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    10 things you need to know before European markets open
    Apr08

    10 things you need to know before European markets open

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 9:01 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know in markets today. Shell is in talks to buy the £30.6 billion ($46 billion) British gas company BG Group. According to The Wall Street Journal, Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to acquire British gas producer BG Group, which has a market value of $46 billion. Shell’s market cap is over...

    The 10 most important things in the world right now
    Apr08

    The 10 most important things in the world right now

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 8:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. A South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting an apparently unarmed black man at least eight times in the back as he was running away. 2. Royal Dutch Shell is reportedly in talks to acquire British gas producer BG Group, which has a market value of...

    Ex-Soviet Moldova feels squeeze from Russian fruit embargo
    Apr08

    Ex-Soviet Moldova feels squeeze from Russian fruit embargo

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 8:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Racovat (Moldova) (AFP) – Moldovan apple grower Constantin Furculita was dreaming of juicier profits when he pumped some $2 million into his 42-hectare orchard. But his hopes of a windfall turned sour last summer when Russia unexpectedly slapped an embargo on fruit exports from the ex-Soviet nation in apparent retaliation for its historic...

    Greek PM in Moscow for Putin meet that rattles EU
    Apr08

    Greek PM in Moscow for Putin meet that rattles EU

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 6:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that has fuelled EU fears cash-strapped Athens is cosying up to Russia. The two-day trip comes as Tsipras is battling to unblock a rescue package from the EU and IMF, with some in Brussels...

    News of the day from across the globe, April 8
    Apr08

    News of the day from across the globe, April 8

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 2:16 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    The Russian parliament voted to allow legal action against an opposition lawmaker who was the sole deputy last year to vote against the annexation of Crimea. The State Duma on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to strip Ilya Ponomarev of immunity against prosecution, paving the way for legal proceedings that could cost him his seat. The Duma was...

    Lawmakers Take Step to Remove Putin Critic
    Apr08

    Lawmakers Take Step to Remove Putin Critic

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 2:01 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Russian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to strip Ilya V. Ponomarev, the only member of Parliament who opposed the annexation of Crimea last year, of the immunity from prosecution granted by the Russian Constitution. …read more Source: The New York...

    The U.N. Security Council. What’s Up With That?
    Apr08

    The U.N. Security Council. What’s Up With That?

    Wednesday, April 8 , 2015 - 0:16 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    Those of us who work on foreign policy like to think of ourselves as hard-headed, rational people who don’t easily succumb to myths, fables, or delusions. If only that were true! In fact, foreign-policy mavens as just as vulnerable to blindered thinking as any other human beings, and our community has its own set of odd beliefs and...

    Czech PM: President Zeman Overreacted to Comments by US Envoy
    Apr07

    Czech PM: President Zeman Overreacted to Comments by US Envoy

    Tuesday, April 7 , 2015 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The prime minister of the Czech Republic and other top officials criticized the country’s president for a rare diplomatic row with the U.S. ambassador to Prague. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said Monday he wished President Milos Zeman was more professional in diplomatic affairs. Sobotka made it explicitly clear that it was crucial for...

    IMF Official Sees ‘Leeway’ in Judging Ukraine’s Debt Progress
    Apr07

    IMF Official Sees ‘Leeway’ in Judging Ukraine’s Debt Progress

    Tuesday, April 7 , 2015 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The International Monetary Fund will assess the progress of Ukraine’s talks with creditors, but does not have to make any decisions in June, when its next review of the country’s $17.5-billion bailout is due, the Fund’s No. 2 official said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s officials have set themselves a June deadline to complete debt...

    Russia May Consider Removing Greece, Hungary, Cyprus From Food-Ban List
    Apr07

    Russia May Consider Removing Greece, Hungary, Cyprus From Food-Ban List

    Tuesday, April 7 , 2015 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The Russian government could consider removing Greece, Hungary and Cyprus from its ban on most Western food imports, Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Russia’s ban, which should run until early August, was imposed in retaliation to Western sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s role in the...