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U.S., Russian envoys to discuss Ukraine soon – Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that the United States’ special representative on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, would soon meet a senior aide to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Competition over mammoth meat may have wiped out Neanderthals
Neanderthals may have been wiped out due a direct competition with early humans for meat, say scientists who found that for both species mammoths were the primary source of meat. Scientists studied the diet of anatomically modern humans and were able to refute the theory that the diet of early representatives of Homo sapiens was more flexible...
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang, on July 29, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian...
Germany’s FDP urges new approach to Russia’s annexation of Crimea
51 min 40 sec agoBERLIN – Germany may have to accept Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimea regio …read more Source:...
Germany's FDP urges new approach to Russia's annexation of Crimea
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany may have to accept Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine as a “permanent provisional arrangement,” the head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) told a newspaper chain in comments published on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Sanctions not to undermine Putin’s administration, but to contribute to reduction of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: David Setter
According to senior researcher at Hudson University, USSR, and Russian affairs analyst David Setter it would be good for the Russians to understand that further aggression will be costly for them 1976-1982 Financial Times newspaper correspondent in Moscow, 1982 The … …read more Source:...
New EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law – Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday the European Union’s decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea was politically motivated and illegal. …read more Source: The...
Tennis: Wimbledon champ Muguruza storms into Stanford semis
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza swept into the semi-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament at Stanford on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Ana Konjuh.Spanish top seed Muguruza needed just 62 minutes to get past the fifth-seeded Croatian, breaking Konjuhs serve five times and never trailing in their first career...
Isa Akberbayev KO’s Ukrainian fighter, claims WBA title
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakh boxer Isa Akberbayev beat his opponent in the boxing night in the Russian city of Sochi, Sports.kz refers to the “Profi Boxing of Kazakhstan” VK group. …read more Source:...
Multilateral development banks increase financing for CIS projects
BISHKEK (TCA) — Multilateral development banks (MDBs) increased financing for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) projects, including in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in Q2 2017 compared to Q1 2017 by 125% or up to US $2.36 billion, according to the Review of Investment Activities of Multilateral...
