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Rio Paralympics stages final show in shadow of tragedy
RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio on Sunday closes a Paralympic Games that many feared would be a fiasco but which turned into a triumph, though marred in the final hours by the death of an Iranian cyclist, reports BSS. Eleven days of competition where China dominated the medals table, followed by Britain, Ukraine and the United States, were ending Sunday with...
Russia votes in parliamentary polls, Putin secure
MOSCOW: Russians on Sunday voted in parliamentary polls, with parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin set to maintain their dominance despite the Kremlin making a show of cleaning up the vote after mass protests last time around. The nationwide elections follow several years of tumult that have seen the country annex Crimea from Ukraine, lurch...
Ukrainian National Circus debuts new show in Kiev
…read more Source: English China News Service
Russia votes in parliamentary election with firm Putin grip
Girls walk past election campaign posters of candidates running for deputies ahead of parliamentary elections in Russia.– Reuters photo Voting has begun in earnest in Russia’s parliamentary election, dominated by president Vladimir Putin’s supporters. Far Eastern regions were the first to vote in a country spanning 11 time zones. The...
Russia votes for new parliament with Putin secure
MOSCOW: Russians began voting in parliamentary polls late Saturday, with parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin set to maintain their dominance despite the Kremlin making a show of cleaning up the vote after mass protests last time around. The nationwide elections follow several years of tumult that have seen the country annex Crimea from...
Putin offers tacit support for ‘pro-Russia’ US candidate
President Vladimir Putin’s third term has been marked by efforts to stamp out US influence in Russia (AFP Photo/Michael Klimentyev) MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered what appeared to be his strongest support yet for US presidential candidate Donald Trump — without explicitly naming him. “We are carefully watching...
Slovakia’s Fico says Ukraine doing less than Russia to meet Minsk deal
Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk agreement, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian central bank cuts key interest rate
MOSCOW- Russia’s central bank cut Friday its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 10 percent, but warned it couldn’t provide another quick jolt to jump-start stalled economic growth, reports BSS. The Bank of Russia said in a statement that the cut, the first since June and widely expected by analysts, was possible thanks to...
Slovakia's Fico says Ukraine doing less than Russia to meet Minsk deal
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk agreement, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Nishikori helps Japan return to Davis Cup elite
TOKYO – Kei Nishikori teamed up with Yuichi Sugita in a dominant doubles victory as Japan completed a 3-0 defeat of Ukraine to return to the Davis Cup’s top table Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
