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Konami teases upcoming Castlevania game via website
A couple of days ago, it was suggested that Konami could be announcing a new Castlevania game. The title was rumored to be the Mirror of Fate and the game was expected to make its way onto the Nintendo 3DS. At the same time, it has also been suggested that Konami was working on another Castlevania game, Lords of Shadow 2 which is apparently set for a multiplatform console release. No word if either titles are to be believed, but the company has since launched a teaser website with the following image above. The image has also revealed the 31st of May date which we can safely assume is when Konami will be taking the wraps off whatever it is they’re planning to launch. Until then, both the Castlevania titles make pretty good candidates but we will hold off on the speculation until the 31st of May, where hopefully all will be revealed
A couple of days ago, it was suggested that Konami could be announcing a new Castlevania game. The title was rumored to be the Mirror of Fate and the game was expected to make its way onto the Nintendo 3DS. At the same time, it has also been suggested that Konami was working on another Castlevania game, Lords of Shadow 2 which is apparently set for a multiplatform console release. No word if either titles are to be believed, but the company has since launched a teaser website with the following image above. The image has also revealed the 31st of May date which we can safely assume is when Konami will be taking the wraps off whatever it is they’re planning to launch. Until then, both the Castlevania titles make pretty good candidates but we will hold off on the speculation until the 31st of May, where hopefully all will be revealed
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Myanmar
Digital Revolution and Repression in Myanmar and Thailand
Activists have also proactively published social media content in multiple languages using the hashtags #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and #WhatsHappeningInThailand to boost coverage of events on the ground.
By Karen Lee
Following the February 1 coup, Myanmar’s netizens became the latest to join the #MilkTeaAlliance, an online collective of pro-democracy youth across Asia.
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– The rise has been driven by OPEC+ production cuts and an improving economic climate
– Higher prices are likely to support a rebound in oil-producing emerging markets
– Further virus outbreaks or increased production would pose challenges to price stability
A combination of continued production cuts and an increase in economic activity has prompted oil prices to return to pre-pandemic levels – a factor that will be crucial to the recovery of major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Brent crude prices rose above $60 a barrel in early February, the first time they had exceeded pre-Covid-19 values. They have since continued to rise, going above $66 a barrel on February 24.
The ongoing increase in oil prices, which have soared by 75% since November and around 26% since the beginning of the year, marks a dramatic change from last year.
Following the closure of many national borders and the implementation of travel-related restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, demand for oil slumped globally.
In the wake of the Saudi-Russia price war in early 2020, Brent crude prices fell from around $60 a barrel in February that year to two-decade lows of $20 a barrel in late April, as supply increased and demand plummeted. The value of WTI crude – the main benchmark for oil in the US – fell to record lows of around $40 a barrel last year on the back of a lack of storage space.
While global demand for oil remains low, one factor credited with reversing the trend is the decision to make significant cuts to oil production, which subsequently tightened global supplies.
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Digital Revolution and Repression in Myanmar and Thailand
Activists have also proactively published social media content in multiple languages using the hashtags #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and #WhatsHappeningInThailand to boost coverage...