Daily Monitor

March 25, 2021

Nord Stream 2 is a ‘bad idea and a bad deal for Europe, US’ Antony Blinken tells Euronews

A nearly finished gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is a bad idea and a bad deal for Europe, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Euronews. […]
March 29, 2021

Suez Canal: Ever Given container ship finally freed

A giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has finally been freed after a mammoth salvage operation. […]
March 29, 2021

Wall Street set to slip as bank stocks fall on hedge fund default concerns

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Monday after a surge in the previous session, as global banks said they faced potential losses from a hedge fund’s default on margin calls. […]
March 30, 2021

Scientists warn new COVID mutations in a year as vaccines stall

Leading researchers say humans have a year or less before the coronavirus mutates and first-generation vaccines are ‘rendered ineffective’. […]
March 31, 2021

Destruction of world’s forests increased sharply in 2020

Calls for forests to be high on Cop26 agenda after loss of 42,000 sq km of tree cover in key tropical regions […]
April 1, 2021

Israeli business interested in expanding cooperation with Kazakhstan

Israeli companies intend to apply advanced technology of the agro-industrial complex in investment projects in Kazakhstan. This was announced during the meeting […]
April 5, 2021

France enters partial lockdown as hospital pressure reaches new highs

France on Sunday entered a four-week partial lockdown nationwide as pressure on hospitals continued to rise amid a deadly third wave of coronavirus. […]
April 5, 2021

PACE Secretary General intends to intensify parliamentary cooperation with Kazakhstan

Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis expressed support for outlined course of internal political and social reforms carried out by the President of Kazakhstan […]
April 6, 2021

Talks collapse on Ethiopia’s electric Nile dam

Sudan and Egypt have grown increasingly concerned by Ethiopia’s stance during negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The gravity dam on the Nile has been under construction since 2011. […]
April 6, 2021

Nuclear talks under way between Iran and world powers in Vienna

Iran and the world powers still party to a 2015 nuclear deal have begun official talks in Vienna as attempts to return the United States to the landmark accord intensify. […]