Ukraine initially claimed Russian bombs had killed more than 1,000 people, but local officials now say otherwise More than 200 civilians have been rescued unharmed from the bombed Mariupol Drama Theater, and one injured woman has been taken to hospital, the deputy mayor of the city told reporters on Friday. Initial claims from Kiev estimated…

Manufacturing and services have slumped to the lowest level since 2020, data shows Business activity in the Eurozone took another hit in August as the bloc’s economic downturn extended from the manufacturing to the services sector, data compiled by S&P Global revealed this week.

This is the fourth month of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. The fighting, which began across the country’s northern, eastern and southern territory, is now almost entirely concentrated in the Donbass.