This porcelain hails from Russia and dates from the late 1800s. The contributor's grandparents lived in India and bought these pieces whilst on trips to Afghanistan during the late 1920s.

Run rates for China's struggling independent oil refiners have nudged up recently, but still face near-term pressure over tepid domestic fuel demand and supply risks from U.S. sanctions and tariffs, ...

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