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<keyword id="28249" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="europe" source="Orion">Europe</keyword>an countries are investigating three mystery leaks in two major gas pipelines between <keyword id="6358826" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> and Europe, a media report said. The cause of the damage to <keyword id="1660673" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="nord" source="Orion">Nord</keyword> Stream 1 and 2 is unclear, but authorities have not ruled out sabotage. The operator of Nord Stream 1 said the undersea lines had simultaneously sustained "unprecedented" damage in one day, the BBC reported. Both pipelines have been flashpoints in the <keyword id="15108296" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Energy-tussle" source="Orion">energy tussle</keyword> between <keyword id="6356806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="moscow" source="Orion">Moscow</keyword> and Europe. Whatever the cause of the damage, it won't immediately affect the supply of gas to Europe as neither pipeline was operational. The European Union has previously accused Russia of using a reduction in gas supplies to blackmail Europe, but Moscow denies this. It says sanctions against Russia make it impossible to properly maintain the gas infrastructure. Unconfirmed reports in German media said authorities are not ruling out an attack on the undersea gas network, the British broadcaster reported. Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, said it was too early to come to conclusions, but that it was hard to imagine the multiple leaks could be a coincidence. A Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said he was "extremely concerned" about the incident, and the possibility of a deliberate attack could not be ruled out. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline - which consists of two parallel branches - has not transported any gas since August when Russia closed it down for maintenance. It stretches 1,200 km under the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to north-eastern Germany. Its twin Russian-owned pipeline, Nord Stream 2, was halted after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Although neither pipelines are in operation, they both still contain gas. German, Danish and Swedish authorities are all investigating the incidents. The operators of Nord Stream 2 warned of a loss of pressure in the pipeline on Monday afternoon. That led to a warning from Danish authorities that ships should avoid the area near the island of Bornholm. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/india-vs-south-africa-bilateral-t20-series-check-date-venue-squads-live-streaming-details-and-more/slidelist/94502049.cms">India vs South Africa Bilateral T20 series: Check schedule, squads, live streaming details and more</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/news/foreign-tourist-arrivals-dipped-by-44-5-in-2021-tourism-ministry-report/articleshow/94500409.cms">Foreign tourist arrivals dipped by 44.5% in 2021: Tourism Ministry report</a>

Mystery leaks in gas pipelines between Russia and Europe

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Expensive dorms at New York City's The New School have been beset with fires, sprinkler floods, and gas leaks.</li><li>Rooms at the school's 301 Residence Hall cost up to $27,550.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-college-dorms-in-america-for-next-school-year-2022-9">Dorm rooms</a> that cost $27,000 per year at an affluent New York City private university have been beset with flooding, fires, and gas leaks in the past month, disgruntled students say.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/home/college-dorm-essentials-packing-list">high-end dorms</a> at 301 Residence Hall in Manhattan have experienced several mishaps over the past month that have displaced more than 500 students at The New School who live in the building, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/22/27k-new-school-dorms-see-fire-floods-and-gas-leak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a>. "It pisses me off because I'm paying so much money that this should not be happening," Liora Gold, a freshman at the school told the outlet. The New School describes itself on its website as "a new kind of university" where "scholars, artists, and designers come together to challenge convention and create positive change."In November, the school's faculty went on strike to demand better health care, prompting students to protest on December 8 for tuition refunds and "A" grades for every student impacted by the strike, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/nyc-new-school-students-demand-tuition-refunds-after-faculty-strike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Post</a> reported.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colleges-with-the-best-dorms-2015-10">Dorm rooms</a> at the school's 301 Residence Hall can cost up to $27,550 for a single room in a suite with four to five other people for a full academic year. The cheapest rooms cost $18,260 for a triple room, according to the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oFqvusSHnM1g-6j7e-9BQI2UqLyJwFj-y9JF8u3xI1g/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">school's housing website.</a>According to the university's <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ae5sHTIvohd06MzXC3UW3WyRvrDpxFMaRI6UTX66cQI/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">housing license agreement</a>, if a student decides to vacate their dorm, it does not cancel the housing licensing agreement. If a student decides to move out without canceling the agreement, they will still "be responsible for the full annual cost of housing," the agreement says.Gold was with her roommate on April 2 when she heard what sounded like an explosion coming from above their room, she told The Post. A small fire in a kitchen one floor up from Gold caused the building's sprinkler system to go off, blasting what the students described as brown "diarrhea water" into rooms and forcing Gold and others to relocate, the outlet reported. The fire was caused by a student who left a pot on the stove, according to The Post.When water sits in stagnant sprinkler pipes for long periods of time — microbiological influences corrosion (MIC) — can cause the water to become "rank, sludgy, and discolored," according to <a href="https://blog.qrfs.com/273-discolored-water-in-fire-sprinkler-pipes-mic-corrosion-other-causes/#:~:text=Dirt%20and%20sediment%20in%20water,periods%20of%20low%20water%20use." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quick Response Fire Supply</a>.Gold moved back into the building one week after the sludge water caused her to evacuate, but a gas leak caused a mass exodus of the building's tenants just the next day, she told The Post."I was definitely very frustrated and very stressed out," Gold told the outlet.Another student living in the building, Ellis Gatewood, told The Post that living inside the building has impacted her mental health."My life has just been dealing with where I'm going to sleep every night," she told the outlet. "I just want stability."The New School told Insider that it offered a "daily shuttle service to and from campus, free seven-day metro cards, supplemental dining and meal options" to displaced students in a statement."We understand how disruptive these incidents have been to our students and moved quickly to ensure they had the support and resources necessary during this time period," statement said.

$27,000-per-year dorms beset with flooding from fire sprinklers and gas leaks at a private NYC university

<ul><li><keyword id="128682" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword> joined hands with <keyword id="36603" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="yash-raj-films" source="Orion">Yash Raj Films</keyword> for a multi-year creative partnership.</li><li>Their first project is <keyword id="12652644" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-railway-men" source="Orion">The Railway Men</keyword>, a series based on the Bhopal deadly gas leak.</li><li>India has 1.4 billion stories to tell the world, says Yash Raj Films. </li></ul>Foreign OTT (over the top) players in India are looking at ways and means to increase their viewership, which currently is in the region of 50 million. After <keyword id="2189512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="prime-video" source="Orion">Prime Video</keyword> deepened its partnership with <keyword id="62161" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharma-productions" source="Orion">Dharma Productions</keyword>, Netflix has decided to join hands with Yash Raj Films (YRF) for a new multi-year creative partnership. The two iconic entertainers will collaborate to create films and series to bring defining stories to audiences in India and across the world. The first project to come out of this partnership is the character-driven thriller, The Railway Men, a four-part series starring R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyendu Sharma and Babil Khan, which is directed by debutant director Shiv Rawail. The second project is titled Maharaj, which is a film marking the debut of actor Junaid Khan and also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Sharvari and Shalini Pandey. The film has been directed by Siddharth P Malhotra, whose last film Hichki was a global hit. Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, said, “We are passionate about serving our broad audiences with series and films that they connect with and love, and we want to do more of this. Yash Raj Films have defined the essence of Indian film-making. They are one of the most respected storytellers in the industry. From Kabhi Kabhie to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, War to Pathaan, their signature stories have been part of our lives and continue to fuel the zeitgeist. Together, we are confident that we can entertain the world with quality films and series like never before.” Inspired by true stories, The Railway Men is a show based on the deadly gas leak in the central Indian city of Bhopal. A cloud of toxic gas escaped from a pesticide plant, on the night of December 2, 1984, in the city of Bhopal that injured and claimed thousands of lives. This is the untold story of the unsung heroes, who rose to the occasion that night to save the city and its people. This is the story of their courage, their sense of duty and their humanity. Also inspired by true events, Maharaj, is an incredible David vs Goliath story set in the 1800s, about how a regular man, journalist by profession, takes on a powerful role-model of society, hailed by many as a messiah for the masses. The fearless reporter uncovers a series of incidents that shake the very foundation of society. Akshaye Widhani, CEO, Yash Raj Films said, “YRF’s mission is to create entertaining, inspiring and extraordinary stories from India for the world. Netflix is the biggest streamer in the world and offers us an opportunity to tell our stories in over 190 countries. Their belief in the ‘content-first’ approach, is noteworthy and synergistic with our ethos. This partnership will certainly push YRF as a storyteller to new audiences and allow them to consume Indian stories in their own languages too. India is a young and aspirational country. We have 1.4 billion stories to tell the world. We want to showcase our content, as well as provide a platform for our brilliant homegrown talent to a global audience.” In December 2022, Prime announced that Prime Video today announced that it would co-produce a new movie for theatrical release with Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective. The firm would be available for streaming across more than 240 countries and territories, after its theatrical release. Other than films, Dharmatic Productions is also working on web series that will be streamed on Prime.

Watch out for YRF’s The Railway Men on Netflix

The <keyword id="11897569" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="london" source="Orion">London</keyword> Aquatics Centre was evacuated on Wednesday morning after a gas leak, with multiple people treated for breathing difficulties, officials said.The London Ambulance Service <a href="https://twitter.com/Ldn_Ambulance/status/1506591432521433091?s=20&amp;t=LJF3NUnnEuOj6TFwpu5Ntw">said</a> it was "responding to a major incident" at the site, and Newham police <a href="https://twitter.com/MPSNewham/status/1506592380706820100?s=20&amp;t=LJF3NUnnEuOj6TFwpu5Ntw">said</a> they were working at the scene.The aquatics center was built for the London Olympics in 2012, and is part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the east of the city. Since the 2012 games finished it has been open to the public.<a href="https://twitter.com/noordinarypark/status/1506587509588955137?s=20&amp;t=wZn5gFHAk4NIpc8BX2hKOQ">The park said on Twitter on Wednesda</a>y that "There are a number of casualties with breathing difficulties being treated" by the London Ambulance Service.It said there was an incident" that involved "the release of a gas.""The area has been cordoned off and evacuated," it said.

Gas leak at London's Olympic swimming center leaves people needing treatment for breathing problems

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An gas leak caused disruptions at Los Angeles International Airport's Terminal 8 on Monday.</li><li>Passengers were evacuated from the terminal and United Airlines halted some flights for a time.</li></ul>A carbon dioxide leak on Monday halted all incoming traffic for a time at Los Angeles International Airport and left one airport worker in the hospital in critical condition.The incident forced passengers to evacuate LAX Terminal 8, which serves United Airlines. Meanwhile, United said that it would temporarily consolidate its operation to Terminal 7 because of the carbon dioxide issue.Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, told Insider that the carbon dioxide discharge was an accident — and was tied to a fire-suppression system in the airport. Four workers at LAX were in a utility room that contained mostly electrical equipment when the carbon dioxide was discharged from the fire-suppression system in that room, Humphrey said.One of those workers, who Humphrey described as a man in his mid-50s, went into cardiac arrest and was sent to the hospital in grave condition, but has since been listed in critical condition, the spokesman said. He said it wasn't clear what had triggered the accident.Since the incident, the LAFD <a href="https://www.lafd.org/alerts">said</a> it "closely examined the area with sophisticated instruments, and discovered only trace residue of carbon dioxide remaining within the utility room." There was nothing found to escalate the situation, the department said.Meanwhile, the incident triggered a full ground stop at the airport for part of the morning, with United Airlines and its regional carriers affected. All other flights and terminals were operating as normal, the airport said.

United flights into Los Angeles have resumed after a gas leak halted all inbound planes and left a worker in critical condition

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Titan tragedy joins the Byford Dolphin accident in history's most gruesome deep-sea incidents.</li><li>Officials said the Titan submersible likely suffered a "catastrophic implosion" from a breached hull. </li></ul>On Thursday, US officials confirmed they found debris that belonged to the <a href="https://www.insider.com/navy-detected-titanic-subs-implosion-soon-after-went-missing-wsj-2023-6">missing Titan submersible</a>. The debris was consistent with loss of the pressure chamber resulting in a "<a href="https://www.insider.com/what-happens-when-submersible-submarine-implodes-2023-6">catastrophic implosion</a>" that <a href="https://www.insider.com/passengers-titan-submersible-dead-oceangate-titanic-2023-6">killed all five passengers aboard</a>, officials said. The Titan incident will go down in history as a deep-sea tragedy.It joins the Byford Dolphin accident of 1983 — another deep-sea chamber compression incident but with a very different set of circumstances that killed five and injured one.<h2>The Byford Dolphin incident </h2>On November 5, 1983, four divers — Edwin Coward, Roy Lucas, Bjørn Bergersen, and Truls Hellevik — returned from a deep-sea commercial mission near the Byford Dolphin oil rig.Saturation divers conduct construction or demolition work at 1,000 feet below the surface or deeper, <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-a-saturation-diver" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Atlas Obscura</a>. They work in hazardous conditions, including breathing in pressurized air that dissolves gases such as nitrogen inside their blood and tissues. Similar to some other deep-sea or scuba divers, saturation divers need to allow that nitrogen gas time to leave the body before resurfacing. Otherwise, if a diver resurfaces too fast, the rapid reduction in pressure triggers the nitrogen gas to form bubbles in the blood and tissues that cause decompression sickness, aka "the bends." If a saturation diver traveled 650 feet below sea level, for example, it would take eight days for them to safely resurface, <a href="https://dan.org/alert-diver/article/saturation-diving/">according to Divers Alert Network</a>. Because of that lengthy process, saturation divers often spend weeks deep underwater. That's exactly what the four divers involved in the Byford Dolphin incident were doing.They were staying in two connected, compressed living chambers for weeks while completing a mission, <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/byford-dolphin-accident-how-living-under-intense-pressure-led-to-one-of-the-most-gruesome-accidents-in-history-59230">IFLScience reported</a>. When the four returned from the dive, diving tender William Crammond began the process of balancing the chamber pressure between the main living chambers and a room called the diving bell.<div type="image" title="Graphic showing the chambers of the Byford Dolphin accident." height="198" width="400" msid="101245520" hostid="261" sizebytes="6002"></div>But on November 5, 1983, during one of these usual procedures, something went horribly wrong. It's not entirely clear what happened and why. A combination of <a href="https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2163190.son-tragic-diver-seeks-compensation-norwegian-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faulty equipment</a> and human error is likely.Ultimately, it's thought that Crammond released the diving bell clamp, that sealed off the diving bell from the main living chambers, too soon. This rapidly changed the pressure in the living chambers from nine atmospheres to one, according to <a href="https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/43111/20230406/byford-dolphin-accident-what-exactly-happened-tragedy-led.htm">The Science Times.</a>The immediate change in pressure caused what is referred to as an explosive decompression. The nitrogen gas in the men's blood burst into bubbles. The four divers were "boiled from the inside" and died instantly, per The Science Times. The accident is considered one of the most gruesome in history.Crammond also died in the accident. Martin Saunders, another diving tender, was the sole survivor but had devastating injuries and was in critical condition, <a href="https://www.dailysciencejournal.com/byford-dolphin-incident/">according to Daily Science Journal</a>.<h2>A catastrophic implosion</h2>When US officials discovered the debris of the Titan submersible, they noted that it looked as though a "catastrophic implosion" had occurred due to the "<a href="https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-the-titanic-submersible-experts-explain-likely-scenarios-2023-6">loss of the pressure chamber</a>." It's likely that the pressure hull was breached, but what caused the breach in the first place is unclear. Stefan Williams, a professor of marine robotics at the University of Sydney whose lab works with uncrewed submersibles, told Insider earlier this week that <a href="https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-the-titanic-submersible-experts-explain-likely-scenarios-2023-6" rel="">such an implosion could be due to a leak, power failure, or small fire from an electrical short circuit</a>.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/titanic-titan-sub-5-key-mistakes-lead-up-catastrophic-implosion-2023-6?_gl=1*k23ufg*_ga*OTYzMzM0NTk5LjE2NTEwMTA3MDc.*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY4NzYyMjQ4Ny40OTkuMS4xNjg3NjI0MzE0LjUyLjAuMA..">submersible's design</a> has also raised questions about its safety. Director and explorer <a href="https://www.insider.com/james-cameron-says-he-warned-oceangate-catastrophic-failure-titan-submersible-2023-6?inline-endstory-related-recommendations=">James Cameron even said</a> that reusing the submersible could "lead to catastrophic failure." Explaining that "Each dive adds more and more microscopic damage," Cameron told <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/News/video/james-cameron-bob-ballard-discuss-missing-titanic-submersible-100330107">Good Morning America</a> on Friday."So yes, they operated this sub safely at Titanic this year and the year before, but it was only a matter of time before it caught up with them," he added. Cameron told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/james-cameron-compares-submersible-tragedy-titanic-sinking-im/story?id=100314415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a> that the vessel's censors warned the passengers of the danger. "We understand from inside the community that they had dropped their ascent weights and they were coming up, trying to manage an emergency," he said.It's too early to tell if the likely implosion happened when the submersible lost contact with its mothership, about one hour and 45 minutes after launch, or later in its descent to the RMS Titanic. Either way, the pressure around the submersible would have been tens to hundreds of times greater than at sea level.Unlike the divers near the Byford Dolphin oil rig, the Titan passengers didn't have any excess nitrogen in their blood. They probably died from the submersible imploding under the crushing pressure, which would have been the equivalent of the weight of the Eiffel Tower, experts told <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/titanic-sub-search-catastrophic-implosion-rcna90744">NBC</a>.In both scenarios, however, the men would have died almost instantaneously. "It would happen quite quickly, and there would be little chance of surviving," Williams said.

The Titan tragedy will join the Byford Dolphin accident as one of the most gruesome deep-sea incidents in history

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Actress and comedian Margaret Cho shared a hilarious story of getting diarrhea "so bad" on a plane she "disassociated."</li><li>Her story follows <a href="https://www.insider.com/delta-flight-had-to-u-turn-after-passenger-suffered-diarrhea-2023-9">the viral incident</a> involving a Delta flight that was forced to make a U-turn due to similar circumstances.</li></ul>The comedian and actress Margaret Cho has shared a video about how she once got diarrhea "so bad" on an airplane that passengers nearby began to worry that there was a "fuel leak." As fans laughed on, they were also inspired to divulge their own distressing defecation tales.Cho's anecdote comes after <a href="https://www.insider.com/delta-flight-had-to-u-turn-after-passenger-suffered-diarrhea-2023-9">the viral news story</a> this week about a flight from Atlanta to Barcelona that had to be diverted back after a passenger had diarrhea "all the way through the cabin," the pilot was heard saying in an audio transmission.<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@themargaretcho/video/7275757413779787051" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In Cho's video</a>, posted to TikTok on Wednesday, and which has been viewed over 570,000 times, the celebrity gave a play-by-play narration of how an airplane journey turned catastrophic. "Diarrhea on a plane? I've had it," she began her storytime. "It came with gas," she continued. "I kept going up and down and going to the bathroom and then sitting back down. And the smell was so bad, but also not human, that other people near me started to think there was something wrong with the plane."Cho said travelers near her began whispering that there was something wrong with the jet fuel, or "something was burning," and people started panicking, eventually alerting the airplane personnel."I dissociated, I put my AirPods in," she said. "I just watched as people started to panic and look around."Cho said she didn't know what happened in the end because she was so mortified by the experience.The comments were full of people cracking jokes, saying this was their worst nightmare, and commiserating with Cho over her gastrointestinal crisis. Multiple top comments, each with hundreds of likes, were from people who said they take medicines before flights as a preventative measure. "I take 2 Imodium before every flight I'm literally so paranoid about this," one user wrote.Other people felt emboldened to share their own disaster dispatches. One viewer said they "shit so bad" on a 14-hour flight that they clogged the toilet.Another commenter said they got diarrhea right before takeoff and delayed the departure. "They wouldn't start the plane until I got out of the toilet," the person wrote. "They almost kicked me off the plane. Customs checked me." Perhaps the unfortunate comment was from a user who said they had diarrhea and were puking at the same time on a 6-hour flight back from Hawaii, and needed to be wheeled out of the plane in a wheelchair.One user even said they have stopped flying altogether, preferring to drive places instead, because of the risk of diarrhea.Cho and commenters are not the only ones sympathizing with the Delta passenger. This week, the TikToker @mariamas.trench went viral <a href="https://www.insider.com/delta-passenger-diarrhea-viral-mockery-sympathy-2023-9">urging people not to shame</a> or laugh at the incident, as it seemed completely uncontrollable."Come on guys, let's be for real," they said in a video with 1.3 million views. "Let's use our human senses and common sense and just understand and have empathy — and know that this could happen to you," she said. Insider has reached out to Cho for further comment.

The viral Delta flight incident over explosive diarrhea has inspired comedian Margaret Cho and others online to share their own on-fight bathroom crisis stories

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Putin said Russia could send natural gas to Europe via Turkey, making it a "gas hub," per Reuters. </li><li>That's because the key Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe are damaged.</li></ul>On Wednesday, Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to redirect natural-gas supplies to Europe via Turkey, thereby making Turkey "the largest gas hub for Europe.""We could move the lost volumes from the Nord Streams along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea region and thus make the main routes for the supply of our fuel, our natural gas to Europe through Turkey, creating the largest gas hub for Europe in Turkey," Putin said at an energy conference in Moscow, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-moots-major-gas-hub-turkey-with-nord-stream-supplies-2022-10-12/">Reuters.</a> "That is, of course, if our partners are interested in this. And economic feasibility."Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russian state-owned giant Gazprom, echoed Putin's talking point, saying there is "no doubt that we can consider the issue of a trading platform on the border of the European Union and Turkey," per Reuters.Turkey, meanwhile, seemed to be have been caught off-guard by the proposal."It is the first time we've heard this. Thus it is early to make an assessment," Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said at the event, per Reuters. "These are things that need to be discussed."Putin's statement comes two weeks after leaks were first <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/nord-stream-pipeline-leaking-pressure-drop-europe-energy-crisis-2022-9">reported</a> on the key Nord Stream pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. Both pipelines have been <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/more-than-half-gas-has-left-damaged-nord-stream-pipelines-danish-energy-agency-2022-09-28/">damaged</a>, with Denmark and Sweden telling the UN the leaks were caused by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-gas-leak-caused-hundreds-pounds-explosives-un-russia-2022-10">hundreds of pounds of TNT</a>.The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nordstream-pipelines-gas-leak-apparent-sabotage-us-involvement-2022-9">US</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-suspects-nord-stream-gas-pipelines-attacked-russia-europe-reports-2022-9">Germany</a> are among countries that believe sabotage is involved, with some senior lawmakers in Germany openly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-german-lawmakers-point-finger-russia-sabotage-pipeline-leaks-2022-9">pointing</a> the finger at Russia. Putin, for his part, has labelled the incident "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-natural-gas-pipeline-leak-sabotage-international-terrorism-putin-2022-9">an act of international terrorism</a>."Putin also offered to send natural gas to Germany through a section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that isn't damaged — if the EU wants it. "We are ready to supply additional volumes in the autumn-winter period," Putin said, per Reuters.The Nord Stream 2 never started commercial operations because <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-axes-controversial-nord-stream-pipeline-putin-sent-troops-ukraine-2022-2?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Germany</a> shelved the project days before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Construction of the <a href="https://www.nord-stream.com/the-project/pipeline/">pipeline,</a> which runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, was completed in <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-gazprom-says-it-has-completed-nord-stream-2-construction-2021-09-10/">September 2021.</a>The German government flat out rejected the proposal to use Nord Stream 2 on Wednesday. "Nice try," Christiane Hoffmann, the spokesperson for the German government, told reporters in Berlin, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-germany-moscow-baltic-sea-376bb123683ce9c1878c720b38fe9633">Associated Press.</a> "Independently of the possible sabotage of the two pipelines, we have seen that Russia is no longer a reliable energy supplier, and that even before the damage to Nord Stream 1 there was no longer any gas flowing."It's not the first time Putin has suggested the use of the Nord Stream 2. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/putin-europe-eu-energy-crisis-nord-stream-2-natural-gas-2022-9">Last month,</a> he said the EU can simply turn on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it wants more natural gas from Russia.

Putin offered to redirect natural-gas supplies to Europe via Turkey and make the country a gas hub. Turkey said this is the first time it's heard of the plan.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia is pressuring the US to prove it didn't destroy the key Nord Stream gas pipelines last September. </li><li>That comes after a discredited journalist claimed the US and Norway teamed up to blow up the pipelines under the Baltic Sea. </li></ul>Russia is demanding the US prove it didn't destroy the key Nord Stream pipelines to Europe, <a href="https://tass.com/politics/1577077" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to state media</a>. "We qualify the incident as an act of international terrorism that requires a comprehensive and independent investigation," a spokesperson for the Russian embassy to the US said in a statement on Wednesday. Last September, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-nord-stream-pipeline-leak-natural-gas-geysers-baltic-sea-2022-9">explosions ruptured the Nord Stream pipelines</a> and set the Baltic sea boiling with leaking methane gas. It disrupted the supply of Russian gas to the continent and exacerbated a crippling energy crisis, given Moscow typically supplied about 40% of Europe's natural gas.News of the blown-up pipelines sent European natural gas prices <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/gazprom-natural-gas-price-europe-ukraine-pipeline-nord-stream-sabotage-2022-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surging 11% to above 200 euros</a> ($191.56) at the time, as worries about the risks to energy supplies to Europe grew. Following the explosion, US and European officials were quick to blame Russia. Sweden concluded the damage to the pipelines was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-pipeline-leaks-were-sabotage-explosives-traces-found-sweden-2022-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"gross sabotage"</a> at the time. But those accusations have come under pressure after a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-embraces-hersh-claims-biden-blew-up-nord-stream-2-2023-2?inline-endstory-related-recommendations=">discredited journalist Seymour Hersh</a> made unproven claims in a self-published article that the US partnered with Norway in a top-secret operation to blow up the pipelines. The White House called Hersh's story "false and complete fiction." Meanwhile, Russia has welcomed Hersh's claims, saying it would bring "consequences" for the US."It wouldn't hurt if the US, which claims the monopoly on the truth, shifted from empty accusations directed at us to the matter at hand and at least try to prove it wasn't involved in the destruction of the gas pipelines," the spokesperson said."The Russian side won't allow the situation with the explosions at the critical energy infrastructure to be downplayed, especially given that there's no information about several undetonated explosives that have apparently remained on the sea bed," he added.

Russia demands the US prove it didn't destroy the key Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe

Reuters/Danny MoloshokKaty Perry fell to the ground after complaining of a headache.<ul class="summary-list"><li>Katy Perry collapsed on the set of "American Idol" following a gas leak on set in Sunriver, Oregon.</li><li>In a clip ahead of Sunday night's episode, Perry is heard saying she smells gas before the building is evacuated.</li><li>Perry complains of a headache from what fellow judge Luke Bryans says is "heavy propane."</li><li>Once outside, Perry says "I'm not feeling good" before falling to the ground.</li><li>It is unclear whether the incident will result in delays in production, but the episode is still set to air on Sunday February 23.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/katy-perry">Katy Perry</a> collapsed on video following a propane gas leak on the set of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/american-idol">"American Idol</a>."Judges Perry, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/lionel-richie">Lionel Richie</a>, and Luke Bryan had to pause auditions for the show after smelling gas, a clip ahead of Sunday night's episode shows."Do you guys smell gas? It's pretty intense," Perry says to the other judges before they're all escorted out of the audition hall and the entire building is evacuated. The incident took place in Sunriver, Oregon, while other auditions shown during the episode were in Savannah, GA, Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. As Perry leaves the building, she's heard saying: "I have a slight headache from it. Oh, it's bad, it's really bad."Bryan says to the show's producers: "We're getting heavy propane."After firefighters arrive at the scene and the building is safely evacuated, Bryan, now outside, says: "This is not a joke, there really is a gas leak.""I'm not feeling good," Perry then says before falling to the ground, at which point the video, <a href="https://people.com/music/american-idol-katy-perry-falls-audition-gas-leak/">which was posted by People</a>, ends abruptly.It's unclear whether auditions for "American Idol," which is now in its 18th season, will be delayed while the issue is rectified.However, the episode is still scheduled to air on Sunday February 23 at 8 p.m. You can watch the video here:Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/celebrity-couples-wrote-sang-songs-together">34 celebrity couples who wrote and recorded songs together</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/orlando-bloom-tattoo-spelled-wrong-sons-name-morse-code-2020-2">Orlando Bloom got a tattoo of his son's name in Morse code, and fans are saying it's spelled wrong</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/prince-charle-makes-katy-perry-ambassador-of-british-asian-trust-2020-2">Prince Charles has received major backlash after appointing Katy Perry as ambassador of the British Asian Trust</a> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pixar-disney-toy-story-4-how-animated-start-finish-2019-7">Pixar's 'Toy Story 4' won the Oscar for best animated feature. Take a closer look at how the movie was animated from start to finish.</a></h3>

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