⚡️ Ukraine in talks with Poland, Baltic countries to close borders with Belarus, Russia.

According to Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Andriy Deshchytsia, Ukrainian diplomats are negotiating with Poland, Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia the closure of the border with Belarus & Russia.

⚡️ EBRD: Ukraine’s economy to shrink by a fifth this year.

According to the bank, the economy may bounce back in 2023, if a ceasefire is brokered within several months.

“Currently, the war is happening on territories that produce 60% of Ukrainian GDP,” the EBRD wrote.

An Australian journalist who worked for China’s global TV network stood trial behind closed doors on Thursday. The Chinese authorities accused Cheng Lei, who was detained in 2020, of divulging state secrets but offered no specifics.

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Shanghai residents rush to stock up as second stage of lockdown looms reut.rs/3iOqIKG

‘Sesame Place,’ a new theme park based on Sesame Street, opens in San Diego

Target is preparing to let shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders, following in the footsteps of Walmart and Amazon, in a move that could help the nation’s seventh-largest retailer gain market share among lower-income shoppers reut.rs/3wNESnP

.@SecBlinken: Покидаю Алжир после того, как моё путешествие по нескольким странам на трёх континентах подошло к концу. Я уверен, что наше партнёрство с Алжиром стало ещё крепче после удачного дня встреч.

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