[Link] Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Read: 20/2/2023 www.theguardian.com

Oil company Shell and energy trader Vitol have been accused of prolonging the war in Ukraine by exploiting a “loophole” in the EU sanctions regime to bring products derived from Russian oil into Europe through Turkey.

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[Link] US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

ExxonMobil and Chevron are the world’s most obstructive organisations when it comes to governments setting climate policies, according to research into the “prolific and highly sophisticated” lobbying ploys used by the fossil fuel industry.

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[Link] Afghanistan’s neighbours gather in Tehran to discuss its future

Read: 4/11/2021 www.aljazeera.com

Iran says the main goal of the event is to emphasise the call for the formation of an ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan.

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