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European gas prices jumped Monday as Qatar halted LNG production at the world’s largest plant amid escalating Middle East tensions. Dutch TTF rose up to 45% to around €46/MWh, with UK NBP also surging in volatile trade. - @SimCityATOf ... Read More

No difference in rigged outcome which is what matters. - @fluffy2560 Not really. A political group trying to rig a legal vote by funding propaganda is complaining that propaganda gives an unfair advantage. - @FredYes, it gives an unfair advantage ... Read More

With flights cancelled across the Middle East, the UK Foreign Office is working on plans to evacuate tens of thousands of Britons stranded in the region. At least 300,000 Britons are in countries targeted by Iran since Saturday. The largest mass ... Read More

I have avoided watching any news for a few days. Looks like a mess out there in the middle east. Heard the US embassy was hit and US planes have gone down. Not the best time to be a tourist over there. I dislike hearing any of this,does not matter ... Read More

What's the difference between unfair advantage and vote rigging? - @fluffy2560 One was decided upon by someone with a dog in the race, but the other was legal and above board. The people funding propaganda claimed the government used propaganda ... Read More

. Election monitors in the previous election in 2022 said it was a "not fair". You can find those discussions easily online including detailed reports from the OSCE.  - @fluffy2560 I did, and it turns out that most of the observation was buy ... Read More

It's a matter od fact, even if your opinion takes priority in your own mind.The EU is funding anti-government press in the hope of gettng rid of them. The government may be goood or bad - I don't wish to comment either way - but the EU is still ... Read More

The EU was deliberately interfering in a sovereign state's democracy, then complained when their propaganda is got rid of. Do EU rules have anything to say about trying to remove an EU member's government? - @FredOnce again, Fred, you stick your oar ... Read More

Dubai is assisting the attacks on Iran. It's not much of an issue to me, but I would prefer only government and military targets be subjected to bombings. - @FredWell, maybe they assist, I do not know for certain. They've never been targeted ... Read More

Dubai:Just read T3 at Dubai International (DXB) has been hit by a missile from Iran but damage is minor. 4 people lightly injured.I heard a radio report over 90,000 people pass through DXB daily and that the airport authorities/UAE are committed ... Read More

Khameneii being dead is good news.    The girls school deaths is not a good look.  The school was part of an Iranian naval base.  They should have had better intel. On the other hand, this could drag out for weeks, if not ... Read More

Paramount Skydance has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a massive $110 billion merger, including debt, creating a global entertainment, streaming, and news powerhouse. The deal, which aims to combine major assets like HBO, CNN, CBS, and ... Read More

Forget about doing puzzles to keep the memory sharp. Just think about old tv shows and who started in them. Looks nice outside, spring is coming early. - @Marilyn TassyHaha, yes, I'm not interested in puzzles but I am interested in old TV and ... Read More

Coming soon to Prime and the Internet (from 11 March, 8 episodes):Scarpetta...from books by Patricia Cornwell....extremely popular writer.Kay Scarpetta is a brilliant and beautiful forensic pathologist, the protagonist in a beloved series of crime ... Read More

UK:Green Party takes Gorton and Denton from Labour in first ever Westminster by-election winInteresting result: Positions were 1st Green, 2nd Reform and Labour 3rd.  Conservatives were nowhere.Farage has gone daft and accused Greens of ... Read More