Standard Chartered fined £20m for breaching sanctions against Russia By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 4 April 2020 Standard Chartered has been fined £20 million for breaching sanctions against Russia. The British bank handed out 21 loans worth close to £100 million to the … Read more
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday as the longest period of employment growth on record in the United States came to an abrupt end, with data showing that hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs last month due to the coronavirus. The Labor Department’s report confirmed that a recession was underway as business … Read more
I think he’s caught one, mum! Sibling and mother look on as cubs learn to fish (and there’s even a congratulatory hug afterwards) Wildlife photographer Petr Simon snapped the brown bears at Kurile Lake in Kamchatka, Russia They show two bear cubs on their hind legs, one seemingly giving the other a word of advice … Read more
Oil soars 20% after Trump claims Saudi Arabia and Russia are close to ending price war By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 Oil surged more than 20 per cent after President by Francesca Washtell Trump claimed Saudi Arabia and Russia were … Read more
Consider the mysterious mapped – thanks to the Atlas of Improbable Places and the Atlas of the Unexpected. They chart all manner of curious and quirky sights, from the secret Soviet city that didn’t even appear on maps to the lava-filled Mexican town and the bridge in America that was shipped over piece by piece from London. … Read more
A major scare over Vladimir Putin’s health emerged today as Russia’s top coronavirus doctor was stuck down with Covid-19 – one week after meeting and shaking hands with the Kremlin leader. Denis Protsenko, 44, heads Konnunarka infectious disease hospital, which was visited by Putin last week. The pair were seen close together and twice shook … Read more
A major scare over Vladimir Putin’s health emerged today as Russia’s top coronavirus doctor was stuck down with Covid-19 – one week after meeting and shaking hands with the Kremlin leader. Denis Protsenko, 44, heads Konnunarka infectious diseases hospital, which was visited by Putin last week. The pair were seen close to together and twice … Read more
A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. The city rolled out the technology just before the epidemic reached Russia, ignoring protests and legal complaints over sophisticated state surveillance. Since last month, thousands … Read more
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Kuril Islands as tsunami warning is issued for Hawaii A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday Tsunami warning was issued for shores on Russia ‘s far eastern Kuril Islands Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous tsunami waves were possible By Associated Press Published: 04:05 GMT, … Read more
Russia’s Aeroflot has been named as the world’s most on-time mainline airline in 2019 in a new report. It has beaten Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which comes second, and highest-ranked U.S airline Delta Air Lines is third overall. Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s most on-schedule carrier. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport is named as the … Read more