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Foreigners flock back to Spain bull-running fiesta
As soon as Peter Millington heard that Spain's San Fermin fiesta would be held again this year after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, he started making travel arrangements. Millington said he booked his flight from London and made hotel reservations in February, just days after Pamplona's mayor announced that San Fermin would likely go ahead this year.
Russia occupies 22% of Ukraine farmland: NASA
Russian forces now occupy about 22 percent of Ukraine's farmland since the February 24 invasion, impacting one of the major suppliers to global grain and edible oils markets, NASA said Thursday. According to US data, before the war Ukraine supplied 46 percent of the sunflower oil traded on global markets, nine percent of the wheat, 17 percent of the barley, and 12 percent of maize.
Ukraine ammo stocks become crucial as artillery rages
Ammunitionstocks are fast becoming key in the war in Ukraine as artillery units burn through tens of thousands of shells per day, testing both sides' capacity to replenish dwindling reserves. Russia's defence industry capacity to produce the artillery shells needed to replenish stockpiles is "significant", RUSI said.
Johnson exit marks 'opportunity' to reset UK-Ireland ties: Irish PM
Irish premier Micheal Martin said Thursday that Boris Johnson's resignation as Conservative leader, paving the way for a new UK prime minister, was "an opportunity" to reset fraught relations.
One year after Haiti president assassinated, still no answers
Haiti on Thursday marked one year since president Jovenel Moise was shot dead in his private residence, with no mastermind or motive for the attack yet identified, and the investigation stalled. Henry is due to speak at a ceremony on Thursday marking Moise's death.
Poland confirms scientist held by Iran, Austria and UK deny arrests
Iranian media reports that the Revolutionary Guards had arrested several foreign diplomats for espionage sowed confusion Thursday, after two of the countries concerned denied that their nationals had been detained. On Wednesday, Iran's Fars news agency and state television had reported that the Revolutionary Guards arrested -- on an unspecified date -- several foreign diplomats.
Ukraine must fight corruption too, says UN development chief
Besides fighting Russia, Ukraine must also actively combat corruption in order to unleash a massive influx of reconstruction money, the head of the UN development agency told AFP. Fighting corruption -- endemic in Ukraine long before the Russian invasion -- will "prevent theft from its own people", United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim Steiner said.
Disputed grain ship returns to Russia from Turkey
A disputed cargo ship carrying allegedly stolen grain from Ukraine has returned to Russian territorial waters, a Turkish source told AFP on Thursday, drawing angry condemnation from Kyiv. A Turkish source said the ship reached Russian territorial waters but had not yet docked in port.
China's Wang meets Lavrov in Bali ahead of G20 talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Bali Thursday for talks ahead of a G20 ministerial meeting overshadowed by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. But he will shun a direct meeting with his Russian counterpart even though they are set for their first showdown since the outbreak of war.
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