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World on August 16: Colombian leader asks the US to postpone tariffs
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Colombian leader asks the US to postpone tariffs due to earthquake impact, Iran asks Qatar to release pilots, Qatar denies arrests... are noteworthy information.
Russian experts are not surprised if Turkey re-exports US weapons to Ukraine
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The possibility of Turkey transferring US-made weapons to Ukraine will not be surprising.
Typhoon Lala strengthens into a super typhoon, forecast rain of up to 630mm
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Category 1 hurricane Lala is moving off the coast of Hawaii, USA, becoming the strongest storm to hit Hawaii since 1992.
Sleepless night at the airport
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The flight from Urumqi to Hong Kong (China) airport was delayed by 30 minutes, so passengers connecting to Hanoi could not catch the next flight - the last flight of the day.
US recalls nearly 19 million eggs due to suspected bacterial contamination
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The US Food and Drug Administration raised the warning level for the recall of nearly 19 million eggs due to the risk of salmonella infection.
Mysterious fires in Russia's tens of billions of dollars worth of gas pipeline
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Two mysterious fires broke out at Russia's $13 billion TurkStream gas pipeline last week but were hardly reported by the press.
Passenger thrown off train in a terrible accident in Russia
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The train collision (tram) in Russia on June 6 left at least 1 person dead and more than 100 injured.
US sets conditions for exchanging Russian assets with EU
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The US wants the European Union (EU) to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, in return, the US is willing to lend Ukraine $50 billion.
Not only the West, Ukraine also seizes billions of dollars in Russian assets
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Ukrainian state police said that the seized Russian assets are being used to serve Kiev.
Russia seeks more support from Cyprus in the Nord Stream investigation
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In the Nord Stream investigation, in addition to Germany, the US and France, Russia is also seeking the help of Cyprus (Slovakia) - a member state of the European Union (EU).
New hot spot discovered for transporting Russian oil
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Russian oil traders have found a new location to transfer oil from one ship to another in the Mediterranean.
NATO admits surprise about Russia
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NATO recognizes Russia's superior capabilities in the defense industry since the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict.
EU hurts itself when sanctioning Russia's nuclear industry
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The IAEA director-general warned that some EU members are up to 40% dependent on Russian nuclear fuel.
The real reason why Gazprom CEO did not accompany Mr. Putin to China
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The Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project will be a lifeline for Gazprom's gas exports.
Alternative supply faces problems, EU gas prices increase the highest of the year
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Norwegian gas exports on June 3 fell sharply due to the closure of the sleipner center, leading to the Nyhamna plant's outage, pushing gas prices to a year's high.
BRICS countries are about to abandon Western payment system SWIFT
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BRICS countries Russia - China are promoting the domestic payment system to replace the West's SWIFT.
Russia takes new action on Nord Stream
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Russia has sent further requests to the United States, Germany, France and Cyprus over the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion in the Baltic.
China's move on the USD makes the US insecure
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China sells a large amount of US Treasury USD bonds, causing Washington to be worried.
The largest nameline cemetery in Egypt - the dream of archaeologists
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Saqqara cemeteries are the dream of archaeologists, home to a large number of remains, tombs and about a dozen ancient Egyptian pyramids.
Nord Stream 2 pressures EU lawsuit to Permanent Court of Arbitration
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Russia's Nord Stream 2 AG said that the EU's pipeline regulations violate international law.
