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Oil Prices Hit 5-Month Highs
In the oil market, the upward trend continues at the beginning of the new week, with prices rising to nearly 5-month highs due to increasing geopolitical risks related to supply disruptions. This surge is driven by a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries, reported by Reuters.
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Analysis: Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions
The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.
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Vucic: World faces two scenarios - WWIII or long-term truce in Ukraine
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday the world faced two scenarios: a conflict of global powers that would result in a WWIII, or a long-term truce in Ukraine if lasting peace is not possible.
Japan suspends Fukushima water release after quake as precaution
The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was temporarily suspended on Friday following an earthquake, its operator said.
A 5.8-magnitude jolt struck off the coast of the northeastern Fukushima region, home to the plant wrecked by a tsunami in 2011, at 00:14 am Friday (1514 GMT Thursday), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Critically important metals are found
Greece very likely has significant sources of metals and semimetals among the so-called "critical minerals" essential for the transition to clean energy, among other uses, officials at the Ministry of Environment and Energy believe.
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China consumer prices rise in February
Chinese consumer prices rose in February for the first time since August, data showed on March 9, bucking a months-long stretch of deflation that compounded the country's myriad economic woes.
The world's second-largest economy posted some of its lowest growth in decades last year and is battling a prolonged property sector crisis and soaring youth unemployment.
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Scholarships for Chinese program at IDIS
The Institute of Foreign Relations (IDIS) in Athens has launched a competition for 10 small scholarships of excellence for its Chinese program.
This is addressed to academics (professors, post-doc etc) and aimed at strengthening domestic research on contemporary issues about China.
For more information, go to idis.gr.
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Von der Leyen Secures EPP Support for Re-Election, Warns Against Bulgarian 'Revival' Party
Today, the center-right European People's Party (EPP) has shown strong support for Ursula von der Leyen to extend her tenure as the President of the European Commission for an additional five-year term.