Section: Business Insider (USA)
Blanc satisfied with PSG start, Di Maria impact
Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc admitted bigger tests await his side after they began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win against Malmo.Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani got the goals as PSG, quarter-finalists in each of the last three seasons, saw off the Swedish champions at the Parc des Princes in Group...
Russia could have a dark ulterior motive for propping up Assad’s regime in Syria
There may be more at play with Russia’s expanding role in Syria than just influence in the Middle East. Kemlin authorities reportedly have an ulterior motive for supporting the regime of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad: Getting jihadists out of Russia, where they might attack the homeland, and sending them into Syria. Russia...
Former Kremlin insider expects 2-year economic downturn
MOSCOW (AP) — A close associate of Vladimir Putin, who recently lost his job as Russia’s railways chief in a reshuffle seen as a sign of increasing Kremlin infighting, says the nation’s economic downturn will last at least two more years amid ongoing Western sanctions.Speaking in his first interview with a Western media outlet since...
Ivanovic gives troubled Chelsea a wake-up call
London (AFP) – Branislav Ivanovic has warned Chelsea to snap out of their lethargic start to the season as the spluttering English champions bid to get back on track against Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Wednesday.Jose Mourinho’s embattled side start their Champions League Group G campaign in dire need of a victory after a traumatising period...
Crisis-hit Brazil unveils $17 bn austerity package
Brasília (AFP) – Brazil announced a massive $17 billion austerity package Monday in a bid to boost its ailing economy amid a deepening crisis that has already caused a shock downgrade of its credit rating.The package — announced at a news conference by Planning Minister Nelson Barbosa — includes freezing public sector salary...
Analysis: Russia gambles in Syria, ramping up involvement
BEIRUT (AP) — In ramping up its military involvement in Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be betting that the West, horrified by the Islamic State group’s spread and an escalating migrants crisis, may be willing to quietly tolerate President Bashar Assad for a while, perhaps as part of a transition.The logic is that prioritizing...
Ukrainian firm, CEO paying $30M to settle SEC charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Ukrainian firm and its CEO, alleged to be part of an international web of hackers and traders that made $100 million in a massive scheme, are paying $30 million to settle U.S. regulators’ charges against them.The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Monday with Jaspen Capital Partners and CEO...
EU extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has extended by six months a visa ban and asset freeze targeting several close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and others involved in Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other territorial disputes in Ukraine.The EU said Monday that the “assessment of the situation did not justify a...
Five-star Ronaldo takes aim against homeless Shakhtar
Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo has more goalscoring records in his sights when Real Madrid get their Champions League campaign underway at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.Ronaldo became Los Blancos’ all-time top goalscorer in La Liga on Saturday with five goals in a 6-0 rout of Espanyol to move ahead of club legends Raul and...
Russians vote in local elections, opposition mostly shut out
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters are casting ballots across Russia for local legislators and governors, in elections expected to be won by candidates loyal to President Vladimir Putin.Legislative elections are being held in 11 of Russia’s 83 regions, but the anti-Putin opposition was allowed to run only in the Kostroma region a few hundred kilometers...
