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A Belarussian-owned cargo plane crash-landed in Siberia and burst into flames, killing all nine people on board, after disappearing from radar just outside the city of Irkutsk, officials said.

Tests of Russia's Zircon hypersonic cruise missile are nearing completion and deliveries to the navy will begin in 2022, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Finding themselves at the sharp end of a global inflation shock, emerging market central banks are expected to raise interest rates at a pace not seen in more than a decade -- moves bound to aggravate debt problems and hurt equity markets.

Bulgaria will resume the transport of Russian gas towards Serbia and Hungary by midnight (2200 GMT), the head of Bulgaria's gas network operator Bulgartransgaz said on Tuesday.

Ukraine defence minister Andrii Taran has submitted a letter of resignation, the government representative to parliament Taras Melnychuk said on his Telegram channel on Tuesday.

Two key Russian shareholders of Croatian food producer and retailer Fortenova Grupa, formerly known as Agrokor, have started consulting investment banks about taking the company public in the next 2-3 years, two sources said.

Two key Russian shareholders of Croatian food producer and retailer Fortenova Grupa, formerly known as Agrokor, have started consulting investment banks about taking the company public in the next 2-3 years, two sources said.

Emerging market stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Friday and were headed for their biggest weekly drop in six, as investor sentiment soured after weak results from Amazon and Apple.

Telecoms operator Veon is eyeing partnerships in Russia, the major market where it operates, as it strives to shift its focus to high-margin digital businesses after selling its tower assets, CEO Kaan Terzioglu told Reuters.

The U.S State Department said late Thursday the Russian government has approved U.S. air carriers' requests for overflights even as some cargo and passenger airlines seek additional flights.