News August 23: India lands on the moon, North Korea opens its borders

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About the moon. India became the first country which planted spacecraft near the moon’s south pole after Russia’s attempt to land its Luna-25 shuttle in the same area failed due to engine failure

About the DPRK. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un allowed regular flights to two countries friendly to the DPRK – China and Russia, and observers associate this with fears of mass starvation.

About the Danube. As a result of another Russian attack on the Danube ports, which took place on the night of August 23, destroyed 13 thousand tons of grain for Egypt and Romania, damaged grain and port infrastructure.

About sanctions. Russians who have family ties abroad.

About trade. Insurance companies have notified ship charterers operating in Russia’s Black Sea ports of an increase in additional payments known as “risk premiums in the war zone”

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