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Poland may end Russian gas reliance by October: Shell

  Bloomberg Poland could be free of its Russian gas dependency by October when a new pipeline into the country is set for completion, according to Shell. A report commissioned by the energy major’s Polish unit said that “a complete abandonment of oil from Russia is possible, but the process will lead to higher prices for fuels and other products.” ...

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Glencore cobalt mine scrutinised as Congo reviews deals

Bloomberg Democratic Republic of Congo added Glencore Plc’s giant Mutanda copper and cobalt operation to a list of projects that could face renegotiation, just as the key battery metals mine is in the process of restarting. The move to probe Mutanda comes as Congo President Felix Tshisekedi increases his scrutiny of extractive deals made under his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. Congo ...

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Have Britain’s Tories been in power too long?

After winning a fourth consecutive general election in 1992, the UK Conservative Party chairman told then Prime Minister John Major that they had “stretched the elastic” as far as it would go. Soon after, it snapped. The Tories had been in power for 13 years at that point and had become arrogant and complacent. Major’s government became mired in sleaze ...

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