Basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States on Friday after 10 months in Russian detention following a prisoner swap with arms dealer Viktor Bout who flew home hours earlier to embrace his family on the airport tarmac in Moscow.
- WorldRussia shells eastern front as Putin says West 'exploiting' crisis
Russian forces shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said on Friday, as Russia's President Vladimir Putin accused the West of using Ukrainians as "cannon fodder" in its quest for global dominance.
- MarketsWall St slips as inflation data ignites rate hike worries
Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday due to a higher-than-expected rise in monthly producer prices.
- Take FiveTake Five: The grand 2022 central bank finale
The world's top central banks dominate the agenda next week with indications abounding that the aggressive pace of rate hikes might slow, but not yet fade away given price pressures.
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