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Polls close in eastern Ukraine amid allegations of fraud and double-voting
May 12th, 2014
Polls closed Sunday after voters streamed into polling stations in eastern Ukraine to vote in controversial referendums held by pro-Russian activists eager to declare independence from Kiev, an official said. Voters in the city of Donetsk faced this question ...
Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions
April 24th, 2014
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against pro-Russian separatists. Russia has yet to act in the spirit ...
German company starts gas deliveries to Ukraine
April 15th, 2014
German utility company RWE said Tuesday it has started sending natural gas to Ukraine, a move that could support the country if Russia acts on its threat to cut off supplies because of a massive debt for past deliveries. ...
Europe Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Ukraine Violence
April 15th, 2014
European stocks declined, after yesterday’s advance, as investors weighed violence in eastern Ukraine and further evidence of a slowdown in China’s economy. U.S. futures and Asian shares were little changed. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4 percent to ...
European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow
April 2nd, 2014
NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of ...
US and EU expected to announce sanctions against Russia
March 17th, 2014
Measures could include visa bans and potential asset freezes in wake of Crimean vote to rejoin Russia The US and its allies in Europe are expected to announce sanctions against Russia, including visa bans and potential asset freezes, on ...
Cyprus, Ghana and Kenya join growing list of countries to create beneficial ownership registries
April 15th, 2021
An infamous tax haven in the heart of Europe and two of Africa’s largest economies will force companies to declare their owners, joining a growing list of countries responding to public pressure over crime and tax avoidance enabled by ...
What are the ‘Paradise Papers’ and why should you care?
November 7th, 2017
Little more than a year after the “Panama Papers” leak, the “Paradise Papers” are shedding light on who is investing huge amounts of money in offshore tax havens. What are the so-called Paradise Papers? The leak is a trove ...
Breaking: Russia officially decided to regulate bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
October 12th, 2017
The Russian government has decided to officially regulate the mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies. The decision was made at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin with officials and business leaders. “We have agreed on the following: the state should ...