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Ukraine crisis highlights Big Tech’s potential to disrupt daily life

Ukraine crisis highlights Big Tech’s potential to disrupt daily life

DAVID SHERFINSKI AS Russians lose access to some popular Big Tech products, the Ukraine crisis has highlighted the companies' mushrooming role in everyday life worldwide - and their potential to disrupt it. The availability of some Google and Apple products and services in Russia has been cut in recent days as international sanctions imposed on Moscow over last week's invasion have added to political pressure for the companies to act. Highlighting the potential for disruption when Big Tech services are shut down, a viral image this week showed commuters packed into a Moscow metro station foyer as the city's transport department warned…
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Ukraine crisis throws Egypt’s wheat purchases into doubt

Ukraine crisis throws Egypt’s wheat purchases into doubt

SARAH EL SAFTY RUSSIA'S invasion of Ukraine has left Egypt's wheat import prospects in turmoil, with two cargoes purchased by Egypt's state buyer stuck at Ukrainian ports, other deliveries at risk, and prices soaring, traders say. However, Egypt's reserves mean it is not in a rush to buy as it assesses prices of the grain from outside Ukraine and Russia, the deputy supply minister said in an interview. Egypt is often the world's top importer of wheat. Last year, some 50% and 30% of state and private sector imports came from Russia and Ukraine respectively, according to traders. Purchases by…
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Ukraine crisis will not impact Algeria’s wheat imports -official tells Ennahar TV

Ukraine crisis will not impact Algeria’s wheat imports -official tells Ennahar TV

ALGERIA, one of the world's biggest importers of wheat, said that the crisis in Ukraine will not impact its imports, an unnamed source from the state grains importer was quoted as saying by Ennahar TV on Saturday. Algeria does not rely on one supplier but several as its market is open for competition, the source, from the Office Algerien Interprofessionnel des Cereales (OAIC), added. Ukraine and Russia, which launched an invasion of its neighbour on Thursday, are both major grain exporters.
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