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Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

27Apr

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Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it has halted gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the countries' refusal to pay for supplies in roubles. In a statement the firm said services will not be restored until payments are made in the Russian currency. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered "unfriendly" countries to pay for gas in roubles Poland confirmed supplies had been cut but Bulgaria said it would soon know if gas sent via Turkey had been stopped. Poland's deputy foreign minister said the country can cope without Gazprom's gas and had "taken some decisions many years ago to prepare for such a situation". Marcin Przdacz told the BBC there were "options to get the gas from other partners," including the US and gulf nations. Polish state gas com...

Five killed in latest attack in Israel

Five people have been shot dead on the outskirts of Tel Aviv in Israel, medics say, in the third deadly attack of its kind within a week. It happened in Bnei Brak, one of the country's most populous ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas. The gunman was shot dead by police, a paramedic at the scene said. At least five killed in shooting in central Israel A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in a crowded city in central Israel late Tuesday, methodically gunning down victims as he killed at least five people in the second mass shooting rampage this week. The shooter was killed by police. (March 29) Five people have been shot dead on the outskirts of Tel Aviv in Israel, medics say, in the third deadly attack of its kind within a week. It happened in Bnei Brak, one of the count...

North Korea to skip games due to global pandemic Covid-19 fears

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday. It will be the first time North Korea has missed a Summer Olympics since it boycotted Seoul in 1988 amid the Cold War. South Korean President Moon Jae-in had hoped the two countries, still technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, could field a combined team in Tokyo and rebuild momentum for improved relations. The North’s withdrawal from Tokyo is also a setback for plans, agreed at a 2018 summit between Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, to pursue a joint Korean bid to host the 2032 Games. When South Korea hosted the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018, Kim sent his sister to head the coun...