Gas prices swing wildly as Putin vows to boost supplies
Natural gas prices swung wildly on Wednesday as Vladimir Putin vowed to boost supplies to Europe in the face of unprecedented pressure on households and businesses.
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October 6, 2021 Revealed: Wuhan and US scientists planned to create new coronaviruses
Scientists from Wuhan and the US were planning to create new coronaviruses that did not exist in nature by combining the genetic codes of other viruses, proposals show.
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October 5, 2021 Facebook down: 10 memes poking fun at outage as world flocks to Twitter instead
With Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all down for hours on Monday night, it was only a matter of time before memes emerged to poke fun at the situation.
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October 4, 2021 Facebook whistleblower to claim company contributed to Capitol attack
A whistleblower at Facebook will say that thousands of pages of internal company research she turned over to federal regulators proves the social media giant is deceptively claiming effectiveness in its efforts to eradicate hate and misinformation and it contributed to the January 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington DC.
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October 3, 2021 N.Korea says U.N. Security Council applies double standards over military activities -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said.
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September 28, 2021 North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea as it accuses US of hostility
Details of the launch are being analysed by South Korean and US authorities. But Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it “could be a ballistic missile” – which can be used to carry large nuclear warheads and is banned under United Nations sanctions.
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September 25, 2021 Kim Jong Un’s sister welcomes proposal to end Korean war
Kim Jong Un’s sister has welcomed the idea of officially end the Korean War – but only if South Korea and the US put an end to hostile policies towards them.
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September 24, 2021 Battery breakthrough surprises scientists with enormous potential
Engineers have created a brand new type of battery that could revolutionise the charging time and range of electric cars and other technologies reliant on lithium-ion batteries.
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September 23, 2021 Lithuanian agency warns against use of Chinese-made phones
Lithuanian cybersecurity experts are urging the country’s government agencies to abandon the use of Chinese smartphone brands after an investigation identified security vulnerabilities and censorship concerns with certain devices.
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September 22, 2021 Russia told to pump more gas to European market as winter supply crunch looms
The world’s leading energy authority has issued a rare public rebuke to Russia over a crunch in gas supplies as fears grow that Moscow is stoking a winter energy crisis across Europe.
