Topic: Weather
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Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving Kharkiv's 280,000 subscribers without power
Russian drone strikes on energy infrastructure during the night of 16 October caused power outages in Kyiv and eight oblasts. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 280,000 subscribers without electricity in his city, while Ukrenergo introduced hourly outage schedules and industrial capacity restrictions across multiple regions until the end of the day.
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FAO food price index hits highest level since late 2022 as sugar, grains surge
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index rose 1.9% in August to 133.3 points, its highest level since November 2022, with all five sub-indices climbing. Sugar jumped 11.9%, the sharpest move, while grains and vegetable oils also reached multi-year highs. FAO lowered its 2026 world grain production forecast and warned that climate shocks, Black Sea disruptions and trade frictions are putting a risk premium back on food markets.