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Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’
Dec22

Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’

MOSCOW (AFP) – The Kremlin said Wednesday that nearly all the communication channels between Moscow and Washington were frozen, local media reported. Practically all levels of dialogue with the United States are frozen, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Mir TV, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. We dont communicate with one another....

Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’
Dec21

Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Wednesday that nearly all the communication channels between Moscow and Washington were frozen, local media reported. “Practically all levels of dialogue with the United States are frozen,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Mir TV, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. “We don’t communicate...

Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’
Dec21

Kremlin says almost all Russia-US dialogue ‘frozen’

The Kremlin said Wednesday that nearly all the communication channels between Moscow and Washington were frozen, local media reported. “Practically all levels of dialogue with the United States are frozen,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Mir TV, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. “We don’t communicate with one another. Or we do...

From Panama Papers to impeachments: 2016 rocked by corruption scandals
Dec21

From Panama Papers to impeachments: 2016 rocked by corruption scandals

From the Panama Papers to the impeachments of the presidents of Brazil and South Korea, 2016 was a year marked by corruption scandals, and by rising public outrage over graft. The question is, will that translate into a lasting demand for cleaner politics? “A new phenomenon” is being seen, said Jose Ugaz, a renowned Peruvian lawyer and the...

US sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine
Dec21

US sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine

The United States on Tuesday targeted more Russian businessmen and companies over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, slapping them with US sanctions in a move Moscow criticized as hostile. The measures come a month before US President Barack Obama hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump, who has praised...

From Panama Papers to impeachments: 2016 rocked by corruption scandals
Dec21

From Panama Papers to impeachments: 2016 rocked by corruption scandals

PANAMA CITY (AFP) – From the Panama Papers to the impeachments of the presidents of Brazil and South Korea, 2016 was a year marked by corruption scandals, and by rising public outrage over graft.The question is, will that translate into a lasting demand for cleaner politics?A new phenomenon is being seen, said Jose Ugaz, a renowned Peruvian...

Here are the 21 ‘worst’ airlines in the world
Dec20

Here are the 21 ‘worst’ airlines in the world

North Korea-based Air Koryo has been named the worst airline of 2016, according to leading airline reviewer Skytrax. The aviation rating website assessed airlines on the basis of the quality of their product and services. According to a star-based ranking system, Air Koryo was the only airline on the list to receive a single star. While some...

41 die in Siberia after drinking bath oil for alcoholic kicks
Dec20

41 die in Siberia after drinking bath oil for alcoholic kicks

MOSCOW: At least 41 residents of the Siberian city of Irkutsk have died after drinking scented bath oil in a desperate search for an alcoholic high in one of the deadliest cases of its kind in years, Russian investigators said on Monday. Use of counterfeit or surrogate alcohol is rife in Russia’s regions, where two years of economic pain...

Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute
Dec17

Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute

TOKYO: Russia and Japan on Friday signalled there was no resolution after a two-day summit to a decades-long territorial dispute that has blocked them from achieving a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks in Abe´s ancestral hometown and in Tokyo,...

Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute
Dec16

Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute

TOKYO (AFP) – Russia and Japan on Friday signalled there was no resolution after a two-day summit to a decades-long territorial dispute that has blocked them from achieving a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks in Abe’s ancestral...