Author: Steven Sahiounie

December 17, 2022Skyrocketing gas prices was the key factor for surging coal demand, an annual study by the IEA has shownThe global energy crisis entailed by surging natural gas prices pushed coal use to a ten-year high this year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released on Friday.Global coal consumption is expected to rise by 1.2 % in 2022 and will exceed 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time ever, beating the previous record set in 2013. Coal used in power generation, the largest consuming sector, is forecast to grow by 2%…

December 17, 2022Three senior ministers make unusually negative comments about the Eurozone financial regulator’s policyItalian ministers publicly lashed out at the European Central Bank on Friday for a yet another interest rate hike, branding the decision “baffling” and “crazy.”The comments from three senior ministers from the recently appointed Italian government come after the ECB raised its benchmark rate by half a percentage point on Thursday. It’s feared the move, aimed at taming inflation, will pile financial pressure on one of the Eurozone’s most indebted countries.Shortly after the announcement, Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto wrote on Twitter that raising interest rates…

Many are going to bed earlier to reduce heating costs this winter, ONS data showsA quarter of British adults are struggling to keep warm in their homes as they cut back on energy use in the face of soaring costs, according to a new survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The report, which was published on Thursday, shows that 23% of adults were occasionally, hardly ever, or never able to keep comfortably warm in their living room over the past two weeks.The ONS data indicated that 63% of adults were using less gas and electricity because of increases in…

Switzerland joins latest EU sanctions against RussiaDecember 16, 2022The ninth round of Ukraine-related penalties had earlier been adopted by the blocSwitzerland has adopted the expanded anti-Russia sanctions, in line with the latest measures passed by the European Union, the Swiss Federal Council announced on Friday.The announcement comes shortly after the European Council passed its ninth package of penalties over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. The new measures include export controls and restrictions on dual-use goods and technology, and on goods and technology that could be used in the defense and security sector.The expanded penalties also include the blacklisting of 168…

Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo attracting interest from Chelsea and Liverpool; Chelsea also interested in Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie; The winter transfer window opens on January 1 and closes at 11pm on January 31Sunday 18 December 2022 09:18, UKImage:The race for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo’s signature is on, with Chelsea and Liverpool interestedChelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo.Formal talks have yet to take place, but the 21-year-old is on the radar of the Premier League duo after his impressive performances with Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Brighton have no intention of parting with…

France can win the World Cup even if Mbappe is kept quiet. Argentina have no hope of winning if Messi doesn’t turn up.by Shubi ArunThe sound of the final whistle had not even reached the upper tiers of Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday by the time the World Cup final had received its billing.It was not France vs Argentina, but a number 10 versus number 10; Paris Saint-Germain teammates tied for the Golden Boot; one approaching the end of his extended reign over football versus one who already has one hand on his throne; a man desperately vying for World…

Over the past few years, technology played a big role in the innovation of online casinos. Its influence paved the way for the casino to be accessible to gadgets and computers with the aid of the internet connection. The fusion of the casino and technology started in 1994 when iGaming software Microgaming introduced the possibility of betting on personal computers or laptops. Ten years later during the advent of smartphones, Microgaming once again made another innovation. This time the company introduced the possibility of online betting through mobile phones hence mobile casino was born. The Online Casino Betting online is very popular…

Twitter has blocked its users from sharing some links to its social media rival Mastodon.Mastodon is divided into groups, called servers, based on many topics including the UK, snooker, and security.Twitter has blocked links to some of the largest servers which users would join, including the most popular “social” channel.And Twitter is also stopping users from adding links to their Mastodon account in their bios – calling them “malware”.There is absolutely no evidence to support the suggestion that Mastodon contains malware – malicious software that can harm your device.Mastodon said it gained hundreds of thousands of users in November, with…

Amid a shortage of health-care workers, medical students and new doctors in Canada are struggling to find opportunities in their field to help fill the much-needed gap in the country’s health-care system.Dr. Desmond Leddin, a professor of medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says more Canadians are looking for opportunities outside of Canada to complete their medical studies or find training programs in their field to land a job.Leddin says Canada needs to widen the process in accepting new students into medical school as the nation continues to struggle with a shortage of nurses and doctors as hospitals become overwhelmed…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a tough re-election vote in six months. His rival, the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, is very popular and far ahead in the polls. Erdogan went back in time to find an obscure statement made by Imamoglu in 2019 which Erdogan used to order the Turkish courts to try Imamoglu on the charge of ‘insulting electoral officials’. On December 14, Imamoglu was sentenced to 2 years, 7 months, and 15 days of prison, and was banned from politics. Following his sentence, Imamoglu told his supporters, “Because this case…