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Turkmenistan redirects its oil exports from Azerbaijan to Russia
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Russia seeks to maintain and strengthen its influence on former Soviet republics — including Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan — in the oil and gas sphere. This gives Ashgabat an opportunity to resume natural-gas export to Russia. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Rahim Rahimov: Swiss firm Vitol and...
As Russia Closes In On Crimea’s Energy Resources, What Is Next For Ukraine?
Ariel Cohen If you ask Stepan Kubiv, Ukraine’s Energy Minister, what the long-term economic losses will be as a result of Crimea’s annexation in 2014, he’ll tell you to look towards the sea. The Ukrainian Energy Ministry reports that “Ukraine has lost 80% of oil and gas deposits in the Black Sea and a significant part of the...
Kazakhstan plans to export nine million tonnes of grain and flour
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan expects to export nine million tonnes of grain and flour this year, including increased shipments of domestic wheat to China, one of the world’s largest markets. The country delivered 307,000 tonnes of wheat to China in 2017 and almost...
Far-right poised for gains in Estonia vote
TALLINN: Estonia’s centre-left coalition is fighting for survival in a general election Sunday, challenged by its traditional liberal rival but also a far-right party boosted by a backlash from mostly rural regions in the Baltic eurozone state.The largely lacklustre campaign has focused on taxation, tensions over Russian language education...
UN warns of ‘complacency’ as measles cases soar worldwide
A child reacts during a Philippine Read Cross Measles Outbreak Vaccination Response in Manila. (AFP pic)PARIS: Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the UN children’s agency said Friday, including one of the world’s richest nations, France. Ninety-eight countries reported...
Ukraine appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has appointed Vladislav Kanevsky as the country`s new ambassador to Azerbaijan. Kanevsky previously served as head of the Department of Analysis and Planning of the Secretariat of Ukraine`s Foreign Ministry …read more Source: Azerbaijan State News...
Ukraine drops out of Eurovision
…read more Source: Taipei Times
Google, Facebook, Twitter fail to live up to fake news pledge
The outside of the Google office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, Jan 18, 2019. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS: Google, Facebook and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake news, three months before key European elections, the European Commission said on Thursday. The tech companies and trade bodies representing the advertising...
Ukraine president tries to salvage corruption law as tough election looms
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed fresh legislation on Thursday aimed at fighting corruption, after the constitutional court threw out a previous anti-graft law, raising concerns that the country was backtracking on the issue. …read more Source: The...
Petro Poroshenko appoints new ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has appointed a new ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing the relevant decree published on the website of the President of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
