Chevron to lay off up to 20% of global workforce
Chevron will lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026, the US oil company said on February 12 as it seeks to cut costs,…
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French prison hostage standoff ends
A convicted rapist reportedly held five staff captive with an improvised weapon File photo: Maison Central d’Arles, France © social media A convict who held five staff hostage at a…
Baku Initiative Group sends appeal to Pope Francis for Corsica decolonization process
Abbas Abbasov, Executive Director of the Baku Initiative Group, has sent an appeal to Pope Francis regarding the decolonization process of Corsica. The appeal reads: “Your Holiness, It is with…
COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?
This month’s UN climate summit – COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan – has been dubbed the “climate finance COP” for its central goal: to agree on how much money should go…
Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless discussions about reparations on the past” in his first comments on the…
BIG to spotlight French colonial legacy at high-profile Geneva conference
The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) will host an international conference titled “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Consequences of French Colonialism” on October 22 during the 142nd…
BIG to host conference in Geneva on consequences of French colonialism
On October 22, as part of the ongoing 142nd session of the Human Rights Committee at the UN office in Geneva, the Baku Initiative Group (BIG) will hold an international…
India invites foreign diplomats to monitor Kashmir election
The region bordering Pakistan is holding its first local assembly election in a decade SRINAGAR, INDIA – 2024/09/25: Kashmiri voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station,…
IEA maintains global oil production forecast for 2024-2025
In August, global oil supply rose by 80,000 barrels per day, reaching a total of 103.5 million barrels per day, according to the monthly report of the International Energy Agency…
OPEC keeps estimate of growth in oil supply from non-OPEC countries
OPEC has maintained its estimates for growth in oil supply from countries outside the OPEC+ alliance for 2024 and 2025, reads the organization’s monthly report, Report informs referring to Interfax….