He was the last leader of the Soviet Union who waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War. Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91 after a long illness. *) Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 The three-day works at a compressor station are "necessary", Gazprom has said, adding that they had to be carried out after "every 1,000 hours of operation".īut Germany's Federal Network Agency chief called it a "technically incomprehensible" decision, warning that it was likely just a pretext by Moscow to wield energy supplies as a threat. Russian energy giant Gazprom has cut off its gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance work, further raising tensions on an already taut electricity market. *) Russia halts gas supplies in new jitters for Europe Netflix will also premiere the highly anticipated "Blonde", a dark retelling of Marilyn Monroe's tragic life, in the second week of the 10-day festival.
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The Venice Film Festival has opened with a screening of the Netflix film "White Noise".Īn adaptation of a Don DeLillo novel, the film stars Adam Driver of "Girls" and "Star Wars" fame. *) 'White Noise' starring Adam Driver opens 79th Venice Film Festival The highest number of cases and fatalities were reported in the Lusambo health zone, with 308 cases and 24 deaths. *) Cholera outbreak kills dozens in Democratic Republic of CongoĪn outbreak of cholera has reportedly killed 48 people in the central province of Sankuru in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Īccording to a report published on a privately run local news website, health officials detected 401 cases of cholera between August 15 and 21. The White House said putting a cap on Russian oil will result in not only a drop in the country’s oil revenue, but also global energy prices.ĭespite Russia's oil exports hitting their lowest levels since last August, its export revenue in June increased 40 percent above last year's average. *) G7 to discuss Russian oil price cap as Ukraine fight grinds onįinance ministers from the Group of Seven club of wealthy nations will discuss the United States’ proposed price cap on Russian oil. The Pakistani government sets prices for some fresh produce, although traders often ignore the guidelines. In the eastern city of Lahore, close to the border with India and far from the worst floods in Sindh province, prices of some vegetables have tripled. Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruined crops and disrupted supplies. *) Food crisis looms as vegetable prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in recent memory with acute shortages of essentials like fuel, medicines and food because of serious foreign currency shortages. "The objectives of Sri Lanka's new Fund-supported programme are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability," an IMF statement said. *) IMF in preliminary agreement with Sri Lanka for $2.9 bln loanĬrisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a loan of about $2.9 billion.
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