Energy shares knock UK FTSE on China woes, Russia sanctions
LONDON: Energy shares pushed Britain's top share index lower on Monday, hit by the combination of slowing economic growth in China, the world's top energy consumer, and new sanctions against Russia. Oil firm BP was the single biggest drag on the FTSE 100 ...
Putin Allies Win Russia Regional Vote as Moscow Turnout Plunges
President Vladimir Putin’s party won regional elections in Russia, gaining the most seats in Moscow as well as in Crimea, the region the country annexed from Ukraine in March, according to preliminary results. The ruling United Russia party and its ...
Why Dustin Lance Black Wrote a Show About LGBTI Life in Russia
The one-night-only event on Monday in NYC stars Sting, Patty LuPone and "Orange Is the New Black's" Laverne Cox The show is being hosted by Jane Lynch, who says of the show, "Hosting this kind of an event is really just moving the festivities along and ...
Energy shares knock FTSE on China woes, Russia sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – Energy shares pushed Britain’s top share index lower on Monday, hit by the combination of slowing economic growth in China, the world’s top energy consumer, and new sanctions against Russia. Oil firm BP was the single ...
Russia's Ruling Party Heads to Victory in Crimea Polls
Russia's ruling party headed to a convincing victory in Crimea polls on Monday, with a preliminary count showing it won more than 70 percent in the first local elections since the peninsula's annexation from Ukraine in March. "Currently the Crimea regional ...
Russia Mulls Bitcoin Ban, Deputy Finance Minister: "People Can't Use Surrogate Currencies as Tender"
Russia is prepared to stomp out Bitcoin, again. Comments from the Russian Ministry of Finance confirm the draft of a new bill which would severely restrict use of cryptocurrency in the country — if enforced. According to Russia Today, Deputy Finance ...
