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Russia suspends US joint nuclear energy research
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia said Wednesday it was suspending joint research on nuclear energy projects with the United States, as Moscows standoff with the West shows no sign of abating.The Russian foreign ministry said Moscow could no longer trust Washington in such a sensitive sphere.The move came after Russian President Vladimir Putin on...
Andy Murray reaches Quarterfinal of China Open
BEIJING (AFP) – Andy Murray stormed into the China Open quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Andrey Kuznetsov on Wednesday, as on the outer courts the tournaments younger players appeared in control.The 49th-ranked Russian broke Murrays serve in the first game, battling through four deuces to take the first point of the match.The...
Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States
MOSCOW – Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a countermeasure against Washington for imposing sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. The government also said it was… …read more Source:...
Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with US
Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a countermeasure against Washington for imposing sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: GMA News...
UK’s ‘Fake Sheikh’ sting king guilty of perverting trial
LONDON: British undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood, known for his “Fake Sheikh” disguise and string of celebrity tabloid stings, was found guilty Wednesday of perverting the course of justice. Mahmood, who conceals his identity after a series of alleged death threats, is famous for his front-page scoops in which he poses as a wealthy figure...
Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a countermeasure against Washington for imposing sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
China Open: Kvitova dumps out defending champion Muguruza
Petra Kvitova breezed past defending champion Garbine Muguruza 6-1 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals, while world number one Angelique Kerber battled past Barbora Strycova in the second round of the China Open on Wednesday. Kvitova, the winner of last week’s Wuhan Open title, won three of her four break point opportunities against the...
Germany says no proposals for sanctions against Russia over Syria
There are no international proposals to impose sanctions on Russia over its role in Syria, a spokesman for Germany’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, shortly before officials from a group of Western countries meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis. “At the moment, I know no one, either in Berlin or anywhere else, who has such...
Moscow is bankrolling Ukraine rebels: ex-separatist official
MOSCOW – A former senior official from breakaway eastern Ukraine said Russia directly finances pensions and public sector salaries in the two pro-Russian regions there. The assertion by former separatist minister Alexander Khodakovsky… …read more Source:...
Putin calls to boost Russia’s defences
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for a boost of Russia’s defences to keep the nation “strong” as he opened the new parliament session amid a fresh upsurge in tensions with the United States. Putin addressed the State Duma after a crushing victory for ruling party United Russia at elections last month that...
