Tensions in the Black Sea
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4.5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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From the BBC World Service: Ukraine has accused Russia of piracy in the Black Sea, alleging that a Russian warship fired on a cargo vessel near Turkey’s coast. The U.S.-based Miss Universe organization, which hosts beauty pageants around the world, has cut ties with Miss Universe Indonesia after local organizers were accused of sexual assault. We’ll also hear from some of the players on the Afghan national women’s soccer team who escaped to Australia following the Taliban takeover two years ago.
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| 0:00.0 | The trading tide is getting tense on the Black Sea. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, and you're listening to the Marketplace Morning Report live from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:09.0 | A very good morning to you, I'm Leana Byrne. |
| 0:11.6 | Our top story, Ukraine is accusing Russia of piracy in the Black Sea, |
| 0:15.2 | alleging that a Russian warship fired upon a cargo vessel near Turkey's coast. |
| 0:20.6 | It's the first such incident since Russia withdrew from the Black Sea deal to allow Ukraine to export grain by sea. |
| 0:27.6 | The BBC's Europe Regional Editor, Dabri Danny Aberhard, spoke to my colleague, Oliver Conway. |
| 0:33.2 | Well, Russia has already attacked a Ukrainian port infrastructure since pulling out of the grain deal. |
| 0:38.8 | It hits civilian ships in places like Odeska, Chernomorsk, the big seaport. |
| 0:44.2 | It's also struck the port of Ismail, which is thought to be the point of destination of this ship. |
| 0:49.4 | But the fact that it's the first time that it's targeted a civilian vessel heading for Ukraine, I think, is significant. |
| 0:55.4 | Now, Ukraine's infrastructure minister has accused the Russians of trying to intimidate commercial shipping |
| 1:02.0 | and all this feeds into the wider picture of tensions in the Black Sea, Oli, and fears for exports of things like food, stuff, but also other commodities. |
| 1:11.2 | Yeah, because this wasn't a Ukrainian vessel. Do we know who was operating it? |
| 1:15.4 | Well, the vessel itself is flagged from Palau, but that seems to be a flag of convenience. |
| 1:19.6 | Since its home port is Istanbul, the Turkish biggest city, and the name of the ship is a Turkish name, |
| 1:25.6 | so I think it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that there's a strong Turkish connection here. |
| 1:31.0 | And Turkey, obviously, is keen to investigate the incident. |
| 1:34.0 | We're not quite sure exactly how far off the Turkish coast this took place, but that's one of the things that the Turks will be looking into. |
| 1:41.6 | Danny Aberhard there. Now, let's see the numbers. |
| 1:44.6 | Shares and property developer, Country Gardens, lumped to a low after its expanded trading in at least 10 of its mainland bonds. |
| 1:52.6 | Asian markets generally are down, Hong Kong's hang sang by 1.5%, and China's CSI 300 down 7 tenths of a percent. |
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