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Nord Stream 2: Poland and Ukraine threaten legal action should Russia use gas ‘blackmail’
Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline called Nord Stream 2 under the Baltic. Poland and Ukraine said Wednesday they would take legal action against Russian plans for a second gas pipeline to the EU, a project they allege Moscow could use for political “blackmail”.Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline...
Politics: The 25 most powerful militaries in the world
Some of the rankings are surprising. An all-out fight may be the only real way to compare military strength, but fortunately, the world hasn’t had many opportunities lately. Despite an increasingly tense situation in the South China Sea, continued fighting in Ukraine, and proxy wars throughout the Middle East, warfare between nation-states...
AFC Champions League: Elkeson leads China’s Brazilian carnival
Andre Villas-Boas's SIPG kept their 100 percent record in Group F with a 3-2 win against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. Shanghai SIPG’s prolific marksman Elkeson scored with an outrageous 45-yard effort as China’s Brazilian imports justified their expensive price tags in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday. Hulk, a 55 million...
Tech: 10 things in tech you need to know today
The US Department of Justice will reportedly indict two hackers over Yahoo, Mark Zuckerberg has been criticised over his comments about diversity, and former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris will launch a new fund. Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday morning. 1. The US Department of Justice is reportedly going to...
Indian Wells: Angelique Kerber ousted in fourth-round exit
Russia's 14th-seeded Vesnina toppled the second-seeded German 6-3, 6-3 to book a quarter-final clash. Angelique Kerber won’t celebrate her return to world number one with an Indian Wells title after a shock fourth-round exit on Tuesday at the hands of Elena Vesnina.Russia’s 14th-seeded Vesnina toppled the second-seeded German...
Politics: Former White House national security pick Monica Crowley is now reportedly working for a pro-Russian oligarch
Monica Crowley, who lost a position on the National Security Council amid plagiarism allegations, has now reportedly landed a job with a Ukrainian oligarch. Monica Crowley, who lost a position on the Trump administration’s National Security Council amid plagiarism allegations, has reportedly landed a job with a Ukrainian oligarch. Crowley...
Trump: US president cancels meeting with Merkel over snowstorms
The meeting between the two leaders have now been postponed to Friday, the White House said on Monday. The expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday has been cancelled due to the looming massive winter storm in parts of U.S.The meeting between the two leaders have now been postponed to...
Finance: 53 photos of Russia’s decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union
Archived photographs of the 1990s Yeltsin-era in Russia following the dissolution of the USSR. In 1991, Boris Yeltsin stood atop a tank in front of the parliament building in Moscow and called on the people to resist the communist hardliners in the August coup. Several months later, at the end of the year, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
Jens Stoltenberg: NATO head says more defence spending ‘essential’ to US ties
Trump caused dismay in Europe when he said on the campaign trail that NATO was "obsolete". NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday told allies to boost defence spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump, if they want to preserve crucial transatlantic defence ties.”This is essential for the continued strength of the...
WTA Indian Wells: Muguruza rallies to beat US teen at tournament
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a fierce challenge from US teenager Kayla Day Sunday to reach the fourth round of the WTA Indian Wells hard court tournament. French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a fierce challenge from US teenager Kayla Day Sunday to reach the fourth round of the WTA Indian Wells hard court tournament.The...
