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'Massive' wave of Russian state inspections of NGOs continues
Russian officials pressed ahead Wednesday with a sweeping wave of inspections on nonprofit foundations, human rights groups and other NGOs that has troubled activists in Russia and abroad. In the latest round, state inspectors showed up at the offices...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Amnesty International, Crime, Law and Justice, David Kramer, Civil Rights
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G-20 moves to allay fears of 'currency war'
WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...
Tags: Currency Values, Ben Bernanke, China, Finance, G20
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Russia ex-tycoon Boris Berezovsky found dead
MOSCOW — Boris Berezovsky, 67, an exiled Russian ex-tycoon who played a key role in bringing Vladimir Putin to power, only to have a bitter falling out, has died in Britain, according to his family and Russian news reports. Berezovsky had claimed...Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Radio Industry, Human Interest, Media Industry
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Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home
It’s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in...
Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution, Federal Bailout Funds, Real Estate Sellers, Heart Attack
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Cyprus wakes to bailout hangover
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below and at the bottom for details.ATHENS -- Defending a last-resort deal with international lenders, bleary-eyed officials on Cyprus said Monday that they had managed to avert a devastating default for the tiny Mediterranean nation and kept it from being forced out of Europe's single-...Tags: Pakistan, Dmitry Medvedev, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), European Debt Crisis, Finance
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Cyprus seeks compromise in banking dispute
ATHENS -- Scrambling to stave off a chaotic government default and exit from Europe’s single currency club, Cyprus’ beleaguered government on Tuesday proposed a revised plan to shield small account holders from a divisive tax on bank accounts,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Elections, Finance, Ankara (Turkey)
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Cyprus lawmakers delay emergency vote on bank-deposit tax
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ATHENS -- Lawmakers in Cyprus are scheduled to hold an emergency vote Monday on whether savers on the Mediterranean island will pay a levy of up to nearly 10% on bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout plan that has enraged...Tags: Politics, Market and Exchange, Elections, European Debt Crisis, Cyprus
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Cyprus shuts banks through Thursday amid fears of widening crisis
ATHENS — Amid renewed fears of a widening economic crisis in Europe, Cyprus on Monday ordered its banks shut through Thursday, postponing for a second time in two days a crucial parliamentary debate on whether bank depositors on the Mediterranean...
Tags: Pakistan, Elections, European Debt Crisis, Finance, European Union
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Cardin stands up for rights
This month's passage of a new U.S.-Russia trade law has done more than showcase Senator Ben Cardin's dedication to international human rights. By sending the shock to the Kremlin — that the U.S. values prosecuting rights abusers as much as it...
Tags: Helsinki (Finland), Justice and Rights, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Hundreds injured by meteor explosion in Russia
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.MOSCOW -- A meteor streaked over the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, producing a blast that injured hundreds, caused minor damage to buildings and temporarily disrupted Internet communication, officials said. Yelena...Tags: 2012 DA14 (asteroid), Oscar Pistorius, Emergency Incidents, Injuries and Wounds, News Agency
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With Russian Olympics a year off, a head rolls in Sochi
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.MOSCOW -- Exactly a year before the 2014 winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi, President Vladimir Putin fired a highly placed official Thursday after personally inspecting the construction process the day before. Akhmed Bilalov, vice president...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Media Industry, Christopher Reynolds, Moscow (Russia)
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Russia set to make Olympic history -- for spending, controversy
The costs and challenges confronting Russia as it tries to convert a Black Sea beach resort into a Winter Olympics venue recall the "hero projects" of the Soviet era, when deluded dictators squandered fortunes trying to reverse the flow of Siberian...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Crime, Law and Justice, Petroleum Industry, Civil Rights
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