The World Bank (WB) has approved a financial package of $ 723 million for Ukraine in the current context of armed conflict with Russia, according to the BBC. The European newspaper advances that the WB plans to give Ukraine another three billion dollars in the coming months. The Bank also promises a...
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U.S. halts shipment of fighter planes from Poland to Ukraine
Poland announced on Tuesday its willingness to hand over all its fighter jets (MiG) to Ukraine, but the United States of America (USA) immediately stopped the plan from being carried out. Joe Biden's administration expressed surprise at the Polish initiative, even though it had already been admitted by the Secretary of State...
Russian bombardment burns ship with 600 tons of fuel
A Russian bombing raid on February 25 is burning to this day a ship loaded with 600 tons of fuel in the "black sea," according to the latest estimates from the company Planet Labs PC. The ship Millennial Spirit is still on fire off the coast of Odessa, and if unattended, the vessel could be a...
CO2 emissions in the energy sector to reach historic levels in 2021
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the energy sector will reach historic levels in 2021 due to the global economic recovery and increased use of coal, the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicated this Tuesday. In a statement that is cited by some news portals, the IEA states that energy, the first sector producing...
Google acquires cybersecurity company for $5.4 MM
Google has announced yet another acquisition. It is the dynamic cybersecurity company Mandiant in a deal valued at $5.4 billion, with the tech giant looking to complement its cloud tools. "Today, organizations face cybersecurity challenges that have accelerated in frequency, severity and diversity, creating a global security imperative," states...
US secretly puts weapons into Ukraine, at full throttle
The United States of America is introducing military material into Ukraine through a secret airfield near the Ukrainian border that has become an arms distribution center, according to cnnportugal, which cites a senior US Defense Department official. That same site had already been visited by the chief of staff...
Shell stops importing Russian oil and gas
The Russian-Ukrainian war has already led the West to impose several sanctions on Russia. Now, British oil company Shell has announced that it will stop importing Russian oil and gas. According to Shell's CEO Ben van Beurden, the company is aware that the decision to "buy a cargo of Russian crude oil"...
Nália Agostinho and Taíla Carrilho celebrate March 8th in the "Welcome" program
The multifaceted Mozambican plastic artists and entrepreneurs, Nália Agostinho and Taíla Carrilho, will today celebrate International Women's Day on the program "Welcome", on RTP Africa. The conversation, which promises to be very lively, will share the experiences of the guests as actors in a performance scenario dominated by men. The program, which will be...
PR of Portugal visits Mozambique, only after dealing with another issue
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will visit Mozambique next week, leaving Lisbon for Maputo on the 16th of this month. However, before leaving, Marcelo called, today, the Council of State for the 14th, to prevent possible "surprising" situations regarding the sending of Portuguese troops that...
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats meet Thursday in Turkey
A new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, will take place in Turkey on Thursday, according to an announcement by Turkish diplomacy. "On Thursday, March 10, we will have a three-way meeting, the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers and myself,"...