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Why has Russian wheat been entering the EU duty-free?
Why has Russian wheat been entering the EU duty-free?
by  AFP

Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia's grain exports have not only been spared by European Union sanctions, but even stayed free of tariffs -- a seeming anomaly the bloc has now agreed to rectify. Following Russia's invasion, the EU eliminated tariffs on Ukrainian products.

UK parties face-off on TikTok battleground
UK parties face-off on TikTok battleground
by  AFP

On the face of it, the villain from "Shrek", British singer turned TV presenter Cilla Black, and national service have nothing in common. One Labour TikTok post uses a clip from the movie "Shrek" showing the diminutive villain Lord Farquaad saying "some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make".

Taliban govt harbours big dreams for Afghan rail
Taliban govt harbours big dreams for Afghan rail
by  AFP

On the edge of the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, where the railway abruptly stops, throngs of young men transfer sacks of wheat or flour from freight trains to trucks. Every day, 3,500 tons of flour and 1,500 tons of wheat are unloaded by hand at the border town of Hairatan in northern Afghanistan to trucks that brave mountain passes and war-damaged roads to ferry goods around the country.

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