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...The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region in central Russia said a drone struck the Kstov industrial zone, causing a fire at an oil refinery owned by Lukoil, the largest non-state owned Russian oil company...
...The Leningrad region governor said there were no casualties as a result of the Ust-Luga fire and all workers had been evacuated....
...In recent months, both State Farm and Allstate have announced plans to stop writing new policies in fire-prone California....
...Ukraine’s national identity has hardened itself amid the fires of invasion; the state has consolidated its authority; and Kyiv last month received the green light to start EU entry talks, although full membership...
...Big insurers such as State Farm and Allstate said recently they had suspended offering home insurance to new customers in California....
...The FT witnessed the artillery barrage in Ivanivske, which struck several cottages and a farm building, causing fires to break out....
...One former senior official who now heads a major state-run company went so far as to apply for an Israeli passport while still in his post, and started making plans to leave the country, according to two...
...But Vadatursky says he still seeks to “pay people their salaries, not to fire them, and save the team”. Around 80 per cent of Ukrainian companies say the same, according to central bank surveys....
...“This affects all vehicles on four wheels and weighing more than 3-4 tonnes,” said one haulage operator in the southern state of Bavaria....
...Photographs posted on social media showed a damaged farm vehicle lying on its side next to a large crater. Local media reported the casualties were farm workers....
...“If we don’t have a constant temperature the porcelain doesn’t fire and starts to break.”...
...Gold told Mack he was investigating the wrong person and should fire Gilbert. “I said give us the proof, and we’ll investigate it....
...With his own work off limits in China and recently censored in Hong Kong, Ai is coruscating about western museums such as the Pompidou, Tate and the V&A that have been paid millions by state-owned companies...
...Let us know what fintech predictions you have for the rest of the year at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com....
...Across the invisible border, the Malian and Burkinabe states barely function, the general says. Swaths of territory have been overrun by terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda and Islamic State....
...Chiang Rai is among Thailand's most glorious provinces, with its rolling hills, forests, elephant camps, sparkling waters and top-quality farm produce....
...“I can’t wait to wake up every morning and not have to fight fires because of a presidential tweet,” said one industry executive....
...As head chef to schools, offices and gyms, Compass was admittedly bang in the line of fire. Half the canteens it once filled with the heady aroma of battered fish and chips are now empty....
...Entry into less-developed markets, such as Iraq and Venezuela, seems to be paying off — in November, the company delivered a record 5m orders in a single day. Joe Miller in Frankfurt 72....
...Often, Lemmey and Miller say, the villains have more to teach us....
...With companies such as Coca-Cola and Amazon banging at its door, the state government relented a week later on bottles of drinking water over 200ml, medical packaging, wrapping materials thicker than 50...
...Some farmers, like Home Farm’s Brian and Jennifer Aldridge, have set up family investment companies to control when assets are received, and by whom....
...power to international corporations. —————- The case for trade and the TPP has largely been won in Nebraska, a proud farm state that sends beef and soybeans around the world....
...On the trail Trump v Clinton: Florida or bust The race may come down to the Sunshine State, and Clinton’s ability to turn out Hispanics versus Trump’s support among older white voters....
...The UAE, along with other Arab Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has been investing in overseas farm land and agricultural food producers as they seek to secure their populations against disruption...
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