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IS suicide bombers kill 60 and injure over hundred in Kabul airport attack
Horrific scenes after suicide bombers detonate devices in crowds thronging entrance to airport.
Kazakhstan wheat redirected away from Afghanistan
Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.
Former ruling party Gerb tops polls as Bulgaria heads for early election
Socialists in last ditch talks to form a government after receiving mandate from President Radev but election most likely outcome.
Russia sets pro-Kremlin single betting operator, Qiwi payment system hurt
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order making Mobilnaya Karta the single operator of online betting. That will hurt listed online payment company Qiwi, which made a lot of money facilitating payments
New infections on the rise in Hungary but government is not planning restrictions
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a desperate call for people to get vaccinated in an email message sent to millions of Hungarians.
Iran set to pay significant economic price caused by Taliban turmoil says think tank analyst
Iranian and Afghan economies said to be more interconnected than is widely appreciated.
New political deadlock in Bulgaria as parliament speaker says she won’t accept PM nomination
Iva Miteva was proposed for prime minster by two of the smaller parties in parliament in an attempt to form a government and head off another snap election.
Weekend of protests looms in Montenegro over inauguration of Serbian Orthodox cleric
Metropolitan Bishop Joanikije II will be inaugurated in Montenegro’s former capital Cetinje, which Montenegrin protesters see as a threat of Serbian hegemony in their country.
Ukraine’s SBA with IMF could be extended by six months
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry Serhiy Marchenko said Ukraine’s $5bn stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund may be extended by six months on August 25.
Local MP claims not a single cannabis plant at Europe’s one-time ‘marijuana mountain’
Tritan Shehu invites people to visit Lazarat and “get a coffee” after US embassy warned of crime and violence associated with marijuana cultivation.
Romania’s Cluj-Napoca gets residents moving with bus tickets for squats
Sports Festival brings back popular Health Ticket — exchanged for 20 squats at Memorandumului Sud bus station — after residents did over 1mn squats last year.
Ukraine foreign ministry rejects report of hijacked Afghan evacuation plane flown to Iran
A Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson has denied earlier reports from the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister that a Ukrainian evacuation plane was hijacked by armed assailants and flown to Iran.
500 sheep killed by lightning strike in southern Georgia
More than 500 sheep were killed after being hit by a lightning strike at a pasture in the Ninotsminda region in southern Georgia.
Czech president claims he and his advisors were wiretapped by counterintelligence services
Zeman reportedly made sacking of BIS chief a condition for continuing to give Babis his support during upcoming general election.
Dogs sniff out COVID carriers at Transylvanian airports
Romania becomes one of the pioneers in canine detection of coronavirus at airports. Pilot scheme expanded after initial success.
Iran ‘restarts fuel exports to Afghanistan after messages from Taliban’
Gasoline price leapt as Afghans drove out of cities to escape arriving regime. Amid US withdrawal, fuel traders less anxious about sanctions.
Iran 'moves for western vaccines' with country mired in worst virus wave yet
As Delta mutation gets a grip, inoculation efforts remain hamstrung by severe delays in obtaining Russian and Chinese shots.
Ukraine will do everything to reclaim Crimea – Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy staunchly backed returning Crimea to Ukraine at the inaugural meeting of the Crimea Platform that attracted dignitaries from 44 countries in a show of solidarity on August 23.
Romania set to increase wheat exports as harvest reaches 14-year high
With rival producers hit by severe droughts, Romania is expected to raise exports to Egypt and other markets.
VTB accelerates relocation to Frankfurt as UK losses balloon to $213mn
Kremlin-controlled lender VTB has relocated its CEO and chief operating officer from its London investment banking business to Frankfurt in the wake of a strategic business review and as its UK operation’s losses have quadrupled to $212.7mn.
