Europe agrees to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 a barrel

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London CNN Business — The European Union has reached a consensus on the price at which to cap Russian oil just The European Union has reached a consensus on the price at which to cap Russian oil just days before its ban on most imports comes into force. Capping the price of Russian oil between $65 and $70 a barrel, a range previously under discussion, wouldn’t have caused much pain for the Kremlin. “Today’s oil price cap agreement is a step in right direction, but this is not enough,” Estonian foreign minister Urmas Reinsalu tweeted Friday. The price cap is designed to be enforced by companies that provide shipping, insurance and other services for Russian oil. Confusion about the impact of that measure, along with lingering questions about the price cap, have unsettled traders.
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London-based TV channel sparks Iranian leaders’ ire amid protests

But last week, Saudi Arabia found itself in the line of fire, which risks further complicating attempts by the two regional rivals to mend ties. “Saudi Arabia has a fixed policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of states,” he said. At the heart of Iran’s most recent accusations against Saudi Arabia may be Iran International, a Persian-language news channel that broadcasts from London. Salami didn’t name the channel in his warning, but government-backed Iranian media last week accused Saudi Arabia of funding it. “We are neighbors of Saudi Arabia and we must coexist,” he was cited as saying by ISNA.

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While respiratory viruses surge, shortage of pediatric hospital beds delays care for some kids

Mikalsen knows this process intimately because in addition to being a worried mom, she works in health care. A spokesperson for Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island told CNN the hospital is at 125% capacity and has been having issues with bed space for about a month. Seattle Children’s Hospital says it is seeing double the number patients they would normally see in October. The Illinois Department of Health alerted hospital systems in the state that they are running out of pediatric intensive care beds. “That’s actually an optimistic number,” says Dr. Deanna Behrens, a pediatric critical care specialist at a children’s hospital in Chicago.

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Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting

Clashes with dozens of protesters, mostly from the Kurdish diaspora, broke out during Darmanin’s visit to the site of the attack on Friday. Lewis Joly/APWhile the shooting has not been designated a terrorist attack, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said earlier on Friday that investigators are not ruling out possible “racist motivations” behind the shooting. He has also asked the French president and prime minister to allow Kurdish people, who want to hold demonstrations, to do so. Darmanin called on the French president and prime minister to allow Kurdish people who wanted to protest, following the fatal shooting. In 2013, three Kurdish political activists were killed in central Paris, including the founding member of the Kurdish Workers’ Party.

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Life gets more unbearable for Palestinians in Jerusalem’s only refugee camp

But in the past two weeks, conditions at the Shuafat camp in East Jerusalem have become even more unbearable. Israel responded by imposing even more restrictions on the refugee camp where he grew up. More than 130,000 Palestinians live in the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat and the adjacent town of Anata, according to the camp’s information center. Jerusalem municipality authorities did not respond to a CNN request for comment on the lack of public services in the refugee camp. Camp residents, who all hold Jerusalem Israeli identification papers, have to cross through a checkpoint into Jerusalem for schools, work and shopping.

3 months ago Egypt Independent

Best apps to keep up with what’s going on in the World Cup 2022 matches

The best applications to follow up on the matches of the 2022 World Cup, save a lot of time, and highlight the most important shots, results and information. Al-Masry Al-Youm published a group of the best applications for following up on the 2022 World Cup matches as follows:FIFA+ app World Cup scheduleIt is the official application of the tournament and is trusted by many followers and fans alike. At the start of the World Cup, Google launched a set of new services, which benefit fans a lot during this period. World Football Scores appA simple to use application that plays its role accurately in broadcasting the events of the World Cup. What makes it one of the best applications to follow up the 2022 World Cup matches is that it is available in more than 28 different languages around the world, to follow all kinds of sporting events around the world, not only the World Cup.

2 months ago Egypt Independent

Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’

Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s far-right national security minister Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the Jerusalem compound known as the Temple Mount by Jews and the Haram al-Sharif or Noble Sanctuary by Muslims, in a move that drew international condemnation. Videos published on Israeli media showed Ben Gvir walking through the compound surrounded by Israeli police. Only Muslims are allowed to pray at the complex under a decades-old agreement; Ben Gvir believes that Jews should have the right to pray there, too. Ben Gvir, the leader of the far-right Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, has previously been convicted for supporting terrorism and inciting anti-Arab racism. Israel and other states agreed to maintain status quo access to these holy sites after Israel captured them in the 1967 war.

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5 key takeaways from Xi’s trip to Saudi Arabia

Here are five key takeaways from Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Press Agency//ReutersDuring Xi’s visit, Saudi Arabia and China released a nearly 4,000-word joint statement outlining their alignment on a swathe of political issues, and promising deeper cooperation on scores of others. China is the world’s biggest buyer of oil, with Saudi Arabia being its top supplier. China is also keen to cooperate with Saudi Arabia on security and defense, an important field once reserved for the kingdom’s American ally. Saudi Arabia was, however, keen to reject notions of polarization, deeming it unhelpful.

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