports disrupts global food security
Oct 21, 2022 03:56Russia has slammed the United States for "blackmail" by blocking worldwide Russian export of food and fertilizer, causing a risk to global food security.
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Syrian photojournalist injured by police during Paris protests
Oct 19, 2022 09:42A Syrian photojournalist has suffered an injury above his eye after French police intervened in a protest over wages and working conditions in the capital, Paris, amid soaring inflation in the country.
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Iran says it has revived oil swap deal with Kazakhstan after 10 years
Oct 15, 2022 16:20Iran has agreed to resume an oil swap deal with Kazakhstan some 10 years after the deal stalled due to technical and political problems.
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UK's new finance minister admits 'mistakes' as Tory govt. faces collapse
Oct 15, 2022 09:05Britain's new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has warned of looming tax hikes while admitting to "mistakes" by his short-lived predecessor in a disastrous budget.
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Fuel supplies disrupted in France as strikes in refineries continue
Oct 14, 2022 12:27French refinery workers have continued their strikes as a petrol crisis drags on across the country, with authorities threatening to resort to force to end the strikes.
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Iran censures France’s double standards on worker strikes
Oct 14, 2022 08:59Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has slammed France’s double standards in dealing with the energy sector workers’ strikes, in a veiled reference to French President Emmanuel Macron’s expression of support for Iranian protesters.
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France implies US taking advantage of EU energy crisis amid Ukraine conflict
Oct 11, 2022 16:27France's finance minister has warned that the United States should not be allowed to dominate the global energy market while the EU suffers from the consequences of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.