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The French pharma firm is seeking to increase insulin production in Beijing as trade tensions between the EU and China simmer on. ADVERTISEMENT Sanofi will invest around €1bn in China to build a new insulin production site in Beijing, the French firm said in a WeChat statement. The site, which will be Sanofi’s fourth production facility in the country, is …

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has suggested a ceasefire deal could be struck if the Ukrainian territory he controls could be taken “under the NATO umbrella”—allowing him to negotiate the return of the rest later “in a diplomatic way.”     In an interview with Sky News’s Stuart Ramsay, Zelenskyy was asked to respond to media reports saying one of US …

Israel’s Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich has stated a controversial opinion that Israel must occupy the Gaza Strip in the wake of the war with Hamas.     Speaking at a conference organized by the Yesha Council, the umbrella group of local authorities in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, Smotrich  said this was both “possible and necessary,” according to Channel …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday November 26, that he is ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah, declaring Israel would retain “complete military freedom of action”.   Israeli TV reported that the Israeli security cabinet had earlier approved the deal.   The accord, will clear the way …

After reaching a two-week high, crude oil prices fell back on Monday as investors rebalanced positions in major asset classes. However, bullish factors remain in the near term as geopolitical tensions rise. ADVERTISEMENT Crude oil prices rose to a two-week high amid a major escalation in the Ukraine and Russia war. The Brent futures at ICEsurged 5.8% and the WTI …

The European Commission has hailed a ‘gradual’ rebound in economic activity, but warns the EU is ‘especially vulnerable’ amid rising geopolitical tensions. ADVERTISEMENT The EU could see inflation rates fall by over 50% next year, amid a modest economic rebound and record low unemployment, the European Commission said in a forecast published on Friday.  The report — whose numbers were …

A renewed cult war in some parts of Benin City, Edo State, particularly, Upper Sokponba Road and its environs have reportedly claimed not less than eight lives in the state capital.   Some sources claim that the d@ath toll is not less than twenty in the last three days when the crisis erupted.   The latest clash is said to …

As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin over actions in Gaza and Ukraine respective , he was engulfed in accusations that he tried for more than a year to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship and groped her against her will, …

Easing fears of a potential Israeli attack on Iran’s oil facilities have sent both oil and global prices sharply lower on Tuesday. However, volatility is likely to persist, with critical economic events later this week. ADVERTISEMENT Both oil and gold prices fell sharply on Tuesday amid potential ceasefire talks between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese military group. Oil futures …

A one-year-old boy was m@uled to de@th by his babysitter’s pit bulls, who used the toddler in a “tug of war” battle while a 13-year-old girl desperately tried to save him.  Jiryiah Johnson was in the care of 36-year-old Heather Rodriguez at her home in Converse, Texas, before she left the baby alone with her teenage daughter.  It’s understood that Rodriguez …