Putin ‘blackmail’ threat to suspend energy supplies to Europe branded hollow Moscow says it will turn off oil and gas taps unless ‘unfriendly’ states pay in roubles The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta backs return of five substitutes: ‘We have unified a criteria for whole of Europe’ Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has backed the Premier League’s decision to bring back five substitutions per game from next season. Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2022
Putin signs order demanding gas payments in roubles from Friday Russian president signals supplies to Europe could be halted, but details of deal suggest shutoff is unlikely The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
Putin threatens to turn off Europe's gas supplies TOMORROW unless it's paid in roubles Vladimir Putin said he's signed a decree demanding foreign gas buyers must pay in roubles as of April 1, with contracts to be halted until payments are made to boost his struggling economy Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022
Orban's dream of two decades in power hangs in the balance in Hungarian ballot After his third consecutive landslide victory in 2018, Hungary's Viktor Orban said his strong new mandate allowed him to plan for 12 years ahead, aiming for an unbroken two-decade spell in power in the former communist Central European country. Reuters · Mar 31, 2022
Europe: Amazon Introduces DAF CF Electric Trucks DAF, a Dutch truck manufacturer, announced the delivery of five battery-electric CF Electric tractors to Amazon UK. InsideEVs · Mar 31, 2022
Italy: Russia won't seek payment in rubles for natural gas Italian Premier Mario Draghi says he's received assurances from Russia's leader that European companies wouldn't have to pay for gas in rubles, similar to pledges received by Germany, and diffused fears that Russia would cut off supplies The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Why Are Tempur Sealy Shares Trading Lower Today Tempur Sealy International (NYSE:TPX) said it expects first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 15% year-over-year. The company specified that recent geopolitical events, falling consumer confidence, and new COVID variant outbreaks in international markets have resulted in sales below its expectations following a strong Presidents' Day sales period. Tempur Sealy said it has elected to postpone the… Benzinga · Mar 31, 2022
The making of Viktor Orban — the ‘Hungarian tiger’ mauling Europe from within He’s the hard-right nationalist prime minister who thrills in scrapping with Brussels, leaving Ukraine in the lurch and thumbing his nose at the liberal order. Samuel Fishwick reports on ‘Putin’s poodle’ who’s just won for more years Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2022
TalkSPORT host Alan Brazil gives revised view on where Newcastle United can finish next season Brazil has been a harsh critic of Newcastle in the past but he thinks they can rejoin the race for Europe under new owners Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2022
Celtic avoid Adidas leak list but 4 new templates hint at next season's kits Several of Europe's top clubs have had their 2022/23 strips revealed and it could offer Hoops fans a glimpse into the future. Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022
What Tottenham's non-homegrown numbers mean for Conte and Paratici's summer transfer business Tottenham have had plenty of issues in the past in regards to their non-homegrown player numbers Football London · Mar 31, 2022
Novavax asks EU regulator to clear COVID vaccine for teens The pharmaceutical developer Novavax says it has asked the European Medicines Agency to extend the authorization of its coronavirus vaccine to children aged 12 to 17 amid a surge of disease across the continent The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Russia’s economy projected to shrink by 10%; Ukraine’s by 20% The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says war has triggered ‘greatest supply shock’ in 50 years. Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2022
InsideEVs · Mar 31, 2022 The EV Universe: Renault Drops, Tesla Delivers, And Five New EV Strategies This is the EV Universe. It's a comprehensive recap of some of the hottest topics right now in the electric car space, so get your reading on right here.
Chicago Tribune · Mar 31, 2022 Commentary: Russia’s war in Ukraine proves why a greater US troop presence in Europe isn’t needed Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its second month, is forcing the U.S. national security establishment to reconsider its original defense plans. President Joe Biden’s trip to Belgium and Poland, where he participated in several summits and announced another package of economic sanctions against Russian officials and defense firms, is…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2022 Blinken, Tebboune Discuss Algeria-Morocco Dispute US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken praised the “solid” Algerian-US relations during his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday in Algiers. Tebboune received Blinken at the presidential headquarters, accompanied by a diplomatic delegation. Blinken conveyed the US administration's desire to end the tension between Morocco and Algeria over…
The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022 Nkrumah and football: how Ghana's top players ended up in North America African footballers have been migrating overseas since the 1920s, when French leagues attracted some West African players. The migration of African talent to Europe intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s as football became more globalised and economically viable.
Birmingham Post · Mar 31, 2022 Plymouth's Plessey makes £7.8m profit due to global hunger for micro LEDs Manufacturer sees impressive sales worldwide with nearly all revenue earned from outside UK and Europe
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2022 EBRD: War to Hammer Russia, Ukraine Economies this Year The economies of Russia and Ukraine will contract by 10 percent and 20 percent respectively this year as the war between the two countries causes "the greatest supply shock" for 50 years, the European development bank, EBRD, said on Thursday. Before Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbor on February 24, the…
Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022 JPMorgan Upgrades Masco To Neutral - Read Why Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS) has been upgraded to Neutral from Underweight by JPMorgan analyst Michael Rehaut, with a price target of $62. Rehaut noted MAS's below-average exposure to U.S. new residential construction should allow for a lower cyclicality and vulnerability to a housing slowdown. However, the analyst warned about the company's Europe exposure, impacted by the…
Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022 FDA Rejects Akebia Therapeutics' Vadadustat For CKD-Associated Anemia The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Akebia Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:AKBA) marketing application (NDA) for vadadustat for anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Vadadustat is an investigational oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor. The FDA issues a CRL to indicate that the review cycle for an application is complete…
Reuters · Mar 30, 2022 Majority of Americans back sending more troops to NATO in Ukraine crisis: Reuters/Ipsos poll A bipartisan 55% of Americans support sending more U.S. troops to Washington's NATO allies in central and eastern Europe in response to Russia's five-week old invasion of Ukraine, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Tuesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022 All Russia’s Big Exports Could Soon Be in Roubles, Kremlin Signals The Kremlin indicated on Wednesday that all of Russia's energy and commodity exports could be priced in roubles, toughening President Vladimir Putin's attempt to make the West feel the pain of the sanctions it imposed for the invasion of Ukraine. With Russia's economy facing its gravest crisis since the 1991…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022 What’s at Stake in France’s Presidential Election The French will head to the polls in April for a presidential election that will determine who will run the European Union's second-largest economy, and its only member with a permanent UN security council seat, as war rages on the bloc's doorstep. Who will win? The incumbent, President Emmanuel Macron,…