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Ramadan preps as Qatar also readies for World Cup

Ramadan preparations in Qatar went hand in hand with preparations for the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted in the country in November. Iman Abou Akar, a Qatari resident shopping at Souq Waqif market, said she was going to experience Ramadan better this year due to relaxed coronavirus...

Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after returning control to the Ukrainians, authorities said, as residents in parts of eastern Ukraine braced for renewed attacks and awaited blocked supplies of food and other humanitarian...

As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s tech workers are looking for safer and more secure professional pastures. By one estimate, up to 70,000 computer specialists, spooked by a sudden frost in the business and political climate, have bolted the country since Russia invaded Ukraine five...

Biden taps oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, the White House said Thursday, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S. and allies imposed steep sanctions on...