Imploding yen piles pressure on yuan

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asia times by William Pesek As the Japanese yen dives toward 150 to the dollar, investors are concerned less about events in Tokyo than in Beijing. Since 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping has →

Biden asks seven oil companies for 'any concrete ideas' to turn around the $1.70 rise in gas prices

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​daily mail​​​ Joe Biden is calling on seven of the top oil companies to do something to help quell surging gas prices after accusing them of intentionally exacerbating the strain on Americans' →

SPIEF-2022 will become a platform for discussing new economic vectors

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The significance of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, which will be held in Russia on June 15-18, cannot be underestimated. Unlike previous years, SPIEF 2022 will be a little different, mainly →

Egypt, Israel to boost gas supply to EU amid Ukraine war

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​africa news​​​ Egypt, Israel, and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU countries, which aim to reduce dependence on supply from Russia as the →

Pope Francis says Ukraine war "perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented"

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​cbs news​​​ By Anna Matranga Rome — Pope Francis has told a group of European Jesuit news editors that the war in Ukraine was "perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented," and he cautioned →

South Africa: Experts warn of air pollution risks in Johannesburg

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​africa news​​​ Air quality in South Africa has come under the spotlight once again and the city of Johannesburg has called for an investigation into a heavy sulphur-like smell that filled the air →

Ukrainian forces can "surrender or die" in key industrial city, pro-Russian separatists say

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​cbs news​​​ Ukraine said Monday its forces had been pushed back from the center of the key industrial city of Severodonetsk, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described a fight for "literally →

Estonia remains emerging Europe’s leading tech ecosystem, but access to talent is an issue

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​emerging europe​​​ by Marek Grzegorczyk A lack of talent is preventing several start-up ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe from making a global breakthrough, suggests a new report. The Baltic →

Is $6 a Gallon Gas Heading to a Station Near You?

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​national interest​​​ by Ethen Kim Lieser This past weekend, for the first time ever, a gallon of regular gas eclipsed $5 on average nationwide, according to AAA data. Now, for many →

Poll: More Americans Prioritize Preventing Gun Violence Over Gun Rights

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​national interest​​​ by Ethen Kim Lieser Following the devastating mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York last month, a new poll conducted by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist is suggesting →

Maternity hospital caught fire from Ukrainian shells in Donetsk

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​ The fire in the maternity hospital of the Vishnevsky Hospital in Donetsk broke out due to the hit of a Ukrainian shell, June 13 reports TASS. It is reported that emergency services are working at →

Ukraine – the situation (June 13)

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asia times Summary and overview Russian sources claim that ten cruise missiles from the Black Sea destroyed a large depot of Western-supplied weapons at the western Ukrainian city of Chortkiv some →

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