Новости за 18.03.2022

Carbon prices have tumbled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, decoupling from the broader energy complex, despite the steep rise in gas prices, which should have incentivised gas-to-coal switching, raising emissions and so driving up the demand for European emissions allowances (EUAs), says research organisation Fitch Solutions. From a peak of €96/t carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) on February 8, to their trough at €58/t CO2e on March 7, EUAs lost about 40% of their value, the agency states.

Southern Copper Corp (SCC) has suspended operations at its Ilo smelter in Peru following a disruption to concentrate and water supply amid community protests, local media reported on Thursday March 17.

[By:Damen Shipyards] The Ireland-based marine services company Atlantic Towage Marine Ltd has pl...

President Joe Biden will release his budget proposal for fiscal 2023 on March 28, an Office of Management and Budget official said. Presidential budgets serve as blueprints of what the administration hopes to accomplish, and lawmakers in Congress can develop their own plans for government funding.

During the reporting week, the decline in the reserves was due to a fall in the foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly data released on Friday showed.

Seven arrests were made in Belfast city centre and the Holyland in what was otherwise a peaceful day.

Our model took mere hours to suggest 40,000 potentially lethal compounds, says startup

Gate receipts from next week's UEFA Nations League fixture between Estonia and Cyprus will be put towards food aid for the people of Ukraine.

“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough is joining the voices of other media personalities who are criticizing top congressional Republicans for their comments on Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine, outright calling them “jackasses.”

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Stockfish, the strongest open source chess engine and current reigning champion of TCEC, leads the Premier Division of the Top Chess Engine Championship. After round 28, Stockfish has 19,5/28 (11 wins, 17 draws) and is clear first. Second position is for Komodo with 18,5/28 (10 wins, 1 loss, 17 draws), while Lc0 is third with […]

Operator Arriva promises normal timetable by end of March.

1. Home sales fell far more than expected in February, as mortgage rates rose and supply remained tight  CNBC
2. US home prices rose 15% in February from a year ago  CNN
3. Home sales drop in Salt Lake County in February  FOX 13 News Utah
4. Existing-Home Sales Fade 7.2% in February  National Association of Realtors
5. Housing market cools more than expected in February  Yahoo Finance
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Britain's fourth largest mutual with around 100 branches across the country posted a 129 per cent increase in pre-tax profit to a £272million last year, up from £119million in 2020.

The government turns a blind eye to the scapegoating of foreigners because they provide a useful foil to its own failings

Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, has been hard-hit by Russian shelling and missiles. Dozens died as civilian areas were hit, and residents regularly need to scramble for shelter. RFE/RL correspondent Yaroslav Krechko went to the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr on March 16, which is home to 260,000 people.

The Chicago Police Department is lowering hiring standards for new recruits by dropping the college credit requirement for some candidates, as the agency like others in the country continues to face Covid-related staffing shortages and national and local reckoning that's driven potential new police officers away from the profession.

Including bedsheet labels (no more realizing you grabbed the wrong size when you start to make the bed), AirPod cleaning putty, a callus-removing gel, and so many more problem solvers.

Teenage pair Gayatri Gopichand and-Jolly Treesa scripts history at All England Championships

Department for Conservation says such strandings are ‘heartbreaking’

In an address at Thursday's Tartu City Council meeting, prominent Center Party member and city councilman Nikolai Põdramägi referred repeatedly to the war in Ukraine as a civil war, called NATO's desire to defend Estonia into question, referred to plans to rename the city's Victory Bridge as Russophobic and recounted a version of recent Estonian history reminiscent of Soviet historical propaganda.