Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will invest more than $769 billion (2.85 trillion riyals) in energy projects. During the opening ceremony of the new office of the petrochemical company SABIC, he stated: "The cost of targeted projects in the kingdom's energy sector, which are planned to be implemented until 2030, is about 2.85 trillion Saudi...

According to AFP and Reuters, "large-scale protests" have started at a Foxconn factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. The newspapers are referring to CCTV footage that has been posted on Twitter and the Chinese microblogging site Weibo. The approximate number of the "huge group of workers" shown in the video is not stated. They used sticks to smash the glass and security cameras of the Foxconn...

The first new death in six months caused by the coronavirus in the mainland China was reported by Chinese authorities. The People's Republic of China's National Health Commission already declared COVID-19 stopped on May 26. According to the People's Republic of China's State Health and Hygiene Committee, an 87-year-old man from Beijing passed away on Nov. 20. With this, there have now been 5,227...

Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, stated that he wanted to express his regret for the recent resignations of three of his ministers. When asked to comment on the resignations of three ministers since October 24, the prime minister stated, "I feel a big responsibility" (quoted by Reuters). He added that he intended to nominate a new interior and communications minister on November 21....

On December 1, according to Bloomberg, Turkey plans to start requesting proof of insurance from tankers traveling across the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. According to the newspaper, ships moving oil across this strait and the adjoining Dardanelles Strait will have to present a document from their insurance provider confirming that the policy covers this specific route and cargo. The new...

According to the Figaro, unions representing stewards and stewardesses of the French airline Air France launched a strike that would go on from December 22 to January 2. The media, citing a source, said that "the two main unions of stewards and flight attendants, SNGAF and Unac, issued a warning about the strike for the Christmas holidays from December 22 to January 2." The strike warning...

There are now 8 billion people on the planet, although demographers admit that it is impossible to count people correctly and that their statistics may be a year or two behind. The UN expected that the figure would be reached on November 15. The UN estimates that there are now 8 billion people on the planet; on November 15, the UN forecasted that this milestone will be attained. The "8 Billion...

The COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory interest rate increases in affluent nations, and the conflict in Ukraine might all cause a slowdown in global GDP growth in 2023. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which in October lowered its prediction of global GDP growth from 2.9% to 2.7%, made this forecast. According to the fund's documentation, the indication might be cut once more in the future....

The European Union has placed sanctions on an Iranian military commander, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Forces (IRCG AAF), and a drone manufacturing business by (EU), reads the EU Official Journal. Those under sanctions were involved in "delivery of drones that Russia employed in the fighting in Ukraine." Because the IRGC "controls the development of Iran's unmanned aerial...