Russia

US freezes assets of Islamic State supporters

The United States imposes sanctions upon 30 individuals and groups linked to the Islamic State. Fifteen people were designated by the Treasury Department as Islamic State supporters, while 10 individuals and five groups were tagged by the State Department as foreign terrorist fighters.

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Bank of America sees signs of recovery in Russian economy

Bank of America Corp (BofA) has turned positive on Russia's economy as it started seeing signs of recovery in near future though on a weaker note. The drastic slowdown in capital investment is gradually easing off. Russian economy seems to have bottomed out. Russian gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 4.6 percent during the second quarter.

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Facing sanctions, Deutsche Bank withdraws few services from Russia

Being faced with several odds in Russia, Deutsche Bank has decided to withdraw some of its services from Russia. The alleged share trading by Russian unit of Deutsche Bank has become subject to investigation in the US. The German bank may stop 90 percent of its banking services in Russia soon.

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Is Russia bottoming out?

The latest data for August shows that Russia's economy is showing signs of slowing down. But the rate of decline is moderating, the real sector data is giving a sigh of relief as the worst conditions in the economy are softening, if not improving.

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Jeff Bezo's space firm joins Lockheed-Boeing rocket venture

A partnership between Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. known as United Launch Alliance (ULA) has sealed a deal with Jeff Bezo's space company, Blue Origin. The new partnership agreement took place as Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings was reported to have made an offer to buy the joint venture company for a reported amount of $2 billion cash.

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Rose Gold iPhone makes its debut

Apple has recently launched the new phone with much cacophony with a built-in new camera and pressure-sensitive display. The only thing which is new to the eye is its very pink rose gold colour and tiny "S" on the back, as reported by the Independent news.

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Europe milk over-supply makes it cheaper than water

Milk is overflowing in Europe for a lot of reasons, chief of these is that Russia has stopped the importation of milk while Chinese demand has lessened. There is so much splashing around the European Union that makes milk always less expensive than bottled water. In U.K., a liter of bottled water costs $1.50 while a liter of milk costs only $1. The same is almost true in France. In German supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl, a liter of milk costs only about 55¢ while a liter of bottled water costs around 72¢.

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Russia cracks down on foreign internet firms

Russia has come up with a new law that empowers the government to not only block websites but also orders them to share data of Russian citizens.

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Mobile TeleSystems tied up with Google for a voice command mobile internet service in Russia

Russia's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) partnered with Google to improve its mobile internet service. The deal will highlight Google Now voice search, advertising and promoting it on MTS outlets. The voice command app would be pre-installed on Android devices available on MTS retail chains.

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Iran's huge potential now open for global investments as crisis-hit nation comes out of sanctions

With sanction being waived off, Iran's underdeveloped oil and gas sector is now open to global investors. Six global powers- the US, the UK, Germany, Russia, France, and China- have agreed on a deal to lift sanctions on Iran with conditions.

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Russia offers energy pipelines to Greece - a very expensive lifeline, skeptics say

Russia's offer to support Greece wouldn't be a surprise considering the close ties between these two countries. However, some experts have an interesting view of the impending scenario.

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From 'Minions' to millions: the animated film beats Toy Story 3 for biggest opening weekend

Universal and Illumination Entertainment's Minions had made it as the second biggest animated movie when it was first shown in cinemas on July 12, ending the week with $115.2M next to Shrek the Third ($121.6M) in 2007 and beating Toy Story 3 ($110.3M) in 2010.

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Oil slides in thin trade on rising U.S. rig count

Oil prices dropped on Friday as a rising U.S. rig count stoked more concerns about global oversupply while an investigation by Chinese regulators into suspected stock market manipulation further unsettled the market.

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Russia waits in wings as Greek debt crisis deepens

Russian President Vladimir Putin must be finding it hard to contain a wry smile as the European Union struggles with Greece's debt problems.

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Euro zone sets emergency summit on Greece as money flees

Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday to try to avert a Greek default after bank withdrawals accelerated and government revenue slumped as Athens and its international creditors remain deadlocked over a debt deal.

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