OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s military said on Monday it had posted soldiers to help guard major onshore oil and gas processing plants, part of a wider effort to boost security amid suspicion that sabotage caused leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines last week. Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines burst on Sept. 26, …
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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 7 in Oslo. Here is a look at how the award works: WHO CAN WIN? The prize should go to the person “who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition …
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s justice minister will stand trial before a special judicial body for suspected conflict of interest in two cases, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. Eric Dupond-Moretti, who was one of France’s most famous criminal lawyers before President Emmanuel Macron made him justice minister, is accused of having used his position to act …
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(Reuters) – Russia has funds to support four Ukrainian regions which President Vladimir Putin began annexing last week and these funds are part of the country’s budget, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the parliament. Siluanov did not say how much would be spent. Russia declared the annexations of the regions after holding what it called …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has strengthened surveillance and controls on underwater energy and telecommunications cables, a source close to the matter told Reuters. The move comes after the discovery of leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines last week. EU states say they believe the damage was caused by sabotage but have stopped short of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across the euro zone declined further last month as a growing cost of living crisis kept consumers wary while soaring energy bills limited production, a survey showed on Monday. S&P Global’s final manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a 27-month low of 48.4 in September from August’s 49.6, just …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU country leaders will discuss how to step up support for Ukraine and their joint next steps to tame soaring energy prices when they meet on Friday. In a meeting invitation letter to EU leaders published on Sunday, European Council President Charles Michel called for a firm EU response to recent developments, …
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By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Bosnia’s polls closed on Sunday after voters turned out to choose the country’s new collective presidency and lawmakers at national, regional and local levels, in a contest between entrenched nationalists and economy-focused reformists. The first official results are expected at midnight, but political parties are expected to come out with …
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By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran on Sunday, social and state media reported, in the latest sign of a deadly clampdown on nationwide protests that were ignited by the death in custody of a young woman. The anti-government protests, which began at 22-year-old Mahsa …
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By Andrius Sytas RIGA (Reuters) -The centre-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins won Saturday’s election, according to provisional results, with its 19% of the vote putting him in a position to head another coalition government. The results – with 96% of districts counted – mean Latvia should remain a leading voice …
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