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People & Money
India Pulls Ahead of Russia in Foreign Reserves Holdings
India surpassed Russia after the latter’s holdings declined at a faster rate in recent weeks and as the Reserve Bank…
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Russian Vaccine 3 Times More Expensive in Africa
Africa will be paying more for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine than it is for Oxford/AstraZeneca, Novavax, and other ‘western’…
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OPEC and Russia Seal Pact to Increase Oil Output in January
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its Russia-led allies, in attempting to measure the strength of the economy…
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EU Concerned Over Hungary’s Plans to Import Russian Coronavirus Vaccine
The findings of declining confidence in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Nigeria mirror trends in political instability and religious extremism in…
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Russia Scales up Foreign Exchange Reserves by $4.5 Billion in 1 Week
While Russia is a corruptly governed country with opaque institutions and weak economic policies, the Central Bank of Russia under…
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Nigeria and Russia Not Complying with OPEC Oil Production Cuts
“Nigeria and Iraq were the worst-performing members of the cartel (in terms of producing beyond their quotas) in August.” Members…
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Travel
Splendid Sochi: Tourist Attractions for President Buhari
Sochi is a beautiful seaside city located to the north of Russia’s border with Georgia along the Black Sea near…
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Leisure
Clora Bryant: Black Lady Trumpeter Who Wowed Communist Russia
Legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist, Clora Bryant, has died at age 92. Despite making a name for herself and being…
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