Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal was enough to secure victory for Portugal, who faced a resilient Russia side. Portugal Coach, Fernando Santo said: “In the first half, we played very well, with a lot of personality,’’ he said. “I warned the players at half-time there would be a change though, and Russia pressured us well in the […]
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With the assistance of allied hackers, Russia has developed a cyberweapon capable of destroying electricity grid, U.S. researchers report that such could be used to upset the American electric system. The reports say that the devise was used to disrupt energy system in Ukraine December in 2015. According to the Washington Post, the cyberweapon has […]
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A man has died after taking part in a vodka drinking competition organised by a supermarket in Russia. The ‘Who Can Drink More Vodka’ contest saw five participants rushed to intensive care, with one dying from consuming too much alcohol. The bizarre competition took place in the city of Volgodonsk in south-western Russia’s Rostov Oblast […]
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Russian hackers are prime suspects in France as nine gigabytes of email belonging to the leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign was thrown online, hours to Sunday’s election. It is not clear yet the extent of the damage the leak may have caused for Macron. But he remains the frontrunner in an election billed as […]
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Death toll from Monday’s bomb blast in St. Petersburg has risen to 14, Russian agency Ria Novosti quoted the country’s health minister, Veronika Skvortsova, as saying on Tuesday. The blast which happened on a metro train has also injured almost 50 people. The death toll had stood at 11 people on Monday. In a related […]
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Not less than 10 people were killed as an unidentified device exploded inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg in Russia, on Monday. “According to information available at this point ten people died. Others were injured,” a source said. The number of casualties was still to be specified and rescue […]
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For the second month in a row, Russia has maintained its status as the world’s largest oil producer, ousting Saudi Arabia, official figures in December 2016 and January 2017 have confirmed. Russia’s daily oil output averaged about 10.8 million barrels in January, slightly more than 10.5 million barrels in December, according to data released by […]
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James Comey, Director of FBI, on Monday confirmed that his agency is investigating whether Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Comey also testified to the House Intelligence Committee that he had no information to support Trump’s assertion he was under surveillance before he became president. “I have been authorized by […]
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Oil price is rapidly declining, this time, it has fallen to a three-month low. West Texas Intermediate is trading below $50, while Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil is hovering around $52 per barrel, its lowest price levels since December 2016. Since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to cut its production […]
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has lost over $1 trillion to fluctuation of oil prices, its Secretary General, Dr Mohammed Barkindo has said. Barkindo disclosed this on Monday while addressing a news conference organised by the Minster of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. According to the OPEC scribe who is on a […]
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