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by Ola CICHOWLAS Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Moscow cinema which screened British comedy “The Death of Stalin” in defiance of an official ban has announced that it will stop showing the film after a raid by Russian police on Friday. The culture ministry on Tuesday withdrew permission to screen British director Armando Iannucci’s film, which satirises the death of the dictator after Russian officials labelled it offensive and “extremist”. But Moscow cinema […]
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AFP) – Muscovite pensioner Svetlana Bogomilova emerges from a Russian grocery store into the Mediterranean sunshine near the Limassol beachfront in Cyprus. “It is very convenient here,” the retired teacher told AFP as a family with a pushchair strolled by chatting in Russian. “There is everything you could need.” Across the European Union’s most easterly member it is easy to spot the influence of the island’s sizable Russian-speaking community. In the seaside city of Limassol […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Four people were killed Monday when a Moscow bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in the west of the city, officials said. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident as authorities said they were looking into several possibilities, including a technical malfunction. Authorities did not mention terrorism as a possible cause. “Nine people are currently in the city’s clinics… four people died on the spot,” the Moscow city hall […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North Korea, as China warned that such manoeuvres fuel tensions following nuclear-armed Pyongyang’s longest-range test launch to date. The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and declared it had achieved nuclear statehood, escalating global alarm over its weapons push. The two-day exercise — the sixth since […]
by Andrea Palasciano with Maria Isabel Sanchez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – Venezuela signed a debt restructuring deal with major creditor Russia on Wednesday, as ratings agencies declared Caracas in partial default. The country is seeking to restructure its foreign debts, estimated at around $150 billion, after it was hit hard by tumbling oil prices and American sanctions. A Venezuelan delegation led by Finance Minister Simon Zerpa signed the deal restructuring $3.15 billion of […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Britain on Friday urged the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctionson Syria after a UN-led investigation found that government forces were responsible for the sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhun. A joint UN-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) panel said the Syrian air force had dropped a bomb on the opposition-held town on April 4, releasing the deadly nerve agent that killed more than 80 people. “A robust international response is now essential to hold those responsible for the Khan Sheikhun attack to account,” British […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — At least 19 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a train near the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, regional authorities said Friday. “According to the latest information, 19 people have been killed,” the head of the regional health service, Alexandre Kiryukhin, told the TASS news agency. A statement from the regional interior ministry said all of the victims were on board the bus. © Agence […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Embassy in Moscow is urging Filipinos in Russia to take extra precautions following reports of bomb threats in some areas there. In a recent statement, Ambassador Carlo Sorreta said these were necessary even if no explosion took place in any of the places where a bomb threat was reported. These places include Krasnoyark, Vladivostok, Chelyabinsk, Magadan, Yekaterinburg, Stavropol, Ufa, Omsk, Bryansk, Novosibirsk, Ryazan and YuznoSakhalinsk. Sorreta said Filipinos should […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday announced counter measures in response to tough new sanctions proposed by the United States, ordering Washington to reduce its diplomatic staff. Moscow ordered the US to reduce its diplomatic presence in Russia to 455 diplomats and staff and also barred it from using a Moscow summer house and storage facility. The ministry said that this was in response to the passing of a new bill on […]
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Russia for an official visit, met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday (July 3). The two leaders are expected to hold talks on Tuesday (July 4) before Xi heads for Germany where he will take part in G20 summit in Hamburg. Xi arrived in Moscow on Monday, embarking on his second state visit to Russia since taking office in 2013. In a […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – A violent storm swept through Moscow area Monday, leaving 13 people dead and dozens injured as freak winds toppled hundreds of trees, officials said. “Due to storm winds hitting Moscow, 50 people have asked for medical attention up to now,” a spokesperson for the City Hall’s health department told AFP in a statement. “Eleven were fatally injured,” the statement said. Two more deaths were reported when the investigative committee of the […]
(Reuters) — President Rodrigo Duterte told Russian leader Vladimir Putin late Tuesday (May 23) that the Philippines needs modern arms to fight Islamic State and that he expected Russian support. Duterte also said he had to halt his visit to Moscow and return home as there was still fighting with militants there. The Maute group is touted to have links with ISIS. “I have to go home because I should be there at this time. […]
