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EU member states are divided over whether or not to implement a ban on Russia oil imports. Officials have added that Poland and other EU states are pushing for the ban and Germany is facing growing pressure. Oil had its biggest daily swing ever with Brent surging to near USD …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Britain will provide $100 million (£75.6 million) to Ukraine through the World Bank as it seeks to keep the country running its core functions and alleviate the financial pressures caused by the Russian invasion. Britain is seeking to play a pivotal role in …

In a buoyant sign for the US economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month as Omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July, the Labor Department reported …

The White House on Friday confirmed earlier reports that it is looking at options to cut US consumption of Russian energy. The White House labelled Russia’s attack on a nuclear plant in Ukraine as the “height of irresponsibility” and said that targeting civilian infrastructure would constitute a war crime. An …

Bitcoin now trades at a new March low of $40,551 for BTC/USD, taking two-day losses to 10.2%. Fears over the security of Ukraine’s nuclear infrastructure drove not just crypto but traditional markets lower on the day, with the S&P 500 following European indexes to decline by 1.4%.Bitcoin correcting as tensions …

The S&P 500 fell back to test the 4300 level and was last trading down about 1.0% in the 4320 area having bounced ahead of weekly lows around 4280. The drop reflected a broad downturn in the major US indices, with the Dow last down 0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 …

The US Envoy to the United Nations, , Linda Thomas Greenfield, said on Friday that the world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe overnight in Ukraine, Greenfield also said she is gravely concerned that Ukrainian nuclear operators are now doing their jobs under extreme duress. The Russian attack on the nuclear …

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a call on Friday that while Russia is open for dialogue with Ukraine, the country should fulfill all Russian demands.Putin also reportedly told Scholz that he hopes Kyiv will adopt a more constructive position in the next rounds of talks. …

Ukraine is a relatively small country wedged between Russia and Europe. It was part of the Soviet Union until 1991; it has been a less-than-perfect democracy with a fragile economy and foreign policy that wavers between pro-Russian and pro-European. In November 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych refused a deal for integration …

Donations in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum are pouring into Ukraine as the war with Russia enters its second week. Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February, more than 102,000 cryptoasset donations, totaling $54.7 million, have gone to the Ukrainian government and Come Back Alive Campaign.Donations have also …