German tomato growers are reportedly being forced to shut down their greenhouses as heating costs skyrocket Soaring energy prices are forcing German farmers to wind down their greenhouse businesses and abandon the cultivation of crops including heat-loving tomatoes, as maintaining temperatures at 22 degrees Celsius becomes unaffordable, broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) reported on Saturday.

The Argentine foreign ministry has confirmed that Chinese mining company Tibet Summit Resources will invest $2.2 billion in two lithium exploration projects in the South American country. The Shanghai-based company is expected to create around 10,000 jobs in Argentina, according to the statement released on Friday.

The incident followed intelligence reports alleging that Tehran was planning to attack Saudi Arabia, the paper reports The US has sent Persian Gulf-based warplanes towards Iran,  in response to intelligence reports alleging that Tehran was planning an attack on Saudi Arabia, the Washington Post has reported.