Moscow frees actor convicted of role in anti-Putin protests
Pavel Ustinov, a 23-year-old actor, will be freed - at least temporarily - after his conviction over an opposition protest ...
Russia readying to stop servicing Armenian Railways
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian fully state-owned railway company Russian Railways (RZhD) is preparing to break the agreement with the Armenian authorities, ...
Ukraine Preparing More Troop Withdrawals
Hints of another exchange of prisoners, talk of a bilateral withdrawal of combat soldiers and heavy weaponry from the 450-kilometer ...
What is the cryosphere? Hint: It's vital to farming, fishing and skiing
More than 100 scientists from 30 countries will soon release a special report examining climate change impacts on the oceans ...
World economic growth is 'fragile,' Lagarde says
World economic growth is "fragile" and "under threat," former International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde says, and is over-reliant on ...
Security Risk Advisors opens headquarters for Europe in Kilkenny
KILKENNY, Ireland - Security Risk Advisors (SRA), the Pennsylvania-based cyber security consulting company,is establishing a European Headquarters and Security Operations ...
Nigeria to give all of its 200 million people ID numbers
Nigeria wants to issue identity numbers for as many as 50 million citizens per year in a bid to create ...
Jaishankar unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue in Finland
Helsinki [Finland], Sep 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar who is on a three-day visit to Finland, unveiled the ...
Russia, Ukraine Move Ahead With EU Talks to Avert Supply Cut
This story originated in VOA's Ukrainian service. Some information is from Reuters.Representatives of the European Union, Ukraine, and Russia have ...
Barcelona predict billion euro income this season
Barcelona - Barcelona expect to record revenues of more than one billion euros for the 2019-2020 season, becoming the first ...
U.S. stock markets in decline, Nasdaq loses 65 points
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks weakened on Friday while the U.S. dollar strengthened.Stocks had dropped earlier when it ...
79,000 farmers in Ireland eligible for government payments
DUBLIN, Ireland - Payments worth 168.5 million euro have begun to be paid out this week under the 2019 Areas ...
Stocks in Asia make gains, pound continues rally
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks were positive but moves were unremarkable on Asian stock exchanges on Friday.Japan's Nikkei 225 added 34.64 ...
Uncertainty of the trade war is slowing global growth, says former Fed
Uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-China trade war is hitting global growth, and that could be driving the slowdown more than the ...
Buyers and sellers sidelined on Wall Street Thursday
NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street saw buyers and sellers sidelined on Thursday, with little movement in shares in ...
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