MADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily abolish sales taxes on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices, the government said Tuesday. Spain is the world’s largest producer and exporter of olive oil, but costs for domestic consumers have risen dramatically due to global inflationary pressures and a prolonged drought that decimated supplies. Prices […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday Valery Gerasimovthe current military chief of staff, on charges of war crimes in Ukraine. Both are said to be responsible for ‘directing attacks’ on civilian targets in Ukraine. The ICC judges said there were sufficient grounds to believe

Radisson Hotel Group is expanding in Africa and has announced seven new hotels with more than 1,200 rooms. The strategic move consolidates its position as the leading hotel operator on the continent, bringing its portfolio close to 100 hotels in operation and development. The expansion keeps the company on track to reach its ambitious goal

The world’s longest immersed tunnel, which descends up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, will connect Denmark and Germany, cutting travel times between the two countries when the tunnel opens in 2029. The first tunnel element of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel was inaugurated by King Frederick On the Danish side, east of Rødbyhavn, the factory

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Pilgrim Progress This year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia was deadly, with more than 1,300 Muslims dying this month. according to the Associated press, because of the extremely warm weather it has averages over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Fatalities are not new to the Hajj, which affects many people deadly stampede And disease outbreakbut this latest

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s weekly crude oil exports fell by the most in more than three months in the seven days to June 23, with maintenance at key ports also lowering the less volatile four-week average. Most read from Bloomberg Work in Primorsk on the Baltic Sea and Kozmino on the Pacific coast reduced shipments through

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian prime minister Justin TrudeauThe Liberal Party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has run for three decades, raising questions about Trudeau’s leadership ahead of next year’s general election. Elections Canada reported that the opposition Conservative candidate won the Toronto-St. Paul’s district with almost

(Bloomberg) — Canada’s Conservative Party has won a special election in a downtown Toronto district, dealing a major blow to the prime minister Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal Party ahead of a national vote expected next year. Most read from Bloomberg Voters in Toronto-St. Paul’s chosen Conservative candidate Don Stewart in the House of Commons, flipping a

(Bloomberg) — Russia has committed torture, ill-treatment and countless other human rights violations against Ukrainian nationals since it occupied Crimea in 2014, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Most read from Bloomberg There were 43 cases of disappearances or abductions and the forcible transfer of about 12,500 Crimean prisoners to Russian territory between