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Ukraine peace talks
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Satellite images show destruction at Russian air base in Crimea: Report
Russia has denied aircraft were damaged and said explosions seen at the base on Tuesday were accidental
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Ukraine's creditors agree two-year freeze on $20 billion overseas debt
With no sign of peace or a ceasefire on the horizon nearly six months after Russia's invasion began, holders of around 75% of the outstanding total agreed to Kyiv's proposal
LNG traders absorb huge losses as supply outages hampers European store
Major energy traders are taking hundreds of millions of dollars in losses as they scramble to plug a LNG supply gap after several outages hampered efforts to fill European storage
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Risk of accident: G7 demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine's nuke plant
The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday asked Russia to vacate Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine citing a risk of a dangerous nuclear accident
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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says war must end with Crimea's liberation
He stressed that as long as Russia continued to reign over Crimean, many countries will be deprived of "lasting peace"
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Irrational: Kremlin slams Zelenskyy's call for int'l travel ban on Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's demand for an international travel ban on all Russians has triggered heavy criticism in Moscow but found support in Baltic countries.
US announces $89 mn of FY 2022 funding for demining assistance in Ukraine
US funding will deploy approx 100 demining teams and will support a large-scale train and equip project to strengthen the Government of Ukraine's demining and explosive ordnance disposal capacity
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Global food inflation eases, but uncertain crops slow wider relief
Crop futures have retreated to pre-war levels, and the UN's monthly measure of food prices sank the most since 2008
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No immediate danger to Ukrainian nuclear power plant from shelling: IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency sees no immediate threat to nuclear safety following the shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
German chemical industry hit by soaring gas prices, reveals survey
Gas prices in Europe are more than twice as high as before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in late February
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British lawmaker warns people not to become 'desensitised' on Ukraine
British Conservative peer and former party leader Lord Hague of Richmond has warned of the "danger of getting desensitised" to Russia's war in Ukraine
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Patronising bullying in Ukraine-Russia war unacceptable: South African FM
Attempts to bully nations into taking sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is unacceptable, a senior South African Minister
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GAIL feels blowback from Ukraine war as former Gazprom unit cuts supplies
A former Gazprom subsidiary reneges on its supply contract forcing the state-owned gas distributor to cut back supplies to key industries
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Amid repeated shelling, concerns of safety of Ukrainian nuke plant grows
As Russia again accused Ukraine of shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, concerns grew for the safety of the complex which has witnessed repeated shelling in recent days
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Nagasaki pays tribute to victims of atomic bombing amid nuclear war fears
Nagasaki paid tribute to victims of US atomic bombing 77 years ago on Aug 9, with mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is "a tangible and present crisis".
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US pledges $1 bn worth rockets, other arms for Ukraine as war continues
The Biden administration said Monday it was shipping its biggest yet direct delivery of weapons to Ukraine as it prepares for a potentially decisive counteroffensive in the south against Russia
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US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine amid Russia war
US pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive
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China exports to Russia boom in return to near pre-war highs: Report
Russia bought $6.7 billion of goods in July from China, an increase of more than a third from the previous month and up by more than an annual 20 per cent
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London or Londongrad? What makes the UK a hub for global 'dirty money'
According to reports, the 'questionable funds' in the UK amount to over $125 billion every year. What makes London a hub for money laundering? Find out here
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'Most vulnerable' emerging markets now face euro recession risk
Traders are more bearish on the Hungarian forint, Polish zloty and Czech koruna than any other developing-nation currency except for Russia's ruble and the Turkish lira
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