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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:35 |
The logo of the US Treasury Department is seen on the outside of the Treasury building in Washington (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb) The US will reach the federal debt limit “near the end of 2012,” the Treasury Department revealed along with plans to sell $72 billion in notes and bonds next week to raise capital. But the Treasury said it would keep borrowing... |
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:17 |
Russia’s Sberbank unit in Kazakhstan plans to release a diamond-studded Visa credit card made out of gold to its top 100 customers. The real gold Visa card is embedded with 26 diamonds weighing 0.17 carats and is being produced in Russia. The card can’t replace the usual card as it has no magnetic stripe, but it can be used it for chip tr... |
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:28 |
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Putin loyalist Vladimir Churov denounces US election practices as not direct, not universal, not equal and not secret When Russian protesters took to the streets last year following allegations of mass fraud in the parliamentary elections, Vladimir Churov became a popular hate figure. Many held the head of the central elections commission... |
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 18:03 |
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Investigators say further tests needed on jet that crashed with Lech Kaczynski on board as assassination fears mount Polish investigators conducting the inquiry into the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in 2010 have detected "chemical structures similar to those in high-energy materials such as, for example, explosive... |
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 17:46 |
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Russia has reiterated support for efforts of the UN and the Arab League to achieve a truce in Syria and the start of political dialogue, in the spirit of the agreements of the Geneva conference. Sergei Lavrov said that it is crucial to help with the pacification of the Syrian situation to pave the way for negotiations between the warring parties.... |
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012 14:30 |
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On Saturday night, many gadgets owned by Russian citizens spontaneously switched to winter time. It turned out it was a mistake. Russia continues to live on summer time, which is two hours ahead of standard time. Most people will thus suffer from the chronic lack of sleep and the need to leave for work early in the morning in absolute darkness... |
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Monday, 29 October 2012 23:42 |
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The Middle East remains one of the regions of crucial importance to Russia and the country has no intention of reducing its presence in this region. In the last part of the interview with Sergey Lavrov, the Chancellor said that Russia will do everything possible to prevent the development of possible military intervention in Iran.... |
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Monday, 29 October 2012 22:14 |
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Russian gas monopoly Gazprom invests £24bn to develop East Siberian gas field and build pipeline to Vladivostok Russia's Gazprom has pledged more than $38bn (£23.7bn) to develop an East Siberian gas field and build a pipeline to the Pacific port of Vladivostok to lessen its reliance on exports to Europe and develop Asian markets. The Russian... |
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Monday, 29 October 2012 16:39 |
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Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions and allies projected to win 240-260 seats, a result foreign observers call a 'step backwards' Ukraine's president remains on course for an absolute majority in parliament after winning elections that international monitors criticised as a "step backwards". Yanukovych's Party of Regions and its allies were... |
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Monday, 29 October 2012 16:37 |
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2 years ago, Greece missed the chance to extricate from the crisis with Russia's help. Nowadays, Russian investments in the country grow and give air to breathe to economies of several regions of Greece, such as the north-east. Russian investors are especially attracted by cheap real estate, tourism and the property that they can buy from the... |
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