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Inside the Ukrainian city that said no to occupation
Inside the Ukrainian city that said no to occupation
World
by  AFP

A motorist yells at a cyclist, churchgoers avoid a street hawker, a shellsuited pensioner crams pampushky -- a Ukrainian bread -- into her face, the falling breadcrumbs causing a pigeon to double-take. He led an immediate pushback that saw Ukrainian troops force a hasty retreat of their Russian adversaries, who left behind tanks and other hardware.

Hong Kong bans eating at annual food expo
Hong Kong bans eating at annual food expo
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Visitors to Hong Kong's annual exhibition of global gourmet food will once again not be allowed to sample the delicacies due to coronavirus curbs, the organiser said Tuesday. "We understand that visitors would like to taste the samples," Chong said.

BP profit triples to $9.3 bn on soaring energy prices
BP profit triples to $9.3 bn on soaring energy prices
Business and Economy
by  AFP

British oil giant BP rebounded to second-quarter profit on soaring energy prices, it said Tuesday, after a big loss linked to its Russia exit following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. BP is the latest energy major to post bumper second-quarter earnings as oil and gas prices have surged in the wake of key producer Russia's invasion of Ukraine.