‘Putin is not dying,’ Kremlin says November 6, 2020 The Kremlin has dismissed “nonsense” claims Putin will quit the presidency amid fears for his health. This morning The Sun reported the Russian president, 68, is ill and poised to quit amid fears he has possible symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The Sun cited Professor Valery Solovei, a Russian political pundit, who suggested earlier this week [...]
How the Democrats threw away their shot to topple Trumpism November 4, 2020 The US election has not delivered the Joe Biden landslide that many were anticipating. Instead, the Democratic candidate appears to be limping towards a narrow Electoral College victory, which may well end up in the courts. Even if The Donald is beaten, he is hardly vanquished, and the Democrats also look like they’ve failed to [...]
We’re shaken and stirred in 007’s new Land Rover Defender November 3, 2020 We drive one of the Land Rover stunt cars from No Time to Die, then sample the new Defender 90 on and off the road.
As Georgia heads to the polls, democracy and prosperity hang in the balance October 30, 2020 Georgia has been one of the success stories in Eastern Europe after the Cold War. It is now a vigorous, multi-party democracy where elections are fiercely fought but the electorate’s decision respected. Sound economic policies have pushed Georgia near to the top of the World Bank’s league of the best places in the world in [...]
Oil prices fall on fears of production boost amid surge in Covid-19 cases October 26, 2020 Global oil prices dropped sharply this morning amid fears of a ramp in production even as governments implement more stringent restrictions to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. Worldwide standard Brent crude shed 2.4 per cent to fall to $40.76, while American benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.6 per cent to stand at $38.78. [...]
Russian authorities launch investigation into new Petropavlovsk boss October 22, 2020 The chief executive of embattled gold miner Petropavlovsk [LON:POG] is being investigated by Russian authorities after forcing his way into the FTSE 250 company’s offices in Moscow. On 26-27 August, Maksim Meshcheryakov was prevented from entering the firm’s office in a stand-off with staff. CCTV footage which later circulated on Russian social media showed Meshcheryakov, [...]
Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Olympic Games in Tokyo October 19, 2020 Dominic Raab today said there have already been attempts by Russian military intelligence to disrupt the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with malicious cyberattacks.
UK sanctions six Russian officials over Alexey Navalny poisoning October 15, 2020 The UK will enforce asset freezes and travel bans on officials responsible for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, the foreign secretary has announced. Dominic Raab today said the UK will apply sanctions announced this morning by the EU against six Russian individuals and an entity involved in the attempted murder of Navalny [...]
Petropavlovsk deputy chief out as Hambro era comes to an end October 12, 2020 Petropavlovsk’s deputy chief executive has today left the firm as the Russia-focused gold miner shakes off the last traces of the Peter Hambro era. Alya Samokhvalova, who had been with the company for nearly two decades, was a key member of the mining group’s old guard. She took on the role of temporary chief exec [...]
Gold miner Petropavlovsk slashes production forecasts October 9, 2020 Petropavlovsk drastically slashed its production forecasts this morning in its first market update since the summer’s bloody boardroom struggle. In a trading update, the Russia-focused gold miner said that production volumes would now come in between 560,000 to 600,000 ounces, down from previous estimates of up to 720,000 ounces. The FTSE 250 firm said the [...]