Russia doubles fare for foreign trucks
The Russian government has increased the levy on foreign carriers for travelling on Russian roads from RUB 60,000 to RUB 120,000 per year, according to a resolution published on the official website of the Russian Government, Russian business news agency PRIME has reported.The government also increased the daily payment for travel from RUB 385 to...
First U.S. gas shipment en route to Europe — WSJ
A tanker from Louisiana loaded with U.S. natural gas is en route to Portugal, the first shipment in a trade relationship that could shake up the European market, according to Wall Street Journal. The 970-foot long Creole Spirit, carrying liquefied natural gas, is expected to arrive by the end of April, according to shipping data and people...
U.S. State Department calls on Russia to lift ban on Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar
The U.S. Department of State has called on the Russian authorities to reconsider the decision to ban the Crimean Tatar Mejlis. ”We call on the Russian Federation to reverse the Ministry of Justice`s recent decision to designate the Crimean Tatar Mejlis as an ”extremist” organization and the decision by de facto authorities in Crimea to suspend...
FBI reveals price paid to unlock iPhone
The FBI paid more than $1 million to the company that gained access to San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook`s iPhone for their hacking services, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday, according to CNN.When asked how much the agency spent on cracking the device, Comey, who was speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in London, said, ”A lot. Let`s...
UN: 165 countries to sign Paris Agreement on climate change on Apr 22
Global leaders are preparing to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters in New York today, on April 22. Thus far, the latest assessment indicates that more than 165 countries will sign the landmark accord, setting a record for the most countries to sign an international agreement on one day. The previous record...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces 30 times in last day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 30 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons seven times, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). ”The activity of the militants in the Donbas conflict zone remains high in all areas of defense, especially in the Donetsk...
Steinmeier calls for cooperation with Russia
Germany`s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview with Handelsblatt he wants to stronger reconnect with Russia on the international stage.”It would be good to overcome here now speechlessness,” said Steinmeier.”I can imagine we are making a serious attempt to cooperate with Russia on Libya,” he added.According to the...
EU aims for joint European coast guard by summer — Reuters
EU governments agreed on Thursday to speed the formation of a common European border and coastguard that could be in service by this summer to control migrants arriving from the Middle East and Africa, according to Reuters.Interior ministers from the 28 member states gave a mandate to their Dutch chairman at a meeting in Luxembourg to open talks...
Savchenko`s sister warns against too much early optimism in Nadia`s case
Vira Savchenko, the sister of the Ukrainian female pilots illegally sentenced in Russia, says she does not get the ”victorious” statements of Ukrainian politicians and President Petro Poroshenko on the case of the Ukrainian captive.According to Vira Savchenko, who spoke on a live TV show ”Right to Power” on 1+1, any mention of Savchenko used to...
Obama: Britain must vote to remain in EU
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union, describing the potential advantages of such decision, writing exclusively in The Daily Telegraph.The U.S. President Obama uses his article published ahead of his UK visit to say that Britain`s membership of the EU ”magnifies” its influence abroad, reads the report.He...
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