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World Service,28 May 2026,9 mins
Russia's economy stumbles as war with Ukraine intensifies
World Business ReportAvailable for 29 days
The Russian rouble has surged to its strongest level in more than three years on the back of widening trade imbalances and high interest rates. Cofffee prices have jumped around the world in recent years. What's the cause? And a Google engineer has been charged with breaking insider trading law to make bets on a prediction market betting site.
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