Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says
Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damaged Finnish police have said a Chinese ship...
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‘It is like a virus that spreads’: Wagner group’s extensive business network across Africa paused for now
Business interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s military group are likely to prove too profitable for Kremlin to lose Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Four days...
Fears for Libyan oil production amid military threats
Gen Khalifa Haftar warned of military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly Fears have been raised of a damaging oil shutdown in Libya with...
Cocoa planting is destroying protected forests in west Africa, study finds
Global trade in chocolate, worth more than $1tn a year, is leading to widespread deforestation in Ivory Coast and Ghana The world’s hunger for chocolate...
Bolivian gold miners push into national park despite country’s green rhetoric
Mining co-ops – with oversize influence in the government – are moving into the Amazon’s Madidi national park The footage is jerky, perhaps shot covertly....
Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles
Soaring inflation piling pressure on country already struggling with shortages and stirring memories of Mugabe chaos Zimbabwe will start issuing gold coins as legal tender...
The Nigerian gas deal, the Irish impresario and the £8bn ruling amid claims of bribery
Officials allege contract was corruptly procured by business duo behind P&ID as saga of energy project and secretive tribunal heads for high court It has...
Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land
Owners of community land bought shares to join annual meeting of Fresnillo, a Mexican FTSE 100 company Mexican farmers have travelled to London to demand...
Why are UK supermarkets rationing cooking oil?
Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose have limited sales after concerns over shortages caused by Ukraine war The latest supermarket data from Kantar shows shoppers have been...
After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products?
A report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates As Boris Johnson flew to the Gulf...
