At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Kremlin’s ignorance of radiation danger at Chornobyl stood out as a prime example of Moscow […]
Philip Travkin
Biden signs $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden announced during a briefing on April 24 he had signed the foreign aid bill containing close to $61 billion for Ukraine […]
US secretly provides Ukraine with 100 ATACMS
The U.S. secretly shipped over 100 long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine last week, some of which were immediately deployed and used to strike a Russian […]
Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield
A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow overnight on April 26, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported. An intelligence […]
Record Surge in Global Coal Capacity Led by China
Continued expansion in China’s coal fleet and a slowdown in plant retirements in the United States and Europe in 2023 resulted in the highest net […]
Bitcoin whales not selling despite $70K — BTC holdings growth ‘is going parabolic’
Bitcoin addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC are climbing again despite the BTC price reaching over $70,000 for the first time. Bitcoin whales are not […]
Why People In Their 50s And 60s Are the Hottest Hires For 2024
According to The Hill more than a third of the U.S. workforce is now over 50, and this figure is set to grow. This statistic […]
Roman Bilousov: World coal market
Last week thermal coal indices on the European market continued steady recovery above 115 USD/t. The sharp price strengthening was driven by the introduction of […]
Additional negative factors undermine Russian coal exports
Rail shipments of Russian coal to ports in January-February 2024 decreased to 30.5 mio t (-3.7 mio t or -10.8% y-o-y). Moreover, the main decline […]
Russian producers suspend coal export supplies to Taman in Feb 2024
Due to high transshipment rates at OTEKO terminal in Taman, that make coal exports unprofitable, Russian mining companies did not submit railroad applications to the […]