Russia plans to resume coal shipments via North Korean port of Rajin for further export to China. Earlier shipments through this port used to be directed to China and South Korea, but were halted in 2017, caused by western sanctions against North Korea. The ice-free port of Rajin, with an…
Two victories in a row, unprecedented for the Grozny team in the current championship, finally allowed them to jump out of the zone of not only relegation, but even transitional matches. However, it is already clear that Akhmat faces a difficult battle for survival. Despite the points acquisitions, it is still difficult to say whether…
Russian state-run oil company Rosneft has reported a nearly 50% jump in net profits for 2023, Reuters reports, hitting over $14 billion despite Western sanctions following Russiaโs 2022 invasion of Ukraine. According to Reuters, Rosneftโs 2023 net profit surged by 47.2% to 1.3 trillion rublesโthe equivalent of approximately $14.7 billion. Earnings before EBITDA jumped 17.8%…
Photo: Still from video. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky Ukraine has fulfilled all the necessary conditions for the real start of negotiations on accession to the EU and now the EU side must fulfill its obligations, the president said. In an evening video message on Sunday, April 28, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky spoke about Ukraineโs…
A senior Ukrainian security source told AFP on Friday that Russia had increased attacks on railway infrastructure with the aim of disrupting movement of military cargo that includes Western aid. Russian forces have firepower and manpower advantages over Ukrainian forces across the front line and Kyiv has warned that fighting will be especially difficult over…
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are withdrawing American Abrams tanks from the front line due to the threat of attacks by Russian drones, Aะ News reports. American officials cited by AP, say the US will work with the Ukraine to reset tactics, including more effective use of the equipment in combined…
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President Biden recently announced a โtemporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.โ This announcement comes on the heels of news that in 2023 the U.S. surpassed Qatar and Australia to become the worldโs two largest LNG exporter. This decision has sparked debate and raised several key points. I will discuss the reasons…
Amid economic sanctions imposed by the United States, the international market may be deprived in 2024 not only of the tonnage supplied by SUEK and Mechel, but also of the volume exported by other Russian suppliers refusing to dispatch to the ports connected with the sanctioned companies. Meanwhile, it is impossible to redirect the allocated…
Scientists from the University of Fribourg have discovered a mechanism with which they were able to reduce age-related inflammation in the rodents, thus slowing the ageing process. At the end of the treatment, the mice showed better cognitive, visual and motor skills due to the drug improving their bodiesโ cleansing system, the University of Fribourg…