UK grocers limit sales of some vegetables amid shortages
Several British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad weather in Spain and Morocco.
Day: February 22, 2023
Bill Gates buys stake in Heineken for $902M
Bill Gates has acquired a minority stake in Heineken Holding, the controlling shareholder of the world’s second-largest brewer, for about $902 million.
Iconic Slovenian band Laibach to perform in Ukraine amid war
Slovenia’s iconic band Laibach will hold a concert in Ukraine’s capital next month, saying this will make them the first foreign band to perform a full show in Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s invasion last February
Mysterious sphere washes up on Japanese beach, triggering speculation
A passerby noticed the nearly 1.5-metre-wide sphere on Enshuhama Beach in the city of Hamamatsu this week and reported the object to police.
UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media
The United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief is urging a global conversation on the regulation of social media and its role in the spread of misinformation in order to make the internet a safer place.
Putin leads flamboyant rally attended by ‘hired extras’ – New York Post
Putin leads flamboyant rally attended by ‘hired extras’ New York Post At Putin’s patriotic pep rally, no mention of the casualties of war CNNA missile system was spotted nearby as Putin spoke for just 4 minutes in Moscow, showing …
Europe will need increased volumes of LNG in 2023, Poten says
‘Aggregators’ locked into discussions with European governments and buyers to sell US volumes but mid-term contracts are preferred
WHO ‘moving rapidly’ with Syria quake relief as sanctions are paused
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it was taking advantage of a temporary easing of sanctions against Syria designed to allow humanitarian aid to be more easily distributed in the war-torn country after deadly earthquakes.