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Global grain shipments fall 8% as attacks in the Black Sea escalate

“Over the last five weeks (week 29-33) global grain shipments have fallen 8% y/y, fuelled by a 26% y/y drop in grain exports from the Black Sea as Russian and Ukrainian attacks on ships and port infrastructure have intensified. A recent proposal by Ukraine to halt attacks on shipping in the Black Sea has been ...

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World’s Tallest Empty Skyscraper Adds Record-Breaking Feature

The record-breaking tower in China is nearing completion, nearly 18 years after construction began.

  • Tianjin 117 Tower, also called Goldin Finance 117, set to become world's tallest empty skyscraper
  • Otis to supply 251 elevators and escalators, including two record-breaking SkyRise elevators
  • Elevators will have distinction of being world's longest elevator hoistways in a building

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