Portugal presidential vote wide open as far-right surge expected

LISBON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal votes on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off ballot, but with the final result hard to predict. Polls predict Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega…

Austria avalanche kills 3, bringing toll to 8

VIENNA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An avalanche killed three Czech skiers in central Austria, police said, bringing the total to eight killed in the country’s Alps on Saturday. Avalanches across the Alps have claimed victims since last week following heavy snowfall. An avalanche swept away three of a group of…

Greenland minister praises European countries for response to Trump tariffs threat

Young people with placards reading “Greenland is not for sale!” take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President’s plans to take Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland NUUK, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greenlandic minister…

UN chief Guterres warns ‘powerful forces’ undermining global ties

LONDON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN chief Antonio Guterres Saturday deplored a host of “powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation” in a London speech marking the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly. Guterres, whose term as secretary-general ends on Dec 31 this year, delivered the warning at the Methodist…

Brazil, EU hail trade deal as victory for multilateralism

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday hailed a trade deal between the EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc as a victory for multilateralism at a time of global volatility. The pair met…

EU inks South America trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

The deal between the 27-nation European Union and Mercosur bloc members Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay creates one of the world’s largest free trade areas after 25 years of tricky negotiations ASUNCION, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union and Mercosur officially signed one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements…

Kazakhstan Reroutes Oil Exports As Caspian Pipeline Consortium Faces Restrictions

ALMATY, Jan 17 (KTA) – Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas, rerouted about 300,000 tonnes of oil in Dec last year, amid restrictions on supplies through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), the company’s press service said yesterday. The oil was redirected via alternative export routes, operated by national oil…

Kazakhstan’s Oil Transporter Records Highest Crude Oil Throughput In Seven Years

ALMATY, Jan 17 (NNN-KTA) – Crude oil transportation, via the trunk pipeline system of Kazakhstan’s national oil transporter, KazTransOil, reached 45.1 million tonnes last year, the highest level recorded over the past seven years, the company’s press service said, yesterday. According to KazTransOil, its crude oil throughput exceeded 36 billion…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Hokkaido – GFZ

TOKYO, Jan 17 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted Hokkaido, at 1934 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 55 km, was initially determined to be at 41.30 degrees north latitude, and 142.83 degrees east longitude.– NNN-NHK

Azerbaijan Expands Gas Exports To Europe By Supply To Austria, Germany

BAKU, Jan 17 (NNN-TNA) – The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), said yesterday that, it has officially commenced natural gas deliveries to Austria and Germany, via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the European segment of the Southern Gas Corridor, expanding its exports to Europe. The supplies started this month,…
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