World News: 10 August 2022

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the base had been shelled and said instead that munitions had blown up there. But Ukrainian social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was hit by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles.

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FIFA looks to start World Cup in Qatar 1 day earlier
The 2022 World Cup is the first in the tournament’s 92-year history to be played outside of the traditional northern hemisphere summer. The previous 21 editions were all played between late-May and the end of July.

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Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up
Bioplastics have long been used in medical applications. The stitches you got after cutting your hand slicing onions were likely made of a bioplastic thread that harmlessly dissolved into your body.

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Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal
In June, Indian buyers paid for at least 742,000 tonnes of Russian coal using currencies other than the US dollar, according to a summary of deals compiled by a trade source based in India using customs documents and shared with Reuters, equal to 44% of the 1.7 million of tonnes of Russian imports that month.

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Elon Musk sells $7 Billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight
The Tesla CEO suggested he sold the stock now to raise cash in case he was forced to buy Twitter, rather than risk a sale at lower prices should the deal go through.

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Hundreds of prisoners escape after armed group attacks east Congo facility
Armed men "attacked Kakwangura central prison in the town of Mutembo" overnight on Tuesday, Captain Antony Mualushayi, the military spokesperson in the Beni region, said. "The initial toll, which is still provisional, is two policemen killed," he said on Wednesday, adding that an assailant had also died.

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