Scoop: Top #LNG traders #Shell and #BP have separately filed for arbitration against U.S. exporter Venture Global LNG for failing to supply contracted cargoes, even as it sold to non-contract customers as prices soared.
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Shipwrecks, corpses, secret gardens and ancient cities are being revealed as extreme weather dries lakes, drains reservoirs and melts sea ice around the world 🧵 https://t.co/S6s3MqVXYr
"These first actions in effect changed the status quo of Taiwan's security," said Li Mingjiang, associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. “This gives China’s military a new basis from which to push more boundaries in future exercises.”
Thousands are fleeing again in northern #Myanmar this week as military air strikes hit villages there. Several dead and wounded. A reminder also that Myanmar’s military is backed, and armed, by Russia. Photos by @FreeBurmaRangrs.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized troops to carry out a special military operation in the Donbass region of Ukraine, Russian news agencies said https://t.co/WWfiAPreJ5
"I watch the news a lot less. I don't have personal goals. I just want to live a safe life," said of the 12 former HK individuals who lost their jobs as media outlets and orgs shuttered. Many struggled to find jobs, changed professions, or moved abroad. https://t.co/O43hhFQrPx
The best obituary for Joan Didion wasn’t written by any of the major newspapers.
It was a letter to the editor from a former Brooklyn English teacher in the NYT.
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live, she said. All storytellers leave immediate survivors, I’m saying.”
BREAKING. Rappler CEO @mariaressa is among the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Ressa is the first woman in this year's roster of laureates. #NobelPrize#CourageON#NobelPeacePrize https://t.co/raY1lQXm2Y
Guo asked to sit in his Porsche one last time after selling it back to the dealership.
Having come from poverty once, Guo is confident his fortunes will turn.
“I’ll definitely buy my car back, when I make some money. I’m sure I’ll be able to get it back.” https://t.co/m85ij2jpMv