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    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
    Dec19

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

    Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Friday. 1. Eight children died Friday morning in a mass stabbing in Australia. 2. The United Nations has requested more than $8.4 billion for 2015 to help nearly 18 million people affected by the war in Syria. 3. British police are looking into the murders of three young boys as part of an...

    10 Things You Need To Know Before European Markets Open
    Dec19

    10 Things You Need To Know Before European Markets Open

    Good morning! Here’s what you need to know in markets today. The Dow Had Its Best Day In Three Years. For the second day in a row, stocks had their best day of the year. After a huge rally on Wednesday, stocks topped these gains on Thursday, with the Dow gaining more than 400 points. This was the biggest two-day rally for stocks since 2011...

    Revenge of the Ruble
    Dec19

    Revenge of the Ruble

    What the Crisis Means for Putin December 18, 2014 …read more Source: Foreign...

    Asian markets extend gains after Fed statement
    Dec19

    Asian markets extend gains after Fed statement

    Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets rallied for a second straight session Friday, boosted by another strong performance on Wall Street while renewed confidence helped push the dollar back towards the 100 yen mark.Tokyo jumped 1.59 percent thanks to the weaker yen, while Sydney climbed 1.66 percent, Seoul rose 1.29 percent and Hong Kong added...

    Tusk: Russia Biggest EU ‘Challenge’
    Dec19

    Tusk: Russia Biggest EU ‘Challenge’

    European Council President Donald Tusk says the European Union needs a strategy dealing with Russia that last years not months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    France abandons billion-dollar ship deal with Russia
    Dec19

    France abandons billion-dollar ship deal with Russia

    In 2011 France agreed to make two Mistral navy ships for Russia, but with increased military tension and Russia’s involvement with the Ukraine crisis, France is backing out of the deal. …read more Source:...

    EU needs long-term Russia strategy lasting ‘years’: Tusk
    Dec19

    EU needs long-term Russia strategy lasting ‘years’: Tusk

    Brussels (AFP) – New EU president Donald Tusk said Thursday the bloc needs a strategy on Russia lasting years, not just weeks or months, to cope with the problems raised by its intervention in Ukraine.”We need a long perspective strategy… plans for years. We need to be realistic, we have to treat this as a long-term game,”...

    Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge Stronger
    Dec19

    Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge Stronger

    RussianPresident Vladimir Putin has said his country’s sinking economy will not only recover but also become stronger, despite falling oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports. …read more Source: Voice of...

    EU leaders agree to fund for jumpstarting growth
    Dec19

    EU leaders agree to fund for jumpstarting growth

    BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to create a strategic investment fund that could generate up to 315 billion euros ($386 billion) in private- and public-sector money to upgrade infrastructure, jumpstart the EU’s sluggish economies and ignite job growth. The plan approved by leaders of the 28-nation EU at their one-day...

    Putin: West wants to defang, declaw Russian bear
    Dec19

    Putin: West wants to defang, declaw Russian bear

    While he issued a litany of sharp rebukes against the West, Putin struck a conciliatory note on Ukraine, saying that the rebellious east should remain part of the country, backing a quick exchange of war prisoners and praising his Ukrainian counterpart. The mixture of blistering anti-Western rhetoric and constructive signals appeared to indicate...