Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fresh bid to calm mounting anger over examination paper leaks as students began nationwide protests on Friday, with demands growing for the education minister to step down.

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Chinese buyers are snapping up Russia’s flagship ESPO crude weeks earlier than usual, as heightened risks to Middle East oil flows prompt refiners to secure supplies before they’re needed.

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