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The local governor stated that the port of Taman in Russias Krasnodar region was attacked by drones. Oil storage tanks, warehouses, and docks at Taman port were damaged in the drone attack.Local officials said that on the night of February 14-15, Ukrainian drones carried out attacks in several areas of Krasnodar Oblast in southern Russia, targeting an oil depot.February 15th - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement on the 14th saying that it has received reports of recombinant monkeypox virus strains in recent months, with two patients infected with a new strain resulting from the recombination of branch Ib and branch IIb strains. However, the risk of monkeypox infection in the general population without specific risk factors remains "low".February 15th - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened lending rules for companies engaged in proprietary trading of stocks and commodities and providing leveraged services to clients, in the latest move aimed at curbing speculation. In a statement released on its website on Friday, the RBI said all credit to securities firms must be secured by collateral, and loans to clients proprietary trading or brokerage investment businesses will be prohibited. The RBI stated that the so-called prudential rules for capital market intermediaries such as stock and commodity brokers will take effect on April 1st. These stricter measures will increase financing costs for proprietary trading firms and squeeze their profit margins.February 15th - According to reports on the 13th local time, US chocolate prices continue to rise due to factors such as supply shortages in major global cocoa-producing regions, with a year-on-year increase exceeding 14%. Data from the US market research company DataCollection shows that from January 1st to early February this year, US chocolate retail prices rose 14.4% year-on-year. Specifically, chocolate prices in cities like Denver and Los Angeles rose by approximately 17% year-on-year, while the Dallas-Fort Worth area saw a surge of 19%. The rise in US chocolate prices is mainly due to the global shortage of cocoa beans, the core ingredient. West Africa accounts for about 70% of global cocoa bean production, and extreme weather led to poor harvests, pushing cocoa futures prices to historical highs. Although international cocoa prices have recently fallen significantly, the US chocolate market is still digesting previously purchased high-priced raw material inventory, and the upward trend in chocolate prices may continue in the short term.
