Urgent Notification—US Sanctions imposed on Russia – MasterCard
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Oil boss urges overhaul of Brent oil price benchmark
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News A growing number of experts are saying a wider range of crude oil types should be introduced to form a truer benchmark than Brent has become The head of the world’s largest oil…
Russia Controls 40% Of This Critical Industrial Metal
By Rob Wile From Business Insider Below is an interview with Frank Holmes, chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors. This Q&A went out to subscribers of our “10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell” newsletter on…
new sea worms
Photographer reveals terrifying new sea worms By Dennis Green From Mashable Deep under the sea lurk invertebrates cooler than your average earthworm. Photographer Alexander Semenov captures images of beautiful, mesmerizing worms underwater. The marine worms — technically classified as polychaetes…
Russia demands 2 Ukrainian warships surrender
From CBC News Russians issue ultimatum for surrender of 2 Ukrainian warships in Crimea Russian troops seize Crimea military facilities U.S. believes Russia has more than 6,000 soldiers in Crimea U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to Ukraine…
Time to send tourist Olympians packing?
By Linda Robertson From Miami Herald KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Kanes Sucharitakul’s goal in the Olympic giant slalom race was not to finish last. On his personal score sheet, he won the gold medal when he beat competitors from countries…
Sochi 2014: 92 per cent of tickets sold but seats unclaimed at Winter Olympics
From Sports NDTV The reason for the discrepancy between the number of tickets bought in Sochi and people showing up at the Winter Olympics is not entirely clear. Sochi: Russian Olympic chiefs said on Sunday they sold 92 percent of…
scenic bathroom stall
Sochi Ski resort has the most scenic bathroom stall in Russia By Tony Manfred from Business Insider This is a bathroom stall at Red Fox, a restaurant in the Rosa Khutor ski resort that’s hosting the mountain events of the…
Russia won’t ban homosexual relations: Putin
From the Siasat Daily Russian laws do not criminalize homosexual relations unlike some other countries, President Vladimir Putin said Friday (17). “We prohibit nothing and grab no one, there’s no responsibility for those relations unlike in the other countries,” Putin…
Cameron’s plea to Putin: help me stop Salmond
Exclusive By David Leask And Paul Hutcheon From The Herald Scotland David Cameron’s Government wants the backing of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the battle against Scottish independence, the former USSR’s leading news agency has reported. Official Russian news agency…
