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Gazprom to halt gas supplies to Poland

Russian company Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday morning.

Russian company Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria from Wednesday morning. Poland currently depends on Russian imports for around half of its gas. The country’s deputy foreign minister Marcin Pzydacz tells us his government was already been prepared for this move. Plus, the World Bank’s latest commodities report makes sobering reading, suggesting that high food and fuel prices could blight the global economy for years to come. We hear from its author, World Bank Senior Economist Peter Nagle. We take a look at what's been happening in the US markets with Joe Saluzzi from Themis Trading, after a difficult day for tech stocks. With Elon Musk poised to take over at Twitter, the European Union’s Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton tells us that the firm will be welcome to operate in the EU under new management, providing it adheres to the bloc’s rules. As Delta Air Lines reveals that cabin crew will be paid for boarding as well as flight time in a landmark announcement, the president of the Association of Flight Attendant Sara Nelson says unionisation efforts by airline staff forced the company’s hand. And the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s North America Business Correspondent Samira Hussain reports from Michigan on Ford’s iconic F-150 pickup getting a fully electric makeover.

(Photo: Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria; Credit: Getty Images)

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