Monday, 21 January 2013 19:17 |
Government says two planes will fly to Beirut to bring home more than 100 Russians The Russian government has said it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate Russians from Syria, the first such effort since the uprising against Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. The emergency situations ministry said two of its planes would fly to Beirut on... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 16:58 |
Youths, including public art and music school pupils, perform outside the Finance ministry in central Athens against budget cuts which affect the transportation to their schools (AFP Photo / Louisa Gouliamaki) Russia cannot afford to rescue European countries suffering from the debt crisis, without first thinking about its domestic needs, says the... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 15:09 |
A woman passes the congress center on January 21, 2013 at the Swiss resort of Davos (AFP Photo / Johannes Eisele) The annual World Economic Forum meeting is due to kick off on January 23. Apart from resilient dynamism, this year’s agenda is going to cover a wide range of other burning topics. The cosy Swiss ski resort of Davos will host the Forum ... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 13:54 |
AFP Photo / Viktor Drachev Cold weather in Europe has caused this season’s record-high spot prices for gas, crossing the $400 mark. But even this does not make stable but higher long-term contract prices more attractive to European customers. Over the weekend extreme weather has swept across Europe from the UK to Spain, claiming lives and causing... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 11:45 |
At the beginning of 2012, President Vladimir Putin visited the naval base of the Northern Fleet in Severomorsk, to present the Order of Nakhimov to Russia's nuclear-powered missile cruiser, Pyotr Veliky. The Order was given for "bravery, dedication and professionalism shown by the ship's crews on their missions," the President's website... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 10:19 |
Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the London Evening Standard and the Independent titles, has denied that his British publishing company is facing a financial crisis. In a Sunday Times interview, he said the legal and commercial problems facing his father, Alexander, in Russia will not affect the finances of his four UK papers. He confirmed that his father -... |
Monday, 21 January 2013 08:12 |
No sudden moves are expected today on the markets as investors worldwide will mainly focus on general news background. Russian markets are expected to open in the red despite having closed in positive territory on Friday. Two key Russian indices finished in the green, with the RTS gaining 1.14% and the MICEX up 1.10%. Asian markets are higher today... |
Sunday, 20 January 2013 16:00 |
Russia's president can paint his critics as out-of-touch wannabe foreigners. Wine-quaffing liberals must refocus on equality As Russia celebrated Orthodox New Year last week, Vladimir Putin should have had more reason than most to hope for a fresh start. A December poll by the independent Levada Centre found that nearly 70% of Russians believe the... |
Sunday, 20 January 2013 15:36 |
Sergei Filin undergoes operation to save his sight as Russian police say they have made no arrests three days after attack Russian police have failed to find the person who threw acid in the face of the director of the Bolshoi ballet (video), more than three days after the attack in a Moscow street. Sergei Filin remains in hospital and has undergone... |
Friday, 18 January 2013 17:41 |
China has released statistics on the income gap between rich and poor after keeping the figures secret since 2000. The wealth gap remained 'relatively large' according to officials. The China’s Gini coefficient, a measure of income disparity used by economists, was 0.474 in 2012, still “relatively large”, though down since peaking in 2008, accord... |
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