Section: Business Insider (USA)
This may have been the most embarrassing moment in the history of the world’s strongest military alliance
NATO may be the strongest military alliance in the history of the world. Among its many accomplishments over the course of its 66-year history, the alliance protected Europe from Soviet expansion during the Cold War, intervened to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, and provided air support for the rebels who overthew Libyan dictator Muammar...
Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian military aircraft moving towards UK airspace
The Royal Air Force sent jets to intercept two Russian military aircraft approaching UK airspace to the north of Scotland. According to an RAF spokesperson: “RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched today from RAF Lossiemouth after unidentified aircraft were tracked flying towards UK airspace.” “The planes...
Russia’s chocolate ‘art’, luxury morale booster
Moscow (AFP) – Portraits of Audrey Hepburn and Charlie Chaplin, views of Venetian canals or a growling lion, these artworks all have something in common outside hefty pricetags — they’re edible.Long known in the West, “chocolate painting” was introduced in Russia about a decade ago but until lately, remained the...
Russia said the ruble has gotten too strong and now it’s tumbling (USD, RUB)
The Russian ruble tumbled on Thursday after the Russian Central Bank sent a signal that its currency had gotten too strong. The currency was down about by as much as 2.7% to 50.6370 rubles to the dollar after closing above 50 per dollar for two days. In morning trade on Thursday, the ruble was trading at around 50.10 to the dollar. On Thursday,...
The 10 smartest countries based on math and science
Singapore is the smartest country in the world, followed by Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Finland, Estonia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Canada rounding out the top 10. The BBC says this is the conclusion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an economic think tank that outlined its findings in a new report...
Kerry says ‘critical moment’ for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce
Antalya (Turkey) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said it was a critical moment for Russia and separatists to fulfil a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, following his talks a day earlier with President Vladimir Putin.Kerry said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Turkey that it is a “critical moment...
US, Russia vow to boost cooperation, but no concrete progress
Sochi (Russia) (AFP) – Russia and the United States vowed to improve strained ties after “frank” talks between President Vladimir Putin and top US diplomat John Kerry, but there was no concrete breakthrough after eight hours of meetings.Kerry’s trip to the Black Sea resort of Sochi was the highest level US visit to Russia...
A former congressman mistakenly blamed Islam when he couldn’t buy booze at Walmart
Former Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) apparently made an embarrassing error after he couldn’t buy alcohol from a particular Walmart cashier in Dallas, Texas. In a since-updated blog post on his site, the conservative firebrand suggested on Monday that he wasn’t allow to purchase booze from the employee because the cashier was Muslim and...
Report by murdered politician estimates Russians lost over $54 billion since Crimea’s annexation
The explosive posthumous report by Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, titled “Putin. War,” was published on Tuesday. The 64-page report alleges that Russia indeed played an active part in the war in Ukraine, despite the Kremlin’s ongoing denial of any involvement. It also noted that the Russian people paid a very heavy...
The last report of murdered Russian opposition politician claims Putin spent billions on mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
Prominent Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down on the streets of Moscow in February, has had his final report published today by his former colleagues. It promises to be explosive. The 64-page report, titled simply “Putin. War”, contains all of the evidence collected by Nemtsov in the final months of his...
