Sunday, February 13, 2022

Farmers in Greece determined to block highways to protest rising energy costs

Greece Farmers Protest

Greek farmers, taking a page from the Canadian truckers' protest handbook, say they are determined to shut down the country's major highways to protest energy costs. Fuel taxes in the country are among the highest in the EU.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-farmers-protest-energy-costs-1.6350311?cmp=rss

Canadian military trainers pulled out of Ukraine before anticipated Russian invasion: sources

Ukraine Russia

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-ukraine-military-training-1.6350186?cmp=rss

Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco stock worth $80B to kingdom's wealth fund

Earns Saudi Aramco

Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer four per cent of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign wealth fund, an infusion valued at nearly $80 billion US as the kingdom tries to overhaul its energy-dependent economy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/saudi-arabia-aramco-stock-transfer-1.6350102?cmp=rss

Man accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning Qu'ran stoned to death in Pakistan

PAKISTAN/

An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Qur'an in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-stoning-muslim-holy-book-burning-1.6350087?cmp=rss