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Dec 5, 2022

Oil prices rise as cap kicks in

From the BBC World Service: Oil prices rise as an E.U. embargo on seaborne Russian oil comes into effect, along with a price cap. Estonian minister Riina Sikkut tells us it’s not low enough – but it’s a start. Elsewhere, China begins to relax its zero-COVID policy. And, we find out how Kenyan farmers are adapting to climate change.

Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Riina Sikkut answers journalists' questions before an extraordinary European Union energy ministers meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 24, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Riina Sikkut answers journalists' questions before an extraordinary European Union energy ministers meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 24, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

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