Biden administration rejects Cheniere’s request to circumvent LNG pollution rule

Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday it had rejected a request from major liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy Inc. (GNL.A) to exempt the turbines at its two US Gulf Coast terminals from a dangerous pollution rule. … Read more

United States: Russia could be on the verge of buying “millions” of North Korean shells and rockets

State flags of Russia and North Korea fly on a street near a train station during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Vladivostok, Russia April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Russia could be on the verge of buying “literally millions” … Read more

EU rushes to protect industry as Russia gas shutdown shakes markets

Gas prices in Europe up around 400% compared to a year ago EU states rush to support struggling power companies Disruptions hamper EU efforts to fill storage EU denounces Moscow’s weaponized gas, Russia blames sanctions LONDON/OSLO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Gas prices in Europe jumped, stocks tumbled and the euro tumbled on Monday after Russia … Read more

US authorities order Nvidia to suspend sales of top AI chips to China

Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register September 1 (Reuters) – Chip designer Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) said on Wednesday that U.S. officials told him to stop exporting two leading computer chips for artificial intelligence work to China, a move that could cripple the ability of Chinese companies to do advanced work like reconnaissance … Read more

Russia’s new gas suspension tightens energy screws on Europe

Pipes from the landing facilities of the ‘Nord Stream 1’ gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT/LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russia cut off gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying the economic battle between Moscow … Read more

EU divided over visa bans for Russian tourists

PRAGUE, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Germany and France have issued a joint warning against banning tourist visas for Russians, saying such a move, advocated by other European Union member states, will would be counterproductive. The split over tourist visas will be the focus of a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Prague on Tuesday … Read more

US senator arrives in Taiwan, angrily challenging Beijing

TAIPEI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. member of the Senate Commerce and Armed Services Committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday in the third visit by a U.S. dignitary this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt travel. Senator Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on a US military plane, live television footage from … Read more

Explosions hit Crimea, Russian missile injures 12 near nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine

Aug 20 (Reuters) – Fresh explosions erupted across Russia’s annexed Crimean peninsula on Saturday and a Russian missile hit a residential area in a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power plant, injuring 12 civilians, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. This strike at the Pivdennukrainsk nuclear power plant (southern Ukraine) and the new … Read more

Iran reacts to EU nuclear text, seeks US flexibility

DUBAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Iran on Monday responded to the European Union’s “final” draft text to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal, an EU official said, as Iran’s foreign minister Foreign Affairs called on the United States to show flexibility in resolving the three remaining agreements. problems. After 16 months of back-and-forth US-Iranian talks, with … Read more

Unaware of Ukraine’s setbacks, Putin brags about Russian prowess in weaponry

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow was ready to sell advanced weapons to its allies around the world and cooperate in the development of military technology, nearly six months after the start of the war in Ukraine, in which his army fared worse than expected. With the Russian … Read more