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Europe’s ban on Russian oil cargoes is just weeks away. Here’s what’s happening – and how it will bedevil Moscow’s exports elsewhere.

The EU ban on Russian crude is set to take effect on December 5. SONGPHOL THESAKIT A forthcoming EU ban on Russian oil is likely to complicate the movement of Moscow’s exports. That’s because Russia will likely lean harder on Asia to sell its oil, meaning longer trade routes.  Here’s what the EU embargo entails…

Restaurants in Ukraine have created ‘blackout menus’ to cook by candlelight during power outages. They say they’re ‘not scared of the dark’.

Under Wonder now uses portable mini-barbecues to prepare food — adding “theatricality” Under Wonder Kyiv Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure have caused energy shortages and regular power outages. In the dark, Ukrainian restaurants serve customers by candlelight with special ‘blackout menus’. Kyiv-based restaurant manager Dmytro Tkachenko told Insider: “We can adapt to anything.” Russia’s ongoing…