German Tourist Kidnapped By Russians At Georgian Border
German Tourist Kidnapped By Russians At Georgian Border.
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German Tourist Kidnapped By Russians At Georgian Border.
Russia has maintained its lead over Saudi Arabia in oil production for the second month in a row. The two nations are vying for market share in China as the Chinese economy continues to grow in mid-single digits. OPEC and Russia agreed to production limits to reduce the glut of…
Image by Agencia de Noticias ANDES Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto declared that the Eastern European nation will not back down on laws recently passed that were condemned by the European Parliament. The main issues have been Hungarian legislation against asylum seekers, NGOs, and foreign universities. When asked, Szijjarto said,…
Russian Believers Line Up For 1.5 km To See St. Nicholas Holy Relics.
Russia has appealed to the World Trade Organization to implement consultations over Ukraine’s sanctions against Moscow, which are active since 2014. “The Russian delegation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva sent a request to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and the Government of Ukraine to hold consultations…
Image by Karel Růžička The governor of the Czech central bank, Jiri Rusnok, says he is in no hurry to raise interest rates due to lower volatility than expected for the Czech Crown. The bank removed a cap on the currency in early April as a first phase of monetary…
Image by Kremlin.ru Russia’s Kommersant daily reported today that its sources have informed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon visit the newly-elected President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The occasion would be to visit an exhibition in Paris dedicated to Russian Czar Peter the Great, to be held in on…
Image by Andrew Butko Ukraine no longer wants to rely on Russian gas or coal from the pro-Russian separatist occupied areas of East Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. In the long-run, Ukraine will be stronger and more energy-independent; however, in the short-run, the country could experience energy shortages and blackouts, although…
930 Years Of Waiting: Fragment Of St Nicholas’s Relics To Arrive To Russia From Italy.