According to the Russian media, a representative of the Russian Federation will join the Board of Directors at SWIFT, said Roman Chernov, CEO of Russian National SWIFT Association (RosSWIFT), reports Joinfo.ua. Every three years, the SWIFT system redistributes shares among ...
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Queen Elizabeth apologizes to schoolboy
The Monarch apologized to 9-year-old Owen Maxfield, because she failed to come to bid farewell to late Jack Morrison, a former guard of the Crown Jewels, Hello reports. The boy's mother said that Owen felt it necessary to inform the ...
Read More »U.S. Department of State ‘very closely’ watches Russian equipment supplied to militants and concentration of Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian border
The U.S. Department of State reports that Russia continues to transfer heavy weapons to the occupied territories of Donbas and concentrates reserve forces on the border with Ukraine, said Jen Psaki, Spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State, yesterday in ...
Read More »U.S. counts how many Russian soldiers died in Ukraine
Victoria Nuland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, reported at the hearings in the U.S. Senate that Moscow continued to deny its military presence in the Donbas. According to her, the U.S. does not have the ...
Read More »Placing tanks in Baltic States, President Obama tries to justify unwillingness to arm Ukraine
Apple announces price for ‘smart’ watch and new 12-inch MacBook
Apple has announced the price for its "smart" Apple Watch. The minimum price of the new gadget is $ 349. For this price one can buy Watch Sport with 38-mm screen, but the model with a diagonal of 4 mm ...
Read More »NATO suspects Putin attacking Moldova from Crimea
NATO General Philip Breedlove believes that Russia carries out the militarization of Crimea by placing modern types of troops there and preparing a springboard for further aggression, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to 1+1. "Russia deploys modern forces, aviation, and navy ...
Read More »Russian aggression in Ukraine should help Europe ‘to live without illusions’
The European Union can not agree on a common position regarding introduction of new sanctions against Russia. It was stated by the head of the European Council Donald Tusk in an interview with The New York Times. "Some politicians in ...
Read More »Scientists believe 20% of Mars were covered with ocean
NASA experts believe that in the distant past, almost the entire surface of the northern hemisphere of Mars hosted to a body of water, The Verge reports. The new findings come from a team of researchers who collected data via ...
Read More »Congressmen to Obama: Show an example to Europe, give Ukraine lethal weapon!
Once again, the U.S. Congress appealed to Barack Obama to make a decisive action against Russian aggression. The members of a bipartisan group of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the House sent an appeal to U.S. President ...
Read More »U.S. freezes bank assets of Putin’s friends
According to the foreign media, for the first time, the U.S. officials unveiled the amounts of frozen assets belonging to the Russian banks affected by the new sanctions against Russia. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference ...
Read More »Once again U.S. Congress calls on Obama to provide Ukraine with weapons
It is reported by Joinfo.ua referring to the official website of John Boehner, the speaker for the U.S. House of Representatives. 8 members of the Republican Party and 3 members of the Democratic Party put their signatures under the relevant letter sent to Obama ...
Read More »Canadians compete in hair freezing championship
Photo: Facebook This unusual competition was held at one of the resorts in Canada called Takhini Hot Springs, which is located in Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon State. The competition was held at a temperature of – 30 degrees Celsius. According to ...
Read More »Russia’s aggression ‘sung’ by British 22 years ago
Back in 1993, Pet Shop Boys sang a song about the Russian aggression, ironically praising the Soviet Union. In addition, in the video clip the musicians used yellow and blue colors. This historical analogy was noticed by journalist and MP ...
Read More »Adidas closes stores in Russia
Russia's crisis economy has led to the fact that international companies are losing profits. This year, Adidas, a well-known company for the production of sportswear, will close 290 stores, 200 of which are located in Russia, reports Joinfo.ua with reference ...
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