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MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russian investigators have dropped murder charges against prominent businessman Ilya Traber and freed ​him from custody, state media ‌reported on Monday. Traber, 75, has been a leading business figure for decades in St Petersburg, where he has held extensive ‌investments ​in ports and logistics. ⁠He was detained ⁠in June in connection with the fatal shooting of a businessman and politician, Alexander Petrov, in 2020, Russian ​media reported at the time.

Aug 31 (Reuters) – The UAE air force engaged a drone ​over its territorial ‌waters that had come from Iran, the defence ministry said in ‌a ​statement on ⁠Monday. It did not ⁠provide further details on the drone, including whether it was ​shot down or its intended target.

HONG KONG, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Shares of online fast-fashion retailer ​Shein dropped ‌more than 10% in gray-market trading on Monday ahead of its ‌Hong ​Kong Stock ⁠Exchange debut ⁠on Tuesday. The company raised $1.7 billion at HK$48.56 a share, valuing ​the company at about $26.5 billion, sources ⁠told ⁠Reuters. Shein’s gray-market trading ​in major Hong Kong ​brokers Futu Securities, Bright ‌Smart and Phillip Securities, all dropped more than 10% ⁠within a few minutes after trading began.

By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) – The Southeastern Conference said it’s ready to defend itself at a hearing Thursday in Louisiana against a temporary restraining order preventing the league from penalizing schools that play football players who have signed with NFL teams.

SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Singapore will deploy S$220 million ($172.83 million) over three years to strengthen its fintech ecosystem and boost innovation and ​the adoption of technology across the ‌financial sector, the city-state’s central bank announced on Monday.

Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. special envoy John Coale has said he hopes to secure the release of hundreds of additional prisoners from Belarus next ​month and will go there in person ‌to try to seal the deal. Coale, who said his diplomacy had already persuaded Belarus to free up to 800 political prisoners in return for the U.S. easing some of its sanctions ‌on ​Minsk, made his comments to Voice ⁠of America’s Russian language ⁠service who published his comments on its website over the weekend.

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A U.N. committee said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial discrimination it ​says persists today.

TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japanese automakers ​Nissan and ‌Honda said on Monday they ‌will ​jointly ⁠develop standardised electronic ⁠control units of software-defined vehicles and ​in-vehicle operating ⁠systems. The ⁠companies plan ​to equip ​next-generation vehicles with architecture ‌incorporating the electronic control ⁠units and software from the ⁠2029 financial ‌year ⁠onward, ​they ‌said in ​a joint ⁠statement. (Reporting by Daniel Leussink, Editing by Chang-Ran ​Kim)

NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Flight delays at Kenya’s main international airport on Monday affected thousands of travellers as airport workers’ go-slow strike action continued into its second day, with the main union saying ​negotiations were ongoing.

ANKARA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy expanded 2.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, official ​data showed on Monday, ‌less than forecast, with growth slowing for the fourth consecutive quarter. Second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.1% from ‌the ​previous quarter on ⁠a seasonally and ⁠calendar-adjusted basis, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed.