Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is going to spend 150 million euros (about $160 million) on the project allowing decryption of messengers such as WhatsApp and Telegram, local media reported.
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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Putin appoints new Russian economy minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed 34-year-old economist and former Deputy Finance Minister Maksim Oreshkin as the new head of the Ministry for Economic Development.
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Trump & May talk NATO spending in 2nd phone conference since US election
British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President-elect Donald Trump discussed NATO spending in their second phone conversation since the populist tycoon stormed to victory in Washington.
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US-Led Coalition Strikes Hit Daesh Chemical Weapons Storage Near Raqqa
The US-led coalition against Daesh conducted 13 airstrikes against the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, hitting terrorists’ chemical weapons storage facility near the Syrian city of Raqqa, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.
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Kremlin to Consider Granting Citizenship to Ex-US Treasury Assistant Secretary
The Kremlin is ready to consider the issue of granting the Russian citizenship to Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, if he were to file a corresponding application, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
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Saving Poroshenko? US State Dept offers $800k to Ukraine NGOs
Washington is offering a grant of up to $800,000 to Ukrainian public organizations that will monitor regional authorities and secure ties with local media. Experts say it’s a way to keep President Petro Poroshenko in power amid declining popularity.
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Devastating Wildfire Surrounds Hotel in Gatlinburg, US
A terrifying video shot by one of the hotel guests trapped inside the Park Vista Hotel showed the flames of raging wildfires visible just outside the windows.
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Leftists Submit Impeachment Request Against Brazilian President Temer
Leftist opponents of Brazilian President Michel Temer are seeking to have him impeached over his involvement in a recent corruption scandal. On Monday, Luiz Araujo, leader of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), submitted to the lower house of the Brazilian Parliament a request to begin the impeachment process against Temer.
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Russia's Eifman Ballet returns to London to celebrate 40th anniversary
Renowned St. Petersburg dance company Eifman Ballet has returned to London to “astound” audiences with its UK premiere of Up & Down – a “tragic and bright chronicle of a person’s spiritual death.”
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Oil prices surge as OPEC reportedly reaches deal to cut production by 1.2 million barrels
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to cut supply by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) versus the current 33.64 million barrels, according to Bloomberg. Crude prices soared almost eight percent on the report.
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