ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 282,125 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...

  Bloomberg The UK will detail plans to broaden its energy sources as the war in Ukraine, sanctions on Russia and a cost-of-living crisis forces countries across Europe to urgently revamp how they generate electricity and heat homes. The main focus will be on nuclear and wind power, two industries that haven’t been short of controversy. Government minister Grant Shapps ...

  Bloomberg Shell Plc may have difficulty paying for Russian gas supplies this month because the Kremlin wants payments transfered through UK-sanctioned Gazprombank JSC, according to two people familiar with discussions in Russia. Gazprom PJSC, the single largest provider of natural gas to the European continent, now only accepts ruble payments for supplies of the fuel to so-called ‘unfriendly’ states, ...