Russia Financial News
17.08 / 11:39
European Union
Migrants
Forest fires
Ukraine war: First grain shipment ends up in Russian-allied Syria
The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria - even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images show.
17.08 / 10:53
Digital
Continental
U.K. Inflation Tops 10%, Underlining Gloomy Outlook for Europe
The U.K.’s annual rate of inflation moved into double digits in July and is set to rise even higher by the end of the year, heaping greater pressure on stretched household budgets and threatening a lengthy economic contraction.
17.08 / 09:11
business
stocks
shares
Bitcoin Price
exit
Experts explain what 'Big Short' Michael Burry's stock exit means for crypto
Michael Burry, the investor who famously shorted the 2008 housing bubble, has dumped nearly all the stocks in his portfolio during Q2, suggesting there may be carnage ahead for stock and crypto markets.
17.08 / 00:45
European Union
Migrants
Forest fires
NOT
'Europe not the cause of UK's problems', says UK PM frontrunner Liz Truss in leaked audio
The favourite in the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister has been heard criticising the productivity and culture of British workers, who she says need "more graft".
16.08 / 23:45
European Union
Forest fires
Smell of Portugal's forest fires reaches Madrid 300 kilometres away
The smell of burning from Portugal's massive forest fires reached Madrid on Tuesday, Spanish emergency services reported, as both countries battle the blaze.
16.08 / 18:45
Climate change
European Union
Tourism
Ukraine war: Crimea base explosions; Putin accuses US; and Moscow slams 'lies' over nuclear weapons
Russia has "no need" to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defence minister said on Tuesday, calling speculation that Moscow might deploy nukes "absolute lies".
16.08 / 18:11
16.08 / 17:49
Climate change
European Union
Tourism
Life sentence for schizophrenic German who killed six in Trier car-ramming attack
A man who killed six people by driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in a German city in 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison.
16.08 / 15:05
Ukraine war
Bitcoin
Norway exports record as natural gas prices surge
Norway's exports reached a record in July, driven mainly by natural gas prices that have soared since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
16.08 / 15:05
Citi
Digital
Dreams
Bitcoin
Ukraine now ranks second in the world for crypto use. Which other countries have embraced it?
Long gone are the times when cryptocurrency was just a niche, far-fetched revolutionary ideal for the people who dreamed of achieving social change through technology, and those who could sniff a good investment.
16.08 / 15:05
Ukraine war
Bitcoin
Ukraine war: Multiple explosions tear through Russian military base in Crimea
Multiple explosions shook a Russian military base in Crimea on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of similar incidents on the occupied peninsula.
16.08 / 12:37
Technology
Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is refusing to back growing calls for an EU-wide ban on giving tourist visas to Russians.
16.08 / 12:37
Technology
Disaster
Ukraine war: Moldova ships in one million iodine pills amid fears of nuclear disaster
Moldova has imported one million iodine pills as fighting rages around a nuclear power station in neighbouring Ukraine.
16.08 / 08:05
Technology
Trump
Donald Trump: Prosecutors oppose release of 'highly sensitive' search evidence
The US Justice Department has rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
16.08 / 03:07
16.08 / 01:27
markets
Ethereum
Traders flinch after Ethereum price rejects at $2,000
Ether (ETH) rejected the $2,000 resistance on Aug. 14, but the solid 82.8% gain since the rising wedge formation started on July 13 certainly seems like a victory for bulls. Undoubtedly, the "ultrasound money" dream gets closer as the network expects the Merge transaction to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus network on Sept. 16.
15.08 / 23:51
Technology
Ukraine war: Five Europeans accused of being mercenaries put on trial by pro-Russian separatists
Five Europeans captured in eastern Ukraine went on trial on Monday in a court run by Kremlin-backed separatists, accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries.
15.08 / 23:41
regulation
Law Decoded, Aug. 8-15: In the eye of Tornado Cash
Summer is still on, harvesting the fresh names for its list of the crypto companies in deep trouble. This time, the trouble came not from the market or management but from the United States Treasury Department. The regulator has added more than 40 cryptocurrency addresses allegedly connected to crypto mixer Tornado Cash to the Specially Designated Nationals list. These individuals and groups allegedly laundered more than $7 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
15.08 / 19:11
Science
Wagner
Ukraine war: Germany NATO spending, Wagner mercenary group bombed, Griner appeal
Ukrainian artillery hit the headquarters of Russia's infamous Wagner Group of mercenaries in eastern Ukraine, say reports.
15.08 / 15:15
Blockchain
Sport
community
Usd Coin
AIM
Boxing champion throws his weight behind NFTs that aim to raise funds for Ukraine
A new nonfungible token collection is aiming to give a substantial contribution to a charitable foundation supporting Ukrainians following Russia's invasion.
15.08 / 09:47
Church
Takeover
Infographics
Five infographics to show impact of Taliban takeover on Europe
A year ago the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, triggering a mass exodus of Afghans fearing their lives would be worse under the country's new rulers.
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