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September 15, 2026
North Korea said the United States was expanding a nuclear submarine alliance that it claimed undermined global nuclear security. This comes as the fifth anniversary of the 'AUKUS' defence pact between Australia and Britain is approaching. Washington…
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September 15, 2026
Euronext wheat prices edged up Tuesday after stabilizing from a two-week low as further attacks tempered hopes for a military de-escalation on the Black Sea, and an Algerian tender brought in some new demand, traders said. Benchmark December…
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September 14, 2026
European wheat futures dropped in the late trade on Monday, on hopes that a de-escalation of the 'Black Sea conflict' would occur after U.S. president Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to hit each other's energy targets. The market also took into account the fact that Algeria…
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September 14, 2026
European wheat futures were up on Monday due to the 'continued interruption' of Russian and Ukrainian Black Sea ship-borne exports. A new purchase tender by Algeria, a major?importer, also sparked hopes of new EU sales. Benchmark - December…
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September 12, 2026
Charlotte Rose, an American, held her nerve in Dublin Bay’s challenging waters to capture the ILCA Women’s World 'Championship' on 'Saturday' before celebrating by 'capsizing' her boat and promising a well-earned brew. Rose finished with 23…
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September 10, 2026
Charlotte Rose took the lead in the ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship on Thursday after three races on Dublin Bay were completed. This brought the regatta back on track following the disruption caused by light winds the day before. The American won with a fourth…
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September 10, 2026
Paul Meilhat and his United by Ocean crew snatched the victory in the Ocean Race Atlantic's inaugural race on Thursday. They overtook American skipper Francesca Clapcich, 11th Hour Racing's crew in the final mile off Brittany's coast. The French IMOCA…
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September 10, 2026
NATO allies caught Russian submarines in the Arctic waters, near Svalbard Archipelago, this spring training to use a secret weapon that disables critical cables undersea without leaving fingerprints. Two Western officials described the clandestine…
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September 9, 2026
How much oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz each day? All traders, energy executives, and government officials try to solve the mystery but come up with wildly divergent conclusions. This mystery is causing crude oil prices to be inflated…
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September 9, 2026
The ILCA 6 'Women’s World Championship is led by American Charlotte Rose on Wednesday as the 108-strong?fleet splits into Gold &?Silver for a?decisive?phase of??racing? on Dublin Bay. Rose, who is two points ahead of a field stacked with Olympians…
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September 9, 2026
How much oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz each day? All are trying to solve the mystery, but they're coming up with wildly divergent conclusions. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that this mystery could have introduced a residual premium to crude prices…
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September 8, 2026
Californian investment firm, Platinum Equity, is set to sell De Wave Group to Italian counterpart Renaissance Partners, in a deal valued at around EUR400m ($465m), according to a source close to the matter. Platinum, the Beverly Hills-based firm founded by U.S.
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September 5, 2026
Coco Gauff, who has been in New York for five years straight now, reached the second week of the U.S. Open on Saturday after beating?Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in the third round. Gauff's much-maligned service undermined her game, but she refused to be rattled by the home crowd as she sent 15?winners.
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September 4, 2026
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September 3, 2026
The price of European wheat dropped sharply after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was a possibility for a peace deal to end the conflict in Ukraine. Later, the optimism over a possible agreement faded. At 1636 GMT, December?milling whey…
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September 2, 2026
Chicago 'wheat' futures retreated on Wednesday from the contract peaks reached during overnight trading and the multi-year highs achieved in the previous session as traders booked profits and considered the latest developments that affect 'Black Sea grain exports.
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September 1, 2026
Chicago wheat futures hit a three-and-a-half-year high on Tuesday on reports that Moscow ?had rejected a moratorium on attacks in the Black Sea and struck port ?infrastructure in the region overnight, analysts said. Futures recovered from earlier…
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September 1, 2026
Chicago wheat futures hit a three-and-a-half-year high on ?Tuesday on reports that Moscow had rejected a moratorium on attacks in the ?Black Sea and struck port infrastructure in the region overnight, analysts said. Futures reversed an earlier…
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September 1, 2026
Chicago wheat futures hit a three-and-a-half-year high on Tuesday on reports that Moscow ?had rejected a moratorium on attacks in the Black Sea ?and struck port infrastructure in the region overnight. Futures recovered from the earlier weakness…
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August 26, 2026
The price of European wheat futures rose 4% to a new one-month high on Wednesday, as fears about war disrupting the massive grain trade in the Black Sea were heightened by a report stating that Russia intends to intensify its?attacks against Ukraine.