Rouble firms after Putin announcent that Russia would start selling its gas to ‘unfriendly countries’ in roubles. Updated at 0654 on 23 Mar 2023 The Russian rouble briefly leapt to a three-week high past 95 against the dollar on Wednesday in Moscow, before settling close to 100, after President Vladimir Putin said Russia would start…
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School children killed in Russia’s Kazan
By our reporter MOSCOW – Updated at 16:10 GMT on Tuesday 11 May 2012 At least seven school children and one teacher dead, many more wounded, after lone 19-year-old shooter opened fire in a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s republic of Tatarstan. A gunman has attacked a school in the Russian city of…
China’s economy could double in size by 2035, over taking US – Bank of America.
In terms of post-Covid recovery, China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has a good chance to double its GDP by 2035, according to Helen Qiao, head of Asia economics at Bank of America Global Research. She told CNBC that some reform measures would help China get there. The doubling…
Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years
By James Griffiths, E K Benj & Nectar Gan Updated at 10:24am on Monday, 28th December 20 Hong Kong – An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a Shanghai court, her lawyer said Monday. A former lawyer, Zhang Zhan…
Hundreds of endangered seals mysteriously found dead on the shores of Russia’s Caspian Sea.
13th December 2020, 17:27 GMT Moscow, Russia – By E K Benj Disturbing images have emerged after 272 endangered Caspian seals were found washed up on the beaches of Dagestan. The mammal can only be found in the world’s largest inland body of water, which borders five Eurasian countries. According to Rosrybolovstvo, the Federal Agency…
Putin, Medvedev Set to become ‘Senators for Life’ as Possible 2024 Kremlin Departure date approaches; Parliament Approves Plan.
Moscow – Russia Russia’s State Duma has ratified a Bill that may give Russian President Vladimir Putin a permanent post in the powerful Federation Council for life. Putin has previously indicated he may stand down at the end of his current term. The new legislation, which passed its first reading on Tuesday, states that “a President…
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