GERMANY AND AUSTRIA TO TAP OIL RESERVES AFTER 400 MILLION BARRELS REQUESTED. (PHOTO).

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 Germany and Austria to tap oil reserves after 400 million barrels requested  Germany and Austria announced they are releasing portions of their oil reserves in response to an International Energy Agency request for member nations to collectively release 400 million barrels to help ease rising energy prices linked to the Iran conflict. Japan also said it will begin releasing part of its reserves starting Monday. The move marks one of the largest coordinated releases of emergency oil stocks in history. The previous record came in 2022, when IEA members released 182.7 million barrels following the energy disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Member countries currently hold over 1.2 billion barrels of public emergency oil stocks, along with an additional 600 million barrels of industry stocks maintained under government requirements. The release comes amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf, where Iran has targeted commercial ships and disrupted shipping throug...

POPE FRANCIS MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE IN VATICAN SQUARE AMID RECOVERY. (PHOTO).


 Pope Francis Makes Surprise Appearance in Vatican Square Amid Recovery


In an unexpected turn of events, Pope Francis delighted onlookers with a rare public appearance in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, just two weeks after being discharged from Gemelli Hospital following a serious bout of pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff, still in recovery, greeted the crowd from his wheelchair after a mass dedicated to the sick.


“A good Sunday to all. Thank you very much,” Pope Francis said, his voice noticeably frail yet stronger than it had been when he left the hospital on March 23. Attached to nasal breathing tubes and surrounded by a flurry of smartphones and cameras, the Argentine pope’s presence marked his first public outing since February 14.

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