The Belt and Road Initiative is proclaimed to be an act of solidarity with developing nations. It is, but it is also so much more Read Full Article at RT.com
The EU’s liquefied natural gas imports have slumped to their lowest level since November 2021 amid a price slump, Bloomberg has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
OPEC’s crude oil production has plummeted to a three-year low, according to a Bloomberg survey Read Full Article at RT.com
More than 50 people were injured in clashes at an Eritrean festival in Stockholm after anti-government demonstrators stormed the event Read Full Article at RT.com
The Russian military has prevented a “terrorist attack” on critical infrastructure in Crimea, according to the Defense Ministry Read Full Article at RT.com
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 03 (IPS) - The Colorado river basin has recently been wracked by an extended drought which brought to the fore major concerns regarding hydroelectricity production. Up on the Colorado sits the iconic Hoover Dam, which transforms water into enough electricity to power 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California.
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SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 03 (IPS) - In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband was severely injured in a car accident about a month earlier. Despite being rushed to a hospital in Enugu, where they resided, he succumbed to his injuries weeks later. To compound her grief, Okonkwo’s late husband's male siblings forcibly entered her home in the city a few hours after his passing, confiscating her husband’s land documents, car, money, clothes, and marriage certificate.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food crisis in Sudan, as the country grapples with conflict and economic decline.
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The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red line for international peace and security, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator said on Thursday, warning that warring groups deliberately use hunger as a tactic of war.
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday.