There are many tasty reasons why Indonesia’s plan to ban palm-oil exports will be a conversation topic around the kitchen table … A decision to remove Russian stocks from some big indices leaves some of the world’s largest banks holding potentially valuable positions … And analysts are looking at the downside of Tesla’s huge profit margin
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin were to visit Kyiv on Sunday to discuss Ukraine's request for more powerful weapons after months of combat with invading Russian forces.
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The French vote on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake.
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It was unclear if they were still alive, Japan's coast guard said.
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Australia's government on Sunday defended its response to China's courtship of nearby Solomon Islands which culminated in a security pact, ahead of a general election next month where it had hoped to highlight its national security credentials.