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E.U. Approves Sweeping Sanctions Targeting Russian Gas and Crypto

European leaders signed off on the new measures just hours after President Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies.

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A tanker with liquefied natural gas in the Russian port of Prigorodnoye in 2021. The European Union is moving toward a full ban on liquefied natural gas from Russia.
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The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death

Life extensionists like Bryan Johnson want to live forever. But at what cost?

If the name Bryan Johnson isn’t familiar, a picture of him might be. He is the somewhat alien-looking, strangely ageless 48-year-old Californian battling to defy death itself.

His efforts to do so have involved receiving a transfusion of blood plasma from his then 17-year-old son, an act that attracted headlines around the world, while Johnson’s own plasma was in turn transfused into his father. What was largely missed, but is documented in Alex Krotoski’s book, is that the procedure was deemed to be a failure. The tech entrepreneur will have to find another way to live for ever.

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© Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix

© Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix

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Oil price jumps after US sanctions Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil; White House considers software curbs on China – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Shares in Tesla dropped by almost 4% in early Frankfurt trading this morning, after the electric carmaker missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly profits.

Earnings fell despite record vehicle sales, thanks to a rush to buy electric vehicles before a US tax credit for them disappeared.

Tesla shares are under pressure in Frankfurt after investors shrugged off a 12% increase in third quarter revenue to $28.10 billion, beating analysts’ expectations.

Instead, they were disappointed by its earnings per share which hit 50 cents, below forecasts for 54 cents. Net income also plunged by 37% year-on-year to $1.37 billion driven by lower electric vehicle prices.

The two sides will hold consultations on important issues in China-U.S. economic and trade ties in accordance with the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries during their phone calls this year, a ministry spokesperson said in a statement

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© Photograph: Yoruk Isik/Reuters

© Photograph: Yoruk Isik/Reuters

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