Putin Ratifies 2nd Protocol To European Convention On Mutual Assistance In Criminal Cases
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) President has signed a law that ratifies the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Matters, which signed in , the Kremlin said on Friday. " has signed a federal law 'On Ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention ...
Actress Angelina Jolie To Visit Colombia-Venezuela Border Amid Refugee Crisis - UNHCR
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) American actress and ( ) Special Envoy will the Colombia-Venezuela on Friday to assess the humanitarian response amid the unrest and exodus in , the agency said in a press release on Friday. "During her , the Special Envoy, together with 's Deputy High ...
Putin says concerns about Russian business climate persist
The Kremlin has been under pressure to show it is taking action to improve the environment for business people due to an uproar among investors over the treatment of prominent US businessman Michael Calvey who has been accused of embezzlement, a charge he denies.
US job growth slows sharply in May; wage gains moderate
WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, suggesting the loss of momentum in economic activity was spreading to the labor market, which could increase calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. Economists have warned that the trade fights could undermine the economy, which will celebrate 10 years of ...
Swiss govt demands clarifications from the EU in treaty talks
ZURICH: The Swiss government is demanding clarification from the European Union before it signs off on a draft treaty, it said on Friday, risking a backlash from Brussels over yet another delay to an accord the EU has sought for a decade.
Canadian Q1 capacity utilization at lowest in more than three years
OTTAWA: Canadian industrial capacity use dropped to 80.9pc in the first quarter, the lowest in more than three years, on weakness in the mining, quarrying and oil extraction sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Capacity use in the mining, quarrying and oil extraction sector dropped to 79.6pc from 81.9pc, in part due to temporary output limits on oil sands ...
Spanish king tasks Sanchez to form new government
MADRID: Spain?s King Felipe VI on Thursday tasked acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez with forming a new government, a complex undertaking that involves negotiating with many diverging parties. While they won a general poll in April and gained lawmakers compared to the previous term, Sanchez?s socialists failed to secure a majority in parliament and will need the support of ...
Democrats urge Trump: No July 4 speech on National Mall
Back in February Trump tweeted that his administration would host ?A Salute To America,? an independence day celebration which he predicted would be ?one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, DC.? The event, he said, would be held at the Lincoln Memorial on the west end of the National Mall and feature a fireworks display, entertainment, ?and ...
Russian Foreign Ministry Outraged At US Sentencing Russian Mom For Parental Kidnapping
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The Foreign Ministry is outraged at the 7-year sentence passed by a US on national Bogdana Osipova, who had kidnapped her own children the .
US Police Arrest Man In Alleged Plot To Bomb New York's Times Square - Reports
NEW YORK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) US have arrested a who was allegedly planning to detonate grenades in City's Times Square, local outlets reported on Friday.
US Navy Dismisses Russian Pacific Fleet's Claim About US Cruiser's Dangerous Maneuver
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The US Seventh Fleet, which is headquartered in , refuted on Friday the accusations made by the Pacific Fleet regarding a dangerous maneuver carried out by a US Navy cruiser near a destroyer in the East Sea, saying that it was the vessel that nearly caused ...
World May Face Attempts To Exploit Environmental Problems In Future - Putin
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The face attempts by some actors to take advantage of environmental issues, including climate change, in the future, President said at the International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday. "[Environmental] issues are fraught with large-scale disruptions, including a new uncontrolled surge in migration, increased instability ...
It Is Necessary To Increase Efficiency Of WTO Work - Putin
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) President said Friday it was necessary to increase the efficiency of the Trade Organization (WTO), to fill international institutions with new content, observing the principles of interaction and competition between countries with their various development models. Principles of interaction, competition and cooperation between countries with their ...
Sustainable Model Of World Development Can Only Be Ensured By New Int'l Agreements - Putin
ST.PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) A sustainable model of global development can only be designed on the basis of new international agreements that are to be respected by each state, President said Friday.
Role Of Dollar Should Be Reviewed, Trust In This Currency Decreasing - Putin
It is obvious that these profound changes require that international financial institutions adapt, that the role of the is reviewed, as, having become the global reserve currency, it has today turned into a tool for the issuing country to put pressure on the rest of the ," said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International ...
Russia Ready For Challenges, Favors Equal Cooperation With All States - Putin
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) is ready to face new challenges and changes and invites the countries to cooperate broadly and equally, President said on Friday at a plenary session of the International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
RPT - FACTBOX -Russian Citizen Osipova Sentenced To 7 Years In US Prison For Parental Kidnapping
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) national Bogdana Osipova has been sentenced by a US to seven years in prison for international parental and extortion after taking her to without the father's consent and demanding alimony her ex-husband. While the case was pending in , Osipova, who was pregnant with ...
Putin Says Nord Stream 2 Opponents Used To Exclusive Treatment, Permissiveness
ST.PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The opponents of the construction of the Stream 2 pipeline are those states that are used to permissiveness and have others pay their bills, President said Friday.
BMW Recalls 315 Luxury X7 Cars From Russia Over Airbag Safety Concerns
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) automotive giant has recalled hundreds of luxury X7 in over airbag safety concerns, tech regulator Rosstandart said in a press release on Friday.
Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future
The modified shower, which uses just four litres of water, is one of several ways the Reutens-Tans family conserve water as part of a countrywide push to cut Singapore's daily consumption by eight per cent by 2030. UN data shows two billion people ? a quarter of the world's population ? now use water much faster than the planet ...
