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Heightened Trade Tensions Weigh on Crude Oil Prices
Yahoo Finance
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Crude Oil pumpjack at sunset by Zbynek Burival via Unsplash August WTI crude oil (CLQ25) today is down -1.11 (-1.62%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25) is down -0.0284 (-1.30%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today fell from 3-week highs and turned...
Impending US trade tariffs may upend optical industry stability
Modern Retina
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July 15, 2025
With letters having recently been sent from the White House to several US trading partners about tariff increases set to take effect on August 1, The Vision Council has noted “significant implications for the optical industry’s international...
From Boom to Bust: Kyrgyzstan Grapples with Falling Birth Rate
Times of Central Asia
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August 13, 2025
The population of Central Asia when the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991 and the five Central Asian republics became independent countries was some 50 million people. Thirty-four years later, the population of the region is about 80 million....
La Liga season preview: Barcelona's bold strategy, Alonso in Real Madrid reboot
The National News
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Veterans and tyros If the script goes to plan, Spain’s La Liga season will open with a fairy tale. It goes by the name of Santi Cazorla. He is 40 years old, his right ankle has endured so much wear and tear it often feels twice that age. Yet on...
Xinhua China news advisory -- Aug. 13
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Wednesday: Wire Service: -- Xinhua Headlines: China's marine economy powers ahead for high-quality growth -- China Focus: Traditional...
Ukraine Hits Key Russian Pipeline Hub as Moscow Braces for Trump-Putin Talks
Oil Price
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August 13, 2025
Ukraine says it has struck a critical oil-pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region, igniting a large fire at a hub feeding the Druzhba pipeline to Europe. The Unecha facility also links to the Baltic Pipeline System-2, which carries Russian...
Big Oil Boosts Exploration as Energy Transition Sputters
Oil Price
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August 12, 2025
After years of public vows to wean themselves off fossil fuels, the world’s biggest oil companies are dusting off their drilling maps and doubling down on exploration. The promised pivot to renewables has sputtered, energy security fears have...
France, UK and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran
The National News
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France, Germany and Britain have told the UN they are ready to reinstate sanctions on Iran if it does not return to negotiations with the international community over its nuclear programme. The foreign ministers of the so-called E3 group wrote to...
The US-Russia summit marks Putin's first trip to the West since the war in Ukraine began
Imperial Valley Press - California
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For most of his quarter-century rule, President Vladimir Putin visited Paris, London, Vienna and New York. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, however, his destinations have been places like Minsk, Pyongyang, Hanoi and Beijing, as the West sought to...
Seabed Survey Starts for First Subsea Fiber Cable in Caspian Sea
Submarine Telecoms Forum
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August 12, 2025
By Dan Swinhoe, DatacenterDynamics August 11, 2025 Kazakhtelecom and AzerTelecom are starting work on a subsea cable to connect Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan via the Caspian Sea. The two operators signed an agreement to develop a new fiber route back...
Antalya tourism aims for 17 mln visitors despite global challenges
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANTALYA The tourism sector in Türkiye's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya has adjusted its 2025 target to 17 million visitors, down from an initial 18 million, as global inflation and ongoing conflicts in the region's north and south take a...
How Could the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Accord Benefit Central Asia?
Times of Central Asia
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August 12, 2025
On August 8, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace accord in Washington and committed to the construction of the Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity, a trade route that bisects Armenia, connecting the two parts of Azerbaijan. The deal may have...
Snow Lake Completes Due Diligence and Confirms Placement
Investing News Network
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August 11, 2025
“It’s a pressure cooker,” said Ocean Wall’s Ben Finegold, pointing to a widening disconnect between term prices and utility participation. With global uranium supply still covering only 80 to 90 percent of annual reactor needs and inventories...
Seminar "Requirements for the ESG risk management system in banks: review and recommendations for the implementation of Resolution No. 188"
AK&M
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AK&M 12 August 2025 16:25 On August 19, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ernst & Young Consulting Services LLP (hereinafter - EY) is holding a free online seminar with the support of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and...
Foreign Intelligence Service: Russia wants to push Belarusian cement out of the market
The Odessa Journal
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An economic conflict is brewing between Russia and Belarus, centered around cement. Due to an oversupply of construction materials and declining sales, Russia’s largest cement producer, Cemros — which includes 16 cement plants and more than 30...
PM Modi holds ‘fruitful’ talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Mint
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August 12, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a “fruitful” phone conversation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, reviewing the state of the India–Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership and exploring ways to deepen cooperation in trade,...
Students Turn Recycled Plastic into Eco-Friendly Benches and Lamps in Balkhash
The Astana Times
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August 9, 2025
ASTANA – Students from the Polytechnic College in Balkhash have brought their award-winning eco-initiative to life by installing benches and solar-powered street lamps made from recycled plastic on their campus grounds. The team also plans to add...
IndiGo to start direct Mumbai flights to Tashkent, Almaty from September
ETInfra.com
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August 12, 2025
The move comes shortly after IndiGo began direct services between Mumbai and Tbilisi, Georgia.IndiGo will launch direct flights from Mumbai to two major Central Asian cities, Tashkent in Uzbekistan and Almaty in Kazakhstan, starting September 1...
I was UK ambassador to Ukraine – here’s how Trump could outsmart Putin
The i paper
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August 13, 2025
There are plenty of big reasons for Ukrainians to worry about whether Donald Trump will cede too much ground – literally – to Vladimir Putin during their summit on Friday. Yet Trump is nothing if not unpredictable. If he were to surprise the world...
Labubu Craze Snares Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff And More Tennis Stars
Forbes
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds a Labubu doll prior to The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Getty Images The US...