File photo: Russia The logo of the Nord Flow 2 gas pipeline project is seen on the Chilebinsk Pipe Rolling Plant on February 26, 2020 at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant in Chelyabinsk. BERLIN (Reuters) – A European response involving the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline against Russia is needed …
Read More »‘I’m Taiwan,’ the Czech speaker tells parliament, possibly resenting China
Czech Senate President Milos Wistril delivers a speech at the main chamber of the Legislative Assembly Yuan in Taipei, Taipei on September 1, 2020. Reuters / N Wang TAIPAI (Reuters) – The head of the Czech Senate declared himself Taiwanese in a speech to Taiwan’s parliament on Tuesday, following the …
Read More »Global equities struggle after Fed shift, Japanese markets shake as Abe resigns
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
Read More »Who else but Navalny? Kremlin critic’s illness a blow to campaigners to break Putin’s grip
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has unleashed his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in the upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes a longer-term issue – the leadership vacuum within Russia’s opposition. FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny awaits the start of …
Read More »Russian prosecutors say there is no need for a criminal investigation into the Navalny case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors said on Thursday they saw no need for a criminal investigation into the sudden illness of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who poisoned his supporters’ suspicions, and found no sign of any crime. . FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech at a …
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