Ex-Soviet state to nationalize branch of world’s second-largest steelmaker

Kazakhstan announced the decision after more than 30 miners died in yet another incident at one of ArcelorMittal’s local facilities Kazakhstan will nationalize the local assets of ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest steelmaker, amid safety concerns after a series of deadly incidents at the company’s Kazakh mines, the press service of Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov announced…

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Major global breadbasket fears crop slump

India’s record heat wave threatens wheat exports amid existing shortage concerns The world’s second-largest wheat producer, India, is facing a drop in wheat output this year due to the unusually hot weather in March, Reuters reported on Monday.

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Ukrainian truckers unwelcome in another EU nation

Slovak drivers show support for their Polish counterparts with an hour-long blockade at the border Truck drivers in Slovakia briefly blocked a border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday, demanding protection from what they perceive as unfair competition from Ukrainian haulers and threatening a permanent blockade, similar to the one in place in Poland.

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