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Court orders Russia to pay compensation for Greenpeace ship seizure
AMSTERDAM: A court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay compensation for seizing the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise during a protest against an offshore oil platform two years ago. The Permanent Court of Arbitration, which resolves disputes between states, said the decision was taken unanimously on Aug. 14, but it was not published until...
Credit scheme backfired, hiking greenhouse gases: Study
A global scheme meant to keep atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in check instead caused some 600 million tons of excess emissions, researchers said Monday.They blamed a loophole in the Kyoto Protocol’s Joint Implementation (JI) mechanism which allowed countries to earn and sell credits for emissions cuts which were “not...
US to deploy F-22 Raptor fighter jets in Europe
The United States soon will deploy F-22 Raptors in Europe, sending the stealth fighter jets to reassure NATO partners concerned about Russia’s actions in Ukraine, a Pentagon official has said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Radwanska cruises to win in Connecticut Open
Agnieszka Radwanska breezed into the second round of the Connecticut Open with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over American CoCo Vandeweghe on Monday at Connecticut Tennis Center.The Krakow, Poland native needed only 65 minutes to set up a second-round meeting with France’s Aliza Cornet, who advanced with a three-set win against Yulia Putintseva of...
Russian ruble falls to 2015 low as stocks plunge
MOSCOW, Russia—Russia’s battered ruble sank Monday to its lowest point this year as Asian and European stock markets nosedived on concerns over the Chinese economy. Moscow’sdollar-denominated RTS stock index had tumbled 4.94 percent by the close of trading as the euro passed the symbolic 80-ruble mark for the first time since...
Defending champ Rosol wins Winston-Salem opener
Defending champion Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic opened with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory Monday over Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open.The 6-foot-5 Rosol served 14 aces and took advantage of a break point in the seventh game of the first set to improve to 3-1 all-time against Gulbis, and 2-1 this year, in...
How China’s tremors could weaken the world’s major economies
China is exporting something new to the world economy: Fear.Global investors are quaking over the prospect of a devastating slump in the world’s second-biggest economy. And they’re fast losing confidence that China’s policymakers, seemingly so sure-footed in the past, know how to solve the problem.The worst-case scenario is that...
Rahmon expresses interest in cooperation with Kiev
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U.S. F-22 Raptors to be deployed to Europe amid NATO concerns over Russia
The United States soon will deploy F-22 Raptors in Europe, sending the stealth fighter jets to reassure NATO partners concerned about Russia’s actions in Ukraine, a Pentagon official said Monday. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James did not offer specifics about where or when the single-seat jets would be deployed, citing operational...
US to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe – Air Force secretary
The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
