The energy crisis at the heart of the news

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In recent months, energy prices have been soaring.

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By: François Bernard

1 min

We are witnessing a shortage of coal, a sharp rise in gas and oil prices, leading as a domino effect to a more general increase in the price of raw materials.

All in a context of strong demand linked to the post-pandemic recovery.

Our different editors have looked into the issue.

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With :

- Lucia Muzell 

from the Brazilian editorial staff

- Alireza Manafzadeh

 from the Persian Editorial Board

- Denis Strelkov

 of the Russian editorial staff 

► Three themes addressed in the second part:

COP15: Brazil resisted adopting more ambitious measures for biodiversity.

For several weeks Iran has been carrying out large-scale military exercises along its border with Azerbaijan.

At the same time, we are witnessing a war of words between the two countries.

What is behind it all?

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalist, an unexpected decision in Moscow

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