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Arkady Volozh: Co-founder of Yandex, Russia’s Google equivalent, slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine

13Aug

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Technology

Arkady Volozh: Co-founder of Yandex, Russia’s Google equivalent, slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine

The founder and former CEO of Russia’s largest internet company, Arkady Volozh, has slammed Vladimir Putin’s “barbaric” war in Ukraine, becoming one of the most prominent Russian businessmen to express criticism of what Russia still calls euphemistically its “special military operation.” “I’ve been asked a lot of questions over the past year, and especially a lot of them came up this week. I would like to clarify my position,” he said in a statement released to the media. “I am totally against Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine, where I, like many, have friends and relatives. I am horrified by the fact that every day bombs fly into the homes of Ukrainians,” said Volozh, describing himself “as a “Kazakhstan-born, Israeli tech ent...

After Egypt agreed it wouldn't send weapons to Russia, it is now resisting requests from senior U.S. leaders to send them to Kyiv, Egyptian and American officials say.

12Aug

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World

After Egypt agreed it wouldn't send weapons to Russia, it is now resisting requests from senior U.S. leaders to send them to Kyiv, Egyptian and American officials say.

After Egypt agreed it wouldn’t send weapons to Russia, it is now resisting requests from senior U.S. leaders to send them to Kyiv, Egyptian and American officials say.

Russia Aims to Restore Prestige in Race to Moon’s South Pole

11Aug

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World

Russia Aims to Restore Prestige in Race to Moon’s South Pole

Updated Aug. 11, 2023 5:11 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Russia’s launch of its first lunar lander in nearly 50 years on Friday, an attempt to become the first country to reach the south pole of the moon, is a symbolic moment for a country anxious to prove it still has the technological capabilities befitting a great world power.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Diamonds Are on Sale. They Won't Be Forever.

11Aug

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Money

Diamonds Are on Sale. They Won't Be Forever.

A postpandemic glut has led to falling prices for some gems, but they are likely to bounce back.

Ukraine said it was opening temporary routes for civilian ships to sail from its Black Sea ports in a potential challenge to Russia's attempt to blockade the country's food exports.

11Aug

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Ukraine said it was opening temporary routes for civilian ships to sail from its Black Sea ports in a potential challenge to Russia's attempt to blockade the country's food exports.

Ukraine said it was opening temporary routes for civilian ships to sail from its Black Sea ports in a potential challenge to Russia’s attempt to blockade the country’s food exports.

11Aug

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World

Diamonds Are on Sale. They Won't Be Forever.

A postpandemic glut has led to falling prices for some gems, but they are likely to bounce back.

Ukrainian troops have fallen back on the small-unit tactics that brought them success earlier in the war with Russia after experiencing checks and setbacks in their counteroffensive against the occupier.

11Aug

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Ukrainian troops have fallen back on the small-unit tactics that brought them success earlier in the war with Russia after experiencing checks and setbacks in their counteroffensive against the occupier.

Ukrainian troops have fallen back on the small-unit tactics that brought them success earlier in the war with Russia after experiencing checks and setbacks in their counteroffensive against the occupier.

To Get Ukraine Air Support Quickly, Try the Boneyard

9Aug

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World

To Get Ukraine Air Support Quickly, Try the Boneyard

Perfectly good aircraft are sitting idle in U.S. deserts, when they could be aiding Kyiv’s counteroffensive.

7Aug

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Health

China and Russia Eye Alaska

A joint naval patrol off the Aleutians is a warning and a test for the U.S.

Unconfirmed Reports of Wagner Group Personnel Aiding Coup in Niger – RedState

6Aug

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Politics

Unconfirmed Reports of Wagner Group Personnel Aiding Coup in Niger – RedState

Breaking news on the crisis in Niger; a PMC Wagner (Russian-language site at link) source has stated: A decision was made to deploy combat troops of the Wagner PMC in & around the capital of Niger, in light of current security situation & foreign threats. PMC Wagner, also known as the Wagner Group, is a Russian state-funded military group controlled by Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, and technically operates outside Russian law, which prohibits private military groups. PMC Wagner is also the group implicated in an aborted coup attempt in Russia last June, which led to the arrest of Russian General Sergei Surovikin. Earlier this year the U.S. government named PMC Wagner as a Transnational Criminal Organization. Niger crisis: Wagner Source: "A decision was made to deploy combat tr...