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Asian Stocks Mostly Higher Despite US Cue; Nikkei Up 0.7% (The Forex Market)
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian share markets were moving higher Tuesday despite some modest weakness on Wall Street, with shares of Japanese exporters spurred by recent weakness in the yen.
Cold weather could heighten gas dispute impact (Irish Examiner)
CONSUMERS have yet to feel the impact from the row over gas supplies between Ukraine and Russia, but this could change if the cold weather continues, according to EU officials.
Govt gets tough on oil strike, says no need to panic (The Times of India)
NEW DELHI: After executives of state-owned oil industry rejected all peace overtures, the government on Monday decided to take gloves off and reveal its iron fist against their planned strike from Wednesday, even as it assured consumers of uninterrupted supplies and appealed against panic buying of motor and kitchen fuels.
Local News : For north Valley residents, Cubby’s makes it easier to bring home the bacon - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
TALKEETNA — Greg Pearson said he was “moving in five different directions” Friday as he tended to business at Talkeetna’s newest grocery store.
Russia to Increase Gas Cuts to Ukraine in Spiralling Tit-for-Tat (Deutsche Welle)
Russia says it will further cut gas to Ukraine by 65 million cubic meters per day, the amount it says Kiev is stealing from EU clients further downstream. Some EU countries reported decreased supplies for a second day.
Clover Park Technical College moving on after arson (Tacoma News Tribune)
Clover Park Technical College has moved classes out of a portable classroom an arsonist burned in early October.
Oil up 38% since Christmas (CNN Money)
Oil prices soared again Monday - moving closer to the $50 mark - as the movement of Israeli forces into the Gaza Strip this weekend added to worries about Middle East supply disruption.
Nowhere In Gaza Is Safe, Civilians Find (Hartford Courant)
Food, Water And Fuel In Short Supply As Israeli Forces Sweep Through Territory As Israeli forces closed in on Gaza City, Mohammed Barbari joined the scramble by its most intrepid residents Sunday for dwindling supplies of food they would need while hunkering down at home.
Gaza City residents hunker down (Los Angeles Times)
Five civilians die when shells hit a market, while most residents stay indoors to avoid Israeli shelling. 'Anyone who survives this wave, it will be like they were born again,' said one man. As Israeli forces closed in on Gaza City, Mohammed Barbari joined the scramble by its most intrepid residents Sunday for dwindling supplies of food they would need while hunkering down at home.
Russia cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine (The Herald)
AFP. MOSCOW. Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine last Thursday and sharply raised rates after failure to agree on a new contract, heightening concerns over European dependence on Russian-controlled energy supplies.