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G7 countries back plan to cap price of Russian oil over Ukraine invasion

It's aimed at limiting the invasion's effect on energy prices and preventing Russian profits from oil exports.

Axios · Sep 2, 2022

G7 agrees price cap on Russian oil to rein in runaway energy costs

Finance ministers of the G7 group of leading democracies have agreed a global price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

In pictures: Mikhail Gorbachev - man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022

Nuclear disarmament on Kishida's mind for Hiroshima G7 summit

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned Russia for blocking the adoption of the final document draft at the monthlong Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations, but has also stressed that all participating nations except Russia showed a certain degree of solidarity.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 28, 2022

Truss’s jibe at British workers shows that she fails to understand the problem

UK productivity does lag the G7, but the idea that shirking is to blame does not stand up to serious scrutiny

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

Scotland 'paying economic price' for staying with declining UK

SCOTLAND is “paying the economic price” for staying in the union according to a new analysis, which says the UK is in long-term decline and…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2022

Beijing asks New Delhi to reiterate ‘One China’ principle

Beijing wants India to reaffirm the “One China” policy as it seeks to shore up regional support after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which triggered aggressive military drills by the Chinese military around the island.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022

Ukraine targets Russian soldiers accused of threatening nuclear plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe's largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a "special target" for Ukrainian forces.

Reuters · Aug 14, 2022

There Is Still Time To 'Short European Assets,' Analyst Says, Points To Wage, Recession Data

Workers in the United Kingdom are set for the “worst real wage squeeze” among G7 nations, new Trade Union Congress (TUC) analysis of The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures revealed in mid-July, and one analyst thinks it’s safe to short European assets, like the Euro

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2022

G7 urges Russia to return control of nuclear plant to Ukraine

The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, has been shelled several times, raising fears of a nuclear incident.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2022