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Canada will boost oil exports to replace Russian energy

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Canada announced Thursday it will boost oil exports by about five percent to help address supply…

Chechen leader says his forces ‘liberated’ Mariupol city hall

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Thursday that forces from his Russian region had taken control of…

UN atomic watchdog alarm over shelling of Chernobyl staff town

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed "concern" on Thursday after Ukraine warned of bombardment by Russia…

Four Russians indicted in US for energy sector hacks

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Four Russian agents have been indicted in the United States for hacking attacks targeting…

Germany bets on tax relief, cheaper trains to combat energy crisis

by Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany's coalition government unveiled a slew of measures Thursday to ease…

Russia limits access to Google News

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's media regulator has restricted access to the Google News service, accusing it of providing…

Oil sees further gains on sanctions talk, while equities slip

Brent crude back to above $120 a barrel   HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Oil prices extended their gains Thursday…

UN to again ‘demand’ Russia ‘immediately’ end war in Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a new non-binding resolution…

With war next door, Finland, Sweden train with NATO

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse SETERMOEN, Norway (AFP) - In a muddy car park in Norway's Far North, Finnish troops…

Russian space agency wants foreign partners to pay it in rubles

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - The Russian space agency said Wednesday it will insist its international partners pay it in rubles,…

China says Russia is ‘important’ G20 member, cannot be expelled by others

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday described Russia as an "important member" of the G20 after Washington raised…

Putin plans to attend G20 summit: Russian ambassador

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin plans to attend a G20 summit later this year in Indonesia, Moscow's…

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