Month: April 2022
Russian foreign minister’s high profile visit puts India under pressure
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on April 1, 2022. Both men met in Moscow in July 2021, as seen in this file photo. Shamil Zhumatov | AFP | Getty Images As the war in Ukraine rages on, a visit by Russia’s top diplomat is […]
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Chinese EV players Xpeng, Nio and Li Auto see car deliveries surge in March
Chinese electric carmakers Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto are facing several headwinds including higher raw material costs and a resurgence of Covid in China. However, they all posted a surge in March delivery volumes. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle start-ups Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto delivered more cars in March […]
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Baird downgrades Walgreens, says stock is ‘too complicated’ after latest earnings report
Walgreens reported quarterly earnings beating Wall Street estimates, but shares fell nearly 6% Thursday as investors worried pandemic-related demand is fading. Source
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Russia needs to show ‘success at home’ to justify war in Ukraine
A land grab in the Donbas region could be used by Russia to justify the war and claim victory, analysts said. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russia will want some form of victory before backing down from the war in Ukraine — and escalation in the war is still possible at this […]
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Russia hits back at U.S. intelligence claims that Putin was ‘misled’ over Ukraine war
President-elect Vladimir Putin ahead of being sworn-in as President of Russia at St Andrew’s Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. Mikhail Metzel | TASS via Getty Images Russia’s Kremlin has rebuffed claims made by the U.S. that President Vladimir Putin felt he was “misled” by his military commanders over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “To our regret […]
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‘Under the counter diplomacy’: Why sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich is brokering peace in Ukraine
The attendance of billionaire Roman Abramovich (L) at Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul have left many questioning the intentions of the Russian oligarch. Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As Russia-Ukraine talks resume on Friday, questions continue to abound over the peculiar involvement of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and the role he might […]
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Russia and the West are battling to get China and India to take their sides in the Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the 2019 G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Mikhail Klimentyev | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the biggest clash in decades between Moscow and the West. Both are competing to persuade […]
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There are big shake-ups in the latest list of Asia’s 100 ‘best’ restaurants
Hong Kong is the top destination in Asia for foodies this year, according to new rankings released by the 50 Best organization. The city is home to 16 of the region’s “best” 100 restaurants, as shown in the list, released in two parts in March. Thailand and Japan tied for second place, each with 13 […]
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Putin talks tough on gas-for-rubles deadline. But European leaders aren’t too worried
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded so-called “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian gas in rubles. Mikhail Klimentyev | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to ratchet up the pressure on foreign buyers of natural gas, telling so-called “unfriendly” countries to pay in rubles from Friday — or have their supplies cut […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Russian gas continues to flow to Europe. Follow our live updates
Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, Russia’s Gazprom says Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it was continuing to supply Europe with natural gas, Reuters reported. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom said Friday that its natural gas continued to flow into Europe via Ukraine, Reuters […]
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