Oil-Storage Disaster Intensifies Cuban Energy Crisis
Cuba brought under control a major fire that raged for five days at its principal oil-storage facility, consuming four of the eight tanks and seriously hampering the country’s ability to…
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Energy bills crisis puts lives at risk – the government must act, says Martin Lewis
SOARING energy bills are turning into a Covid-scale national crisis and putting lives at risk, a consumer champion claims. Martin Lewis said its advance was akin to watching the pandemic…
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Facing Russian Gas Cuts, Europe Dims Lights, Cools Pools and Shortens Showers
BERLIN—Lights illuminating many of the German capital’s monuments are going dark. Officials here and in the Netherlands have urged residents to take shorter showers. The Spanish prime minister suggested ditching…
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Ministers must look at drastic options if energy fatcats do not lower prices
OH to be a fly on the wall when energy fatcats are summoned by Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to justify their outrageous profits. We hope he won’t fall for any lame…
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Attacks at Ukraine Nuclear Plant Are Suicidal, U.N. Chief Warns
Ukraine’s nuclear regulator Energoatom on Monday accused Russia of bombing power lines to sever the Zaporizhzhia plant from the Ukrainian electrical grid and goading Ukrainian forces positioned across the river…
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Ukraine Ships More Food as Worry About Giant Nuclear Plant Grows
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—A third shipment of food products left Ukrainian ports Sunday, as explosions near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant raised the specter of the war unleashing a nuclear catastrophe. A…
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U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Alarmed by Shelling Near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Plant
The head of the United Nations atomic agency said shelling in the vicinity of Europe’s largest nuclear power station, located in Ukraine, underlined the risk of a disaster that would…
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Russia Bars Exxon and Other Western Investors From Selling Shares in Strategic Businesses
Russia has barred investors from nations it deems unfriendly from selling shares in certain strategic enterprises through the end of the year, a move that further strains relations between Moscow…
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Nuclear Power Plants Could Stay Open, Says Germany
BERLIN—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for the first time that his government could postpone the planned closure of its remaining nuclear reactors, as he criticized a decision by Russia to…
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Energy bills to stay at eye-wateringly high new levels into 2024
ENERGY bills are predicted to stay at eye-wateringly high new levels into 2024 at least. Experts reckon that annual bills will rise to £3,600 this winter. What the energy price…
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