Biden, who has pledged that U.S. soldiers will not go to Ukraine to fight, voiced America's support for the Ukrainian people, and predicted their ultimate victory
The engine of the world economy desperately seeking a solution to its emissions: consumption of about 340 million tonnes per year of HFO equivalent, more than a billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions, estimates of up to 400 thousand deaths and 16 million people ill every year due to air pollution
The rebound in economic activity across some parts of the world as coronavirus restrictions are eased has exposed shortages across supply chains, with companies scrambling to find workers, ships, and even fuel to power factories, threatening the recovery from the pandemic
Posco International had invested about $1.53 billion in the gas project and about 20% of the gas business is used for local consumption including electricity production, while the rest goes to China through pipelines, according to the company.
According to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, around 4.5% of all Bitcoin mining takes place in Iran, allowing it to earn hundreds of millions of dollars from cryptocurrencies that can be used to lessen the impact of U.S. sanctions. Iran's economy has been hit hard since 2018
The projects’ owners can sell the credits to polluting companies, who then use them to make claims of offsetting their carbon emissions.
More than 700 people have been killed since a Feb.1 military coup that ousted an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The push comes amid a gradual thawing in ties between the two neighbours, which have fought three wars since gaining independence in 1947
Last week Hadi's government said it had approved entry of some fuel ships to Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, which is controlled by the Houthi movement.
Spain will receive one of the biggest slices of European recovery funds in the coming years, up to 140 billion euros ($170 billion) of which about half will be in the form of grants.
Bahrain's Ministry of Health said in a statement and on its Instagram account that citizens and residents above 18 years of age could register online to receive the vaccine for free
China has been actively offering vaccines that are still undergoing late-stage trials to people facing high infection risk and considering expanding the programme to prepare against a potential resurgence, raising safety concerns from experts
In April, a court convicted 12 people of smuggling the drugs, but the two alleged kingpins of the operation remain at large
The pandemic will not finish this year as the virus has spread from big cities to other parts of the country, Randeep Guleria, the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, said in an interview with India Today TV
To comply with ECB demands, Monte dei Paschi last week issued 300 million euros in second-tier capital, offering an 8.5% return
In the municipality of La Spezia, one of the most important Italian ports, the sick people are 387 (they were 318 yesterday), the hospitalized are 47 (they were 41)
Any reduction in Turkey's energy imports would also boost government finances and help ease a chronic current account deficit that has helped drive the lira to record lows against the dollar
The 19 million acre (7.7 million hectares) refuge is home to wildlife populations including Porcupine caribou and polar bears and has been off-limits to drilling for decades
The government is offering debt and tax holidays and an $80 cash handout to needy families. "Losses of firms are being assessed. We are ready to provide financial support. Even self-employed people such as taxi drivers and hairdressers will be helped," Tebboune said
China is targeting a 2020 budget deficit of at least 3.6% of GDP, above last year's 2.8%, and fixed the quota on local-government special bond issuance at 3.75 trillion yuan ($527 billion), up from 2.15 trillion yuan, according to Li
Tim Walters, who was part of a "Reopen Maryland" protest over the weekend in which hundreds of people drove through the state capital Annapolis, said concerns about the virus must be kept in perspective and weighed against the economic toll of lockdowns
On Monday, it reported 637 fatalities in the previous 24 hours - a 5% increase in total and less than half the pace recorded a week earlier
A supply deal between OPEC, Russia and other producers, a group known as OPEC+, that had propped up oil prices for three years collapsed in March, just as the impact of lockdowns to limit the spread of the new coronavirus destroyed demand
"At the hospital level we are being able to give response to all the cases that are arriving but we are at the limit, we are at maximum stress," Catalan regional government chief Torra said in an interview
China should issue at least 2 trillion yuan ($282 billion) of such bonds to aid the economy, Morgan Stanley Chief China Economist Robin Xing said
It was the first time in nearly 70 years that the government canceled a raft of referendums. Votes in 1951 were abandoned due to the spread of foot and mouth disease
The carrier has announced temporary layoffs of 90% of its staff as the coronavirus outbreak brought global aviation to a near standstill.
Buckingham Palace said the couple were aware of the need to avoid taking any unnecessary risks and had reviewed their plans in light of government advice
The latest national death toll figures are due to be released later in the day. On Tuesday, the country-wide tally stood at 2,503
Italy is preparing measures to defend companies considered strategically important from foreign takeovers, two government officials said on Wednesda
