August 2022 – Page 35

‘A privilege, not a human right’: Finland and Estonia demand EU travel ban for Russian tourists

August 9, 2022

‘Visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right,’ Estonian PM says

France expects wine production to rebound from frost-hit 2021 despite drought

August 9, 2022

Wine production in France is expected to rebound this year from frost-hit output in 2021, although deepening drought may curb volumes, the country’s farm ministry said on Tuesday.

The Keys to Fulfilling Kenya’s Great Promise

August 9, 2022

Not since Kenya’s forefathers gained the country’s independence out of colonial rule six decades ago has there been a more important event in the East African nation than the Kenyan presidential election on August 9. This is true for the nation’s citizenry, the Kenyan diaspora, and the international community. By Duggan Flanakin* The eyes of […]

Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO

August 9, 2022

Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday.

Exchange rate correction: Adapting Ukraine’s economy to wartime realities

August 9, 2022

The sharp devaluation of the official exchange rate of the hryvnia by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which occurred on July, 21, was both a long-expected and surprising event. The national exchange rate has been fixed since Russia’s invasion on February 24. Meanwhile, the national economy shrunk by 35-50% during the first months of […]

Beluga stuck in Seine river: Rescuers to move whale to saltwater basin

August 9, 2022

A beluga whale which strayed into the River Seine, far from its usual habitat of arctic or subarctic waters, will be moved to a saltwater river basin close to the sea on August 9, marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France said.

Britain Braces for Another Round of Scorching Temperatures

August 9, 2022

Temperatures were expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country, which set a record high last month.

Biden suddenly is piling up wins. Can Democrats make it stick?

August 9, 2022

Joe Biden has never had a more productive stretch of his presidency, with wins stacking atop wins at a most opportune time. But just as the president is hitting his stride, culminating later this week with a major tax, health care and climate change bill, he’s preparing to set off for a long-planned and weeks-long […]

Russia halts oil flows through Ukrainian pipeline

August 9, 2022

Russian oil deliveries through the southern Druzhba pipeline servicing Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have been halted since August 4, Russian supplier Transneft said Tuesday. The company cited a problem with EU financial sanctions, which resulted in Transneft’s regular payment for transit across Ukraine bouncing on July 28. Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz, the parent company […]

In reply to Tomáš Zdechovský

August 9, 2022

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Following the publication of numerous defamatory claims by Tomáš Zdechovský MEP on the 28th of July via Brussels Morning, as the President of the organisation that was attacked and as the leader of the representative voice for Muslim youth in Europe, I am exercising our right of reply. I would like to […]