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'External activity' probably behind Finland-Estonia gas pipe leak
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday a leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland this weekend was probably caused by an "external" element. "It is likely that the damage to both the gas pipeline and the telecommunications cable is the result of external activity," Niinisto said.
Labour leader Starmer to pledge to repair UK
Britain's opposition leader will promise on Tuesday that a future Labour government would "heal" the UK after 13 years of Conservative rule, tackling a cost-of-living crisis sparked by Brexit, pandemic lockdowns and the war in Ukraine.
IMF says world economy resilient to shocks but 'limping'
The IMF kept its 2023 global growth forecast unchanged on Tuesday but warned that the economy is "limping along" as inflation remains high and the outlooks for China and Germany were downgraded.
UK Labour party's new love affair with British business
After years of disenchantment, British business leaders flocked to this week's Labour conference, signalling a reset in relations between the centre-left party and a corporate community scalded by the economic policies of the ruling Conservatives.
TotalEnergies hit with lawsuit over 2021 Mozambique jihadist massacre
Seven survivors and relatives of victims of a bloody 2021 jihadist attack in northern Mozambique have launched legal action against France's TotalEnergies, accusing it of failing to protect contractors at a multi-billion-dollar gas field, their lawyers said Tuesday.
Sunny Albania turns to solar power to fuel development
Along southwestern Albania's coastline, the sun shines bright -- warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta power station that will be connected to the country’s energy grid in the coming weeks. - Frogs and pelicans - But along its sun-drenched coastline, engineers say the terrain is ideal for solar parks.
Myanmar truckers slog on as conflict clogs trade highway
Standing beside his cargo of Thai fruit and furniture, truck driver Ko Cho steels himself for a journey to Myanmar's Yangon that will demand bribes, dodging landslides and navigating a raging civil war. Once a truck is safely out on the road, "checkpoints" run by the military or its militia allies demand fees of roughly 150,000 kyat ($75) per truck per journey to Yangon, Aung Htoo said.
Asian markets rally on Fed rate hopes, oil eases after surge
Equities rallied Tuesday after top Federal Reserve officials suggested the recent spike in US Treasury yields could act as a substitute for further interest rate hikes.
China's Country Garden says might not meet all debt obligations
Debt-saddled Chinese property giant Country Garden said Tuesday that it did not expect to meet all of its offshore payment obligations in time as it battles to avoid default. In a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the firm said it "expects that it will not be able to meet all of its offshore payment obligations when due or within the relevant grace periods".
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