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Energy price hikes could force UK pubs to shut
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» LONDON: British pubs could be forced to close because of massive increases in energy prices, leading industry figures said on Tuesday, urging the government to step in.
UK nearly doubles energy price cap in cost-of-living crisis
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» LONDON - Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the UK awaits a new leader.
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» KYIV — Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid.
Airbnb to increase IPO price: report
AFP, Published on 07/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Home-sharing giant Airbnb, which is scheduled to go public this week, will significantly raise its IPO price, valuing the group at more than $40 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Ukraine welcomes Russian oil price cap
AFP, Published on 03/12/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday welcomed a US$60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, saying it would "destroy" Russia's economy.
EU to target high energy prices
AFP, Published on 13/10/2021
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday will present a "toolbox" of measures to mitigate an energy crunch that threatens to send Europeans' power bills soaring.
Energy majors exaggerating green performance: analysis
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» PARIS: Energy majors are exaggerating their green credentials in public messaging while continuing to allocate the majority of new investment to oil and gas projects, according to an industry analysis released Thursday.
Germany seizes Russian energy firm's subsidiaries
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» BERLIN - Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm Rosneft to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Rare cognac fetches record price at auction
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» LONDON: Auctioneers Sotheby's said on Thursday that an "exceedingly rare" bottle of Cognac preserved since the end of the 19th century had set a new auction sales price record.
Haiti tense after unpopular fuel price hike
AFP, Published on 07/07/2018
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Roadblocks went up in protest and gunshots sounded in the capital of impoverished Haiti Friday, ahead of a fuel price rise to comply with an International Monetary Fund agreement.