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Oil Prices Jump on Extension of Production Cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia

Saudi Arabia and Russia, in coordinated statements, said on Tuesday they would extend their cuts in oil supplies through for the rest of 2023. The moves helped push up oil […]




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Why Austria Is Struggling to Break Away From Russian Gas

In the 17 months since Moscow ordered soldiers into Ukrainian territory, countries across Europe have moved with surprising speed to reduce their longstanding dependence on cheap Russian gas.Germany, which got […]




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Russian Propaganda on Ukraine Appears in Minecraft and Other Video Games

Russian propaganda is spreading into the world’s video games.In Minecraft, the immersive game owned by Microsoft, Russian players re-enacted the battle for Soledar, a city in Ukraine that Russian forces […]




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Russia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War

What’s the difference between Russia’s internet before and after the invasion of Ukraine? The answer: a thirtyfold increase in censorship.That was the finding of a report published on Wednesday by […]




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Russian Attack Threatens Even Alternative Routes for Ukrainian Grain

For shipping companies looking for a way to bring Ukrainian grain to global markets, the options keep dwindling, escalating a trade crisis that is expected to add pressure on global […]




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How a Distant War Is Threatening Livelihoods in the Arctic Circle

In this corner of Norway’s far north, just five miles from the border with Russia, road signs give directions in Norwegian and Russian. Locals are used to crossing from one […]




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Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent

As the war in Ukraine unfolded last year, Russia’s best digital spies turned to new tools to fight an enemy on another front: those inside its own borders who opposed […]




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Chinese Firm Sent Large Shipments of Gunpowder to Russian Munitions Factory

On two separate occasions last year, railroad cars carrying tens of thousands of kilograms of smokeless powder — enough propellant to collectively make at least 80 million rounds of ammunition — rumbled across […]




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Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Partnership Shows Strain

For most of the last six years, the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia worked with each other to control the global oil market during times of war, pandemic and […]