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Another reservoir exploded at fuel depot in Proletarsk

Reuters: IAEA chief to visit Kursk nuclear plant in late August

Fuel shortage hits several cities in Libya.. and queues of cars at stations - Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah directs the rapid opening of closed stations and work around the clock

South Korea, Japan discuss ways of strengthening economic ties

2 big Kyrgyztan banks: Mbank and Keremet have stopped transaction via Russian banks

Blackout in Koktebel, occupied Crimea

China approves 5 new nuclear power projects in a move that will cut domestic coal consumption and reduce CO2 emissions. The announcement came after China set new guidelines to accelerate its energy transition and decarbonisation goals last week

EU Commission approves Germany's €5bn mega-subsidy package for TSMC's semiconductor factory investment in Dresden.“The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘ESMC') in the construction and operation of a microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden. ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘TSMC'), Bosch, Infineon, and NXP. The measure will strengthen Europe's security of supply, resilience and digital sovereignty in semiconductor technologies, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act Communication

Blackout reported in Podolsk

Big fire in Ternopil after Russian attack overnight

The Moscow Exchange Index fell below 2,800 points for the first time since July 5, 2023 — trading data

German Finance Ministry Spokesperson: We are working intensively on creating an international financing instrument for Ukraine

Emergency situation regime declared in Proletarsk of Rostov region, as oil depot continues to burn for the 2nd day, and at least 18 people wounded by secondary explosions

2 wounded as result of explosion and fire at chemical plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkirostan

Railway substation of Transsiberia railways in Mariinsk of Kemerovo region has caught fire

A fire broke out in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as a result of a UAV attack on a substation. The rescuer was injured in a second strike at the site - Ministry of Energy

Power outage in Lebanon

Massive blackout in Primorye began after a short circuit at the Primorskaya GRES in Luchegorsk

The Khasansky and Nadezhdinsky districts of Primorsky Krai remain completely disconnected from power supply, and five more remain partially disconnected, - the regional Ministry of Energy reported.

During the year of operation of the maritime corridor, Ukraine exported almost 44 million tons of grain, - Prime Minister Shmyhal

Blackout in Alushta, occupied Crimea

Vladivostok and almost all of Primorye were left without power during a training exercise to work out an emergency situation related to an emergency shutdown of a high-voltage power line

The US Treasury Department on Thursday issued sanctions targeting Houthi and Hezbollah trade networks, as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Tehran and the Iranian-backed groups. The new sanctions targeted companies, individuals and vessels involved in the shipment of Iranian commodities, including oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Yemen and the UAE on behalf of a Houthi financial official's network

Libya's Waha oil company loses 115,000 bpd due to pipeline maintenance, source says

Trading on the Moscow Exchange stock market has resumed after a glitch, and the platform's shares have slightly increased their decline (to 1.3%)

Iran’s banking system was targeted in a major cyberattack, which caused significant disruptions to its services, according to Iran International report

Moscow Exchange suspended trading on the stock market from 16:18 Moscow time

The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank are discussing the creation of crypto exchanges in the Russian Federation, said the head of the Russian Ministry of Finance Siluanov

Russia extends ban on gasoline exports until end-2024, Interfax reports

China has announced new guidelines to accelerate the country's energy transition and achieve its decarbonisation goals