Russia’s Danill Dubov, 22, has won the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in St. Petersburg, seeing off rivals including world number one Magnus Carlsen to claim the $ 1 million prize and earning praise from Vladimir Putin. Dubov won the World Rapid championship on Friday, in which players are permitted just 15 minutes each […]
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'Perfect Storm' wreaks havoc on Europe’s energy market
The natural gas market in Europe suddenly got a lot tighter this week, with two unexpected supply outages wreaking havoc across the continent, forcing Italy to declare a state of emergency. The first incident that made big headlines was the crack in the Forties pipeline in the North Sea, which caused Brent crude oil prices […]