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Microsoft gambles big on Hollywood-esque 'Starfield' video game
Microsoft gambles big on Hollywood-esque 'Starfield' video game
Business and Economy
by  AFP

"Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide on Wednesday with the hype -- and production standards -- of a Hollywood blockbuster. Other titles this year boasting those same Hollywood-esque qualities include "Hogwarts Legacy", made by Avalanche Studios owned by Warner Bros. and tapping into the Harry Potter universe.

Black Sea ships carrying grain hit insurance obstacle
Black Sea ships carrying grain hit insurance obstacle
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The risk of bombing has made it virtually impossible to insure ships leaving Ukraine via the Black Sea, leaving the sector to find an alternative route, especially for grain. Ports along this alternative route are also under attack from Russians, according to Frederic Denefle, head of Garex, a French company specialised in marine risk insurance.

Russia upends global grain trade
Russia upends global grain trade
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Russia has cemented its position as the world's top grain exporter with the help of a bumper harvest and cut-rate prices while its war in Ukraine has upended the market. He has also kept grain prices low to gain a competitive edge over other exporting nations and offered special prices to Egypt, which has also been a buyer of Ukrainian wheat.