Energy-hungry Europe can’t look to US shale to fill any OPEC gap US shale oil drillers turned from scrappy wildcatters into multi-millionaires over the past two decades, propelling the United States to become the world’s largest producer, but now they are running out of runway. Oil output gains are slowing and executives from some of […]
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Dozens of Albanian child migrants go missing from UK
Dozens of Albanian child migrants go missing from UK Almost 20% of unaccompanied child migrants from Albania taken in by Kent County Council this year have disappeared, the BBC has found. The local authority took in 197 Albanian children up to 31 October but 39 of them have gone missing. Expat UK, which campaigns to […]
Crypto meltdown a boon for default lawyers
Crypto meltdown a boon for default lawyers Turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry has rattled major exchanges and sent the value of digital assets tumbling, but at least one group stands to gain: bankruptcy lawyers. High-profile bankruptcies involving crypto exchange FTX, hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and crypto lenders BlockFi, Celsius Network, and Voyager Digital Ltd […]
Iran: Human rights a ‘toy’ for some criminal regimes
Iran: Human rights a ‘toy’ for some criminal regimes Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the fatal shooting of a young Palestinian man by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, saying human rights have turned into a plaything in the hands of some criminal governments. Nasser Kan’ani made the remarks in a post published […]
Pakistan unable to impress IMF on revenue plan
Pakistan unable to impress IMF on revenue plan Inability to come to an agreement between Pakistan and the IMF caused the arrival of an IMF delegation to Pakistan for the completion of the 9th review and the subsequent approval of a $1.2 billion loan tranche to be significantly delayed. Details about the meeting between Pakistani […]
Twitter moving fast on moderation as harmful content surges: Official
Twitter moving fast on moderation as harmful content surges: Official Elon Musk’s Twitter is leaning heavily on automation to moderate content, doing away with certain manual reviews and favoring restrictions on distribution, rather than removing certain speech outright, its new head of trust and safety told Reuters. Twitter is also more aggressively restricting abuse-prone hashtags […]
All you need to know about Strep A and its symptoms
All you need to know about Strep A and its symptoms Health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called Strep A after children in the UK died from it. Since Covid restrictions eased, there are more opportunities for infections like this to spread. Cases have been increasing in recent weeks. While most […]
US Air Force reveals new B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber
US Air Force reveals new B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber The US Air Force has unveiled its newest nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21, which will gradually replace aircraft first flown in the Cold War. The first new bomber in 30 years could cost nearly $700m (£569m) each and can carry nuclear and conventional weapons. As […]