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Deutsche Bank is getting out of Russia
Deutsche Bank is closing its Russian corporate banking arm in Russia and send its regional chief, Joerg Bongartz, back to Frankfurt. The bank said Bongartz’s move was “long planned,” while the decision to close the corporate banking and securities unit “has been made in order to reduce complexity, costs, risks, and capital...
Diary chronicles life under fire in separatist Ukraine
Moscow (AFP) – “All in all, it wasn’t a bad week. I didn’t die,” a mystery diarist writes from an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine.”Donbass Diary”, which chronicles civilian life in the midst of the separatist conflict there, is among the first to do so from a personal vantage point.Laced with dark...
Shells silent, stressed Ukraine fighters face alcohol threat
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Some Ukrainian troops play hours of football while others take dips in the sea as they try to adjust to a sudden drop in fighting following a fresh ceasefire deal.Kiev’s war commanders are ready to allow almost anything to save soldiers from the gravest danger facing them during the current tentative truce...
Fiorina shines early; Rubio, Christie do, too, at GOP debate
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump and 10 more Republican candidates for president met at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for the party’s second prime-time debate. Five takeaways from Wednesday night’s debate:___FIORINA’S DOMINANT PRESENCECarly Fiorina wasn’t even supposed to be on...
Zagreb stun Arsenal as Roma hold Barca to draw
Paris (AFP) – European minnows Dinamo Zagreb shocked 10-man Arsenal 2-1 on Wednesday to win for the first time in 16 Champions League matches.Reigning champions Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Roma while Chelsea thumped Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4-0.An Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain own goal and a header from Junior Fernandes gave Dinamo three points...
Sweden is making a bunch of war pacts amid ominous warnings from Russia
With an official policy of neutrality dating back to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden has avoided the worst of the violence that has shaped Europe over the past 200 years. But now, with the threat of an aggressive Russia across the Baltic, Stockholm has started pursuing military partnerships with gusto. As Russian military ships and planes...
The Obama administration is worried that Putin is about to pull a fast one in New York
US President Barack Obama is considering meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he comes to New York this month for the United Nations General Assembly, but the Obama administration doesn’t know if that’s a good idea. White House officials are reportedly trying to decide whether the two leaders should meet to “work...
Russian pranksters claim Putin hoax call to Elton John
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian pranksters say they fooled Elton John into believing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had given him a call.The British star on Tuesday posted a message on Instagram, thanking Putin for calling him to discuss gay rights in Russia and inviting him for a meeting in Moscow. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied...
These are the countries that are going to get hit hardest if the Fed hikes rates tomorrow
The Federal Reserve makes a momentous decision on Thursday, and it may finally raise US interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis. That’s not just big news for the United States. It’s big news for economies around the world, and the dollar has more influence than any other currency globally. Some emerging markets...
This interactive map shows you all the cool Instagram posts that are popping up around you
Instagram’s location feature is useful for highlighting exactly where your friends are hanging out without you so you can be jealous. But it doesn’t quite let you visualize what type of pictures are being posted around your home — or those nearby the place you’re visiting. But thankfully Rulan Tarakanov, a Ukrainian web...
