Amnesty Sweden co-founder resigns over Ukraine report

Per Wastberg quit after 60 years with the organization, citing report that criticized Kiev’s military Per Wastberg, who co-founded the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, resigned from the organization on Wednesday. The Swedish activist said his departure was due to Amnesty’s report about the conflict in Ukraine, and that the organization has gone beyond its…

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Iran pays first import order with crypto – media

Iran has placed its first international import order using $10 million worth of cryptocurrency, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. It did not specify which crypto was used in the transaction.

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India ditches US dollar in Russia trade – Reuters

New Delhi turns to Chinese yuan and Emirati dirham to pay for coal from sanction-hit country India’s imports of Russian coal increased dramatically in July with the South Asian nation switching to non-dollar payments to secure deals, Reuters reports. Moscow is trying to avoid dollar transactions amid US sanctions, describing the currency as ‘toxic.’

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