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Norway Police Detain Greta Thunberg at Pro-Sami Demonstration

Campaigners demand removal of 2 wind farms Protests have blocked ministries Wind farms violate Indigenous rights, supreme court ruled Energy minister says needs time to find compromise OSLO, March 1 (Reuters) – Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg was twice detained during a demonstration in… Read Full Article Here Source link

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farmYouth Activists Led by Thunberg Protest Norway’s Wind Farm Development at Energy Ministry

OSLO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway’s energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders. Thunberg, a vocal advocate for the ending… Read Full Article Here Source link

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Putin Warns West of Nuclear Consequences in Ukraine Crisis

MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been put on combat duty and warning that Moscow could resume nuclear tests. Speaking nearly a year to the day since ordering an […]

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Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine transit rises

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Gas supply from Russia to Europe via Ukraine rose on Wednesday morning for the first time in weeks, as price spreads turned more favourable to incentivise flows. Russia’s Gazprom said it will ship 29.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point, up […]

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Western allies differ over jets for Ukraine as Russia claims

Biden says “no” when asked about F-16s for Ukraine Zelenskiy says Moscow seeks ‘big revenge’ Russian administrator claims foothold in Vuhledar Kyiv could recapture ground when Western weapons arrive – group KYIV, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister is expected in Paris on Tuesday to meet President Emmanuel Macron amid a debate among Kyiv’s […]

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Ukraine war to accelerate shift to clean energy, BP says

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine is expected to weigh on long-term energy demand and accelerate the world’s shift to renewables and low-carbon power as countries boost domestic energy supplies, BP (BP.L) said in a report on Monday. In its benchmark 2023 Energy Outlook, BP Plc said the Ukraine war will slow […]

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Try harder to make peace plan work, Ukraine’s first lady tells

ZURICH, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s western allies might bridge delays in implementing a 10-point peace plan that the country has put forward, if each country takes responsibility for one part, the first lady in Kyiv said in an interview published on Saturday. Olena Zelenska spoke from the World Economic Forum in Davos as Western […]

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Serbia asks Russia to end recruitment of its people for Ukraine

BELGRADE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Russia should halt its efforts to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its Wagner paramilitary group in Ukraine, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. Vucic criticised Russia’s websites and social media groups for publishing advertisements in the Serbian language in which the Wagner group calls volunteers to join its ranks. “Why do […]

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Norway naval officer goes on trial over oil tanker collision

OSLO, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A Norwegian naval officer stands trial on Monday accused of negligence that led to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank. Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate would cost up to 13 billion crowns ($1.3 billion), […]

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Ukraine introduces emergency power cuts in east and southeast

KYIV, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in eastern and southeastern regions on Wednesday as low temperatures and difficult weather conditions stretched the country’s crippled energy system, officials said. The power cuts underscored the weakness of Ukraine’s power system after three months of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. […]