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WD Lab Grown Diamonds, the second-largest US producer of lab-grown diamonds, has filed for bankruptcy due to oversupply and plummeting prices in the lab-grown diamond industry.

Russia is considering "de-ratifying" the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, causing concern about the potential resurgence of nuclear tests and the future of international arms control.

The US Treasury Department sanctioned two companies from the UAE and Turkey for violating the agreed $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil.

The Bulgarian government faces a vote of no-confidence in parliament on October 13 over plans for a transition to cleaner energy and other policies in the energy sector that have sparked angry protests from miners and other workers

The rig count in the Permian and Eagle ford basins rose last week after two weeks of continued declines in drilling activity

In this quarter’s update we look at the latest changes in premiums; insurers increase underwriting standards for cyber policies; and an expert advises privacy…

Paris Weekend Lockdowns; Astra Vaccine Review: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/16/2021 Bloomberg News © Photographer: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images ROME, ITALY - MARCH 05: A healthcare worker of the Italian Army prepares doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as part of COVID-19 vaccinations plan for the military personnel, on March 5, 2021 in Rome, Italy. The Italian government blocked the shipment of 250,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the Anglo-Swed...

Paris Weekend Lockdowns; Astra Vaccine Review: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/16/2021 Bloomberg News © Photographer: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images ROME, ITALY - MARCH 05: A healthcare worker of the Italian Army prepares doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as part of COVID-19 vaccinations plan for the military personnel, on March 5, 2021 in Rome, Italy. The Italian government blocked the shipment of 250,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the Anglo-Swed...

More Nations Halt Astra Shot; Estonian PM Positive: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/15/2021 © Bloomberg South Korea Starts Inoculation Program (Bloomberg) -- A growing number of European nations including Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and France are suspending the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine amid a health scare related to reports of blood clotting. The moves are creating yet another delay for the European Union’s inoculation campaign. © Bloomberg South Korea Starts Inoculat...

More Nations Halt Astra Shot; Estonian PM Positive: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/15/2021 © Bloomberg South Korea Starts Inoculation Program (Bloomberg) -- A growing number of European nations including Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and France are suspending the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine amid a health scare related to reports of blood clotting. The moves are creating yet another delay for the European Union’s inoculation campaign. © Bloomberg South Korea Starts Inoculat...