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BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers have approved the final ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom, nearly five years after Britain decided to leave the bloc.

The deal, which was finalized on Christmas Eve, had already been ratified by the U.K. Parliament and conditionally came into force pending the European Parliament’s approval, which marks the final legal hurdle.

27 Apr 2021; MEMO: British Petroleum (BP) yesterday announced that it had started gas production from Raven field, the third stage of its major West Nile Delta (WND) development off the Mediterranean coast in Egypt, a press release posted on the company's website said.

24 Apr 2021; MEMO: Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri stressed on Friday his country's honouring agreements signed with Turkey and all deals signed with other countries, Anadolu Agency reports.

"We confirm our honouring to the agreements signed with Turkey as we honour all previous agreements with other countries," said Al-Mishri. "We stress on respecting the road map of the Libyan political dialogue forum in which the government was formed as part of its outcomes."

25 Apr 2021; MEMO: Syria's oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction of Lebanese waters, Reuters reports.

The identity of the vessel was unclear, with Iran's al-Alam TV saying it was one of three Iranian oil tankers that had recently arrived at the Syrian oil terminal, while the semi-official news agency Tasnim denied it was Iranian.

Kanpur: What has impacted greatly due to the night curfew is the vegetable prices in the city areas. The vegetables have not been reaching the mandis from as far as Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Bilhaur, Ghatampur, and Unnao respectively.

Supply thus gets affected and it has resulted in a spurt of green vegetable prices. The growers are not able to reach the mandis at night.

24 Apr 2021; MEMO: Iran said Saturday it will suspend flights to and from India to prevent the Indian variant of coronavirus from making inroads into the already stricken country, Anadolu Agency reports.

"Today we are facing the danger of a new virus, Indian virus," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in statements during a meeting of the anti-coronavirus taskforce in Tehran.

24 Apr 2021; MEMO: The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Friday announced the rise in price of all three types of fuel by 4 per cent, while fixing diesel prices for the period between April and June.

The ministry announced in a statement that the new prices went into effect as of 10 a.m. on Friday morning (8:00 GMT).

23 Apr 2021; MEMO: Saudi Arabia will ban fruits and vegetables originating from Lebanon from entering or passing through the kingdom due to an increase in drug smuggling, Reuters reportedSaudi state media saying today.

The measure could increase economic pressure on Lebanon, already on the verge of financial collapse because of a shortage of foreign currency.

Mumbai, Apr 23 (PTI) Equity benchmarks wilted under selling pressure on Friday as the steady stream of grim news surrounding the COVID-19 crisis in the country sapped risk appetite and raised concerns over the economic recovery forecasts.

A depreciating rupee, which slumped below the 75-mark versus the US dollar, and a negative trend in global equities added to the gloom, analysts said.

After a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 202.22 points or 0.42 per cent lower at 47,878.45.

Bengaluru, Apr 23 (PTI) With demand shooting up for Remdesivir following the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, Karnataka is contemplating importing two lakh vials of the anti-viral drug.

The state is also in touch with private manufacturers to supply Remdesivir.

The state is getting 10,000 to 20,000 vials of Remdesivir on a daily basis and the Centre has allocated additional 25,000 vials, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar told reporters here.