Iran And Russia Are Exposing A Glaring Hole In The US-Led Strategy Against ISIS
Over the weekend, Paris hosted an international conference to discuss military measures against ISIS militants who are now embedded from Aleppo to Baghdad. The talks were attended by European and Arab states, the five UN Security Council permanent members ...
Russia's Mail.Ru ends VKontakte dispute with $1.5 billion deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mail.Ru Group, majority-owned by Russia's richest man Alisher Usmanov, has resolved a shareholder dispute over the country's biggest social network VKontakte (VK), buying out a rival co-investor for $1.47 billion (908.36 million pounds).
Russia needs government investment to avoid recession, former finance minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia risks slipping into recession because the government is not investing enough in the economy to weather Western sanctions, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday, criticizing the strategy so far. A strong advocate of ...
Russia's energy minister to meet Opec as oil price falls more
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak will meet the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) officials in Vienna, his spokeswoman said, as oil's price fall piled pressure on Moscow's budget. The annual meeting had been planned long before ...
Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting
KIEV: Ukraine said on Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum.
Russia playing games with gas supplies to spread concern: Romania
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's energy minister said on Tuesday Russia was playing games with gas supplies to cause concerns in EU states, after analysts warned that Moscow could use the flows to retaliate against sanctions imposed over its role in Ukraine.
Opel to Scale Back Operations in Russia
FRANKFURT — Opel, the European unit of General Motors, said on Tuesday it would cut production and hundreds of jobs in Russia amid declining sales and profitability, and dispatched a senior manager from Germany to take charge of operations there.
GM’s Opel Cuts Russia Production as Car Market Declines
General Motors Co. (GM)’s European division Opel is cutting jobs in Russia as the country’s car market shrinks amid political turmoil and a weakening currency. The automaker’s plant in St. Petersburg is reducing operations to one shift a day from two ...
Tours to Russia and services we provide: visa, accommodation, guided tours — OstWest.com
Ost-West Kontaktservice of St. Petersburg Russia offers individual and group tours. This German ran company provides their clients with Russian visas - tourist and business, registration, accommodation and guided tours.
Carb tolerance related to geography?
"People living in historically agricultural societies like Japan had, on average, seven copies of AMY1, while people near the arctic circle in places like Yakut, Russia had, on average, four copies of AMY1." The post Carb tolerance related to geography? appeared first on elsbethvaino.com.
Russia slams Washington for fuelling Ukraine crisis - EurActiv
EurActiv Russia slams Washington for fuelling Ukraine crisis EurActiv Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov blamed the USA and some of their closest political friends in the EU and Ukraine for sowing discord between Ukraine and Russia and driving “a deep and wide wedge between Russia and Europe”. I ...
Talk About Double Standards…..
From the latest BBC report on the Ukraine crisis: Russia denies sending troops and heavy weaponry to help the rebels, as alleged by Ukraine and the West. and a little later in the report: About 1,300 soldiers from 15 countries – including the US and other Nato members – are continuing military exerc ...
Affordable IQ400W dual-SIM Windows Pone by Fly available in Russia
Microsoft has paired with some interesting new OEMs after removing the license fee for its mobile platform, and Fly can be added to the list with the new [IQ400W Windows Phone(http://www.fly-phone.com/devices/smartphones/era_windows_eng/). This latest dual-SIM handset, which is powered by Windows Ph ...
Ukraine ratifies key EU association deal
Ukrainian and European parliaments pass the political and economic association agreement, despite Russia's objections.
Ukraine ratifies EU association pact; grants autonomy to rebellious east
The ratification vote draws a line under the issue that last year sparked Ukraine's crisis, resulting in the ousting of the president, annexation of Crimea by Russia and a war with the Russia-backed separatists that has killed more than 2,600 people. The post Ukraine ratifies EU association pact; gr ...
ArtRx NYC
Cover of East Village Eye, issue 22, June 1982 (via printedmatter.org) This week, New York continues to celebrate the fall season and nothing is slowing down. Here are some key suggestions. Check out the epoch-charting East Village Eye at Printed Matter, Chashama’s open studios in Sunset Park, the B ...
Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues Full Steam Ahead
The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran. Photo: Nanking2012 / WikiCommons. Iran’s nuclear weapons program, now operating largely outside Barack Obama’s attention span, is still making steady progress. While Ukraine’s crisis and the creation of the menacing “Islamic State” in the ruins of Syria an ...
[Ticker] EU and Ukrainian parliaments ratify treaty
The European Parliament and the Ukrainian assembly have ratified an EU association and free trade agreement in a joint session set up by video-link. The trade part enters into life in 2016 under an EU-Russia-Ukraine deal to put off Russian trade penalties and lifting of Ukraine tariffs on EU goods. ...
