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Gazprom halts gas flows to Europe

Russian energy giant Gazprom halted gas flows to Europe this week, intensifying the battle over gas supplies between Moscow and Brussels amid high-level inflation."The

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Economic activities return to full swing in Shenzhen

Shenzhen saw a fresh COVID-19 outbreak last month, but since March 21, the city has fully returned to work and production in an orderly manner, with businesses, ports,

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Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sig

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U.S. producer prices accelerate amid broadening inflation pressures

U.S. producer prices increased by the most in eight months in January amid a surge in the cost of hospital outpatient care and goods such as food and motor vehicles, an

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US suspends avocado imports from Mexico after threat to US inspector

The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico's western state of Michoacan after a US official received a threat, Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said in a

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Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry

Security researchers said Thursday they found two kinds of commercial spyware on the phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, providing new evidence of the depth a

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WHO Warns There's Only 'Anecdotal' Evidence About Omicron, But Strain Could Be Less Severe

Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical leader for COVID-19 at the World Health Organization (WHO), said there is only "anecdotal information" about the Omicron variant, but

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European Union announces 'strategy' to confront energy crisis

The European Commission has put forward a list of proposed policies that would help the 27 EU member states confront rising energy prices. Like much of the global econo

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Coffee prices increasing due to severe weather in Brazil

05:52 A cup of coffee in the U.S. could soon start costing you more.Wholesale coffee prices are increasing because of bad weather in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer.But cafe

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Tesla wants to sell electricity in Texas

Elon Musk’s Tesla is looking beyond electric vehicles, solar panels and energy storage and wants to now supply electricity directly to customers, according to an application filed with Texas electrici

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Medical supply marketplace startup bttn. sews up additional $5M seed

Coming off a $1.5 million seed round in June, bttn. announced Thursday that it secured another $5 million extension, led by FUSE, to the round to give it a $26.5 million post-money valuation.The Seatt

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Swiftarc Ventures launches beauty fund aimed at women-led startups

Swiftarc Ventures announced its $10 million Swiftarc Beauty Fund to support female founders leading the next wave of beauty and wellness brands.Swiftarc started in 2019 and this is its fourth fund, Si

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The graveyard of empires groaning again: What's the way out?

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Abu Naser is an inde

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Colvin raises €45M Series C led by Eurazeo to disrupt the cosy flowers industry

Something very interesting is going on with supply chains, and has been for a while. But it’s clear the pandemic has accelerated the trend. Tech startups are once again cutting out the middle man, but

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India considering phased roll out of central bank digital currency

India’s central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was stud

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Sundae closes on $80M for residential real estate marketplace

Sundae, a residential real estate marketplace that pairs sellers of dated or damaged property with potential buyers, has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Fifth Wall and General

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Collectiv raises $16M Series A to connect food producers directly with kitchens

In the modern world, we tend to like to know where our food comes from and this has massively influenced professional kitchens. For decades, food suppliers have sat on one side and distribution channe