Ukraine estimates grain harvest fell around 40%
Ukraine estimates its grain harvest fell by around 40 percent year on year due to the Russian invasion, a representative for the country's industry told AFP Friday.
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US asks Putin to keep 'acknowledging reality' after 'war' reference
The United States on Friday derisively called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to acknowledge reality and pull troops from Ukraine after he finally called the conflict a "war."
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S.Africa's Eskom warns of long electricity crisis
Beleaguered electricity firm Eskom warned South Africans on Friday to brace for a prolonged electricity crisis as it struggles to power up the continent’s most advanced economy.
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Russia's FM Lavrov calls to lower tensions in Karabakh
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called for de-escalation in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh, a region which has sparked two wars between the Caucasus neighbours.
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'Epic' winter storm wallops US, leaving 1.5 mn without power
Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancelations days before Christmas.
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Djokovic hopes for warm welcome on Australian Open return
Novak Djokovic is hoping he will receive a warm welcome from the public when he returns to the Australian Open next month, now that the drama surrounding his vaccination status and deportation is officially behind him.
Read moreChilean firefighters battle to contain devastating blaze
Chilean firefighters battled Friday to contain a devastating blaze that ravaged scores of homes in a coastal resort city, killing two people.
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O'Gara's La Rochelle waste chance at second in Top 14
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle missed out on the chance to go second in the French Top 14 table on Friday as they lost 12-8 at home to Bordeaux-Begles.
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US spending bill gives Boeing reprieve on latest MAX models
Boeing has won a reprieve from a regulatory deadline for the new versions of the 737 MAX under the $1.7 trillion spending bill approved by Congress on Friday.
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'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj says 'innocent' after release
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, insisted he was "innocent" as he headed to France on Friday after almost 20 years in prison in Nepal.
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