Some Chinese banks are turning to document couriers to evade sanctions on Russia and keep trade moving: Reuters

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talking.
Trade between Russia and China is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Countries from Russia to China are building payments systems that could threaten the dollar's global dominance

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An illustration of a warped, glitchy dollar bill.

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Why Russia's brain drain is the biggest problem facing its economy

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Putin at a tank factory
Russia is missing around 5 million workers from its labor force, according to estimates from a European think tank.

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Russia may have spent $1.3 billion on an aerial attack as inflation continues to soar in the country on the back of huge state defense spending

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Large-scale damage caused to buildings and cars is seen in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Sumy, Ukraine.
The aftermath of a strike on Sumy, Ukraine.

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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.
Ukrainian military personnel learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school in May 2023 in the Lviv region of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs

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A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.

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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles

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Ukraine's president stands in front of an F-16 at a press event. There are trees in the background, and the fighter jet is partially covered.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks to media representatives while standing in front of an F16 fighter jet during Ukrainian Air Forces Day at an undisclosed location on August 4, 2024.

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A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future.

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google earth image of a giant brown textured squiggly crater in the shape of a horseshoe crab in the middle of a green forested landscape
The Batagay crater, as seen on Google Earth in satellite data from May.

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Ukraine may be trying to attack a new area of Russia to show allies it can regain the initiative — but it could backfire, experts say

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Ukrainian forces during military operations in Kursk region, Ukraine, on August 20, 2024.
Ukraine may have attacked a Russian region next to Kursk (pictured) to show its allies it can regain the initiative, experts say.

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Putin will visit Mongolia — a country that's supposed to arrest him when he lands. But it probably won't, an expert says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his press conference after the end of the SCO Summit on July 4, 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference in July in Kazakhstan.

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