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Trump announces new US refinery backed by India’s Reliance

HOUSTON, March 11 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the construction of a refinery on the southern U.S. border backed by India’s ​Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex. Trump made the announcement as drivers react to spiking gasoline prices since the ‌start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, and while Republicans and Democrats prepare for midterm elections that could determine which party controls Congress through the last two years of his presidency. “Thank you to our partners in India, and their largest privately held Energy Company, Reliance, for this tremendous Investment,” Trump said on social

Panic buying of petrol just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?

Gold Coast (Australia), Mar 11 (The Conversation): Have you visited a petrol station recently? You might have been in for a shock – and not just because the price on display was probably over A$2 a litre. As the world grapples with one of the most severe energy shocks in decades, Australians have flocked to the fuel pump in their thousands, filling up cars, trailer-mounted fuel tanks and even jerry cans. In response, some stations have begun rationing fuel and closing pumps. But many Australians will be feeling a sense of déjà vu. In early 2020, as the COVID pandemic

Israel strikes apartment building in central Beirut, Lebanese state media say

March 11 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes targeted an ​apartment building in central Beirut ‌on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, marking the second strike in ​the city in recent ​days. There was no immediate comment ⁠from the Israeli military ​and no immediate reports of casualties. A ​previous strike in Beirut killed five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps on Sunday. Lebanon was drawn ​deeper into the regional conflict after ‌Iran-backed ⁠Hezbollah opened fire on Israel, saying it was retaliating for the killing of Iran’s supreme ​leader. Israel ​has since ⁠carried out air strikes across southern and ​eastern Lebanon and in

Nehru sat through debate, requested more time for oppn: Cong slams Rijiju for 1954 comparison

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The Congress slammed Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday for contrasting the 10 hours allocated for a debate on the resolution for the Lok Sabha speaker’s removal with the two-and-a-half-hour debate on a similar resolution in 1954, saying Jawaharlal Nehru had then requested the bulk of the time be allotted to the opposition. The debate is likely to conclude on Wednesday with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s response to the resolution. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said that in Tuesday’s debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion for the removal

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