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Russia tightens fertilizer exports in the middle of the sowing season

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Russia is temporarily suspending the export of ammonium nitrate, making global fertilizer supply already strained due to conflict even more difficult.

World 24h: New COVID-19 strain is spreading across the US

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World news 25. 3: China tests missile launchers at an unimaginable depth of 200m; New COVID-19 strain is spreading throughout the US...

Ukraine locked gas valve by Hungary, forced to reopen Russian oil

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Hungary suspends gas supplies to Ukraine until Kiev resumes Russian oil transit.

Drone stray causes power plant incident in Estonia

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Many drones intruded into the airspace of Estonia and Latvia on the morning of March 25.

South Korea prepares a series of scenarios to cope with energy price fluctuations

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South Korea strengthens emergency response as Middle East oil supplies disrupted, energy prices escalate and economic risks

Iran to accept Russian credit cards

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Iran is preparing a financial infrastructure to use Russian credit cards instead of Visa and Mastercard.

China sends out "one in a hundred years" flood and storm scene in the country's most populous province

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China forecasts that the water level on the Bac Giang River will reach "one hundred years, one hundred years" on the morning of April 22. Therefore, people in southern China's Guangdong province are in a state of high vigilance for flooding.

Europe's largest gas mine closed

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The Dutch government has permanently suspended operations at Europe's largest gas field, Groningen.

Heavy rain causes biggest risk of flooding in 50 years in China

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Heavy rains caused flooding on major rivers in Guangdong, China to the highest risk in 50 years, threatening more than 120 million people.

China activates emergency response to floods in the South

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China has continuously activated warnings of storms and floods on April 19 and 20.

Man burned himself near Trump court

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The man threw the flyer into the air before burning it himself near the Donald Trump trial court. US authorities said the victim was in critical condition and would be unlikely to survive.

3 main messages from the Israeli attack on Iranian territory

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Israel's attack on Iranian territory on April 19 sent 3 messages, according to Sky News' Middle East reporter at Jerusalem Alistair Bunkall.

Important gas pipeline in the Baltic is about to be commercially operated

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The Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea will be commercially operational from April 22.

Russia's plan to become a major international trade center

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Russia is building new corridors connecting Asia and Europe with the goal of becoming the center of much of international trade.

Rushing to take the dead to a bank to borrow money

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A woman was arrested after taking her deceased relative to a bank to borrow money in Brazil.

The EU's hard-to-overcome weakness towards Russia

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The Russia-Ukraine conflict almost immediately highlights the weaknesses of the European Union (EU) in energy security.

Storm causes floods to sink Dubai, plane wades into water

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The storm caused heavy rain, causing huge aircraft at Dubai airport to wade in floodwaters.

Warning that a similar incident to Nord Stream could threaten the security of 1 billion people

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Underwater infrastructure in Europe and North America is vulnerable to threats similar to the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Balticconnector gas pipelines.

Europe has a long way to go before cutting off Russian gas

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Russia remains an important supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe.

Russian oil is stored by a Chinese company at a new facility

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China's National Offshore Oil and Gas Company (CNOOC) - one of the top Russian oil importers in China - has pumped ESPO oil sourced from Russia's Far East to a new storage facility.