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Japan to ban Russian coal imports in surprise policy shift: Kishida

  Bloomberg Japan will ban imports of Russian coal, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in a bold policy shift that adds pressure on Moscow after the European Union announced its own embargo on the fuel. “Russia’s cruel and inhumane actions are coming to light one after another all over Ukraine,” Kishida told reporters in Tokyo, adding Moscow must be made ...

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EU nations freeze $32b in Russia-linked assets

Bloomberg European Union nations have frozen some 29.5 billion euros ($32.1 billion) in assets linked to Russian and Belarusian individuals and entities since the bloc adopted its first sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The EU’s new “freeze and seize” task force said that more than half of the bloc’s 27 member nations have informed it about the measures they ...

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Nigeria ship blast followed $200m debt trail

  Bloomberg The owners of an oil-production and storage ship had a history of financial problems before the vessel blew up in Nigerian waters two months ago. The Trinity Spirit, which caught fire on February 2, burned for more than 24 hours and left a stain of crude stretching for miles across the Atlantic Ocean. While the cause of the ...

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