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In Venezuela, Russia risks losing an ally and billions
MOSCOW: As President Nicolas Maduro’s rule hangs in the balance in Venezuela, Russia risks losing its long-cultivated main ally in Latin America and billions invested in oil and arms contracts.Russian President Vladimir Putin spent years building up an alliance with Venezuela’s late populist leader Hugo Chavez and his successor...
Turkish skier steals the show on first day of Naltar Ski Cup
NALTAR: Turkish skier Usta Berkin dominated his opponents in the men’s giant slalom category during the opening day of the 3rd Chief Air Staff (CAS) Karakoram International Alpine Ski Cup being held at the scenic Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ski resort in Naltar. Ukrainian skiers Tsibelekno Levko and Nariichyn Andriy remained second and third...
Ukraine's Poroshenko launches bid for second term as president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko launched his bid for a second five-year term in front of thousands of supporters on Tuesday, ahead of a tight election race in March. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko seeks re-election
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Global cyber attack could cause US$85 billion-US$193 billion worth of damages
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. (Reuters pic)LONDON: A coordinated global cyber attack, spread through malicious email, could cause economic damages anywhere between US$85 billion and US$193 billion, a hypothetical scenario developed as a stress test for risk...
Danish minister calls for EU-wide sanctions on Russia over Azov Sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s foreign minister called on Tuesday for European Union-wide sanctions on Russia over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea. …read more Source: The...
Safar Mehdiyev: Azerbaijan works on launching eTIR system on East-West route with partners
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Ukraine are working on launching the eTIR system (digitalization of document flow within international road traffic) on the East-West route, Safar Mehdiyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan, said in an exclusive interview with Trend. …read more Source:...
Kazakhstan to expand geography of non-primary exports in 2019
ASTANA (TCA) — Over the first 11 months of 2018, Kazakhstan’s total exports grew by 26.4% compared to the same period in 2017, and non-primary exports amounted to $14.3 billion, Deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Arystan Kabikenov said at a press conference in Astana on January 28, the official website of the Prime...
Suspect nabbed in brazen art theft from Moscow museum
MOSCOW: A man who snatched a 19’th-century painting off the wall in a busy Moscow museum and calmy walked out has been arrested, authorities said on Monday.The suspect took a Crimean landscape by Russian artist Arkhip Kuindzhi and carried it through a room filled with visitors on Sunday evening, footage aired on state television showed. It...
Facebook tightens paid ads rules ahead of EU elections
Figurines are seen in front of the Facebook logo in this illustration taken March 20, 2018. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS: Facebook said on Monday it will beef up its rules and safeguards around political adverts to prevent foreign interference in elections, including those in Europe this year. The world’s largest social network has faced pressure...
