Daily Archives: March 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia says it”s not responsible for high oil prices

Dubai, Mar 21 (AP) Saudi Arabia said Monday it won't bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets after attacks...

China considering USD 2.5 bn in loan, trade credits for Lanka, says Chinese envoy

Colombo, Mar 21 (PTI) China is considering a USD 2.5 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka, Beijing's top diplomat in Colombo said on Monday,...

Egypt’s central bank raises interest rates, cites Ukraine

Cairo, Mar 21 (AP) Egypt's Central Bank raised its key interest rate on Monday for the first time since 2017, citing inflationary pressures triggered...

Ukraine says Russia shelled chemical plant

Kyiv, Mar 21 (AP) Ukraine's prosecutor general said a Russian shell struck a chemical plant outside the city of Sumy a little after 3...

Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action

Jahra (Kuwait), Mar 21 (AP) It was so hot in Kuwait last summer that birds dropped dead from the sky. Sea horses boiled to death...

Indian economist Jayati Ghosh named by UN to high-level advisory board on multilateralism

United Nations, Mar 21 (PTI) Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory...