Eastern Europe

Why Is The VIX So Low? A Surprising Answer Emerges In The Market's Microstructure One of the most frequent questions tossed around Wall Street trading desks (and strip clubs), and which was duly covered by Bloomberg recently in " Fear Has Gone Mis...

In May 2022, the car output lost 96.7% annually and 81.3% monthly...

GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Sputnik) - The recent earthquake in Afghanistan's mountainous areas claimed the lives of up to 80% of the population in certain villages and the survivors are forced to live in the streets, a Sputnik correspondent reported....

Yelena Vesnina, Brahim Saadoun's lawyer, said that she was unaware of such a letter...

FTC And Antitrust Lawyers Targeting America's Business Sector Commentary authored by Bob Barr via RealClear Politics , From dialysis to chickens, the U.S. Department of Justice and its regulatory compatriot, the Federal Trade Commission, are flexing U...

A Chilean worker at the meat company Cial disappeared with nearly $180,000 more than his employer meant to pay him...

Recently introduced in the United States and Europe, Sony's new PlayStation Plus tiers have been making headlines with their lineups. What hasn't changed at all is the classic tier that's been available since before the overhaul of the service...

US military forces are struggling to meet their fiscal year 2022 recruiting goals with the Army having achieved only 40 percent of its recruiting goals so far. What message does the emerging trend send to the Pentagon?...

According to LPR Interior Minister Aide Vitaly Kisilyov, currently, there are about six tactical Ukrainian Armed Forces battalions in Seversk...

Ethnic Armenians face the prospect of their villages returning to Azerbaijani control after 30 years of Armenian occupation due to a new road being built connecting Armenia with Armenian-controlled areas in and around the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region....

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Some two-thirds of Americans support tougher gun control laws, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll out Wednesday....

The Secretary General said the West tried to talk with Russia before the special military operation but Russia went ahead with its plans...

The solar winds slipped past Earth's magnetic "defenses" sparked a spectacular display of auroras in the sky....

Brahim Saadoun have drawn up an appeal against his death sentence...

83% Of Americans Cut Back On Spending As Economy Careens Towards Crisis , Poll Finds US consumer sentiment and confidence have deteriorated for households amid slowing economic growth and persistently high inflation that suggests stagflation. A new study ...

Ukraine and the European Union have signed an Agreement on Freight Transport by Road, which abolishes the need for permits for Ukrainian carriers to perform bilateral and transit traffic. — Ukrinform....

The request for installation of the first two reactors out of four was submitted on January 1, 2019...

Early on in Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, many, like Chernihiv resident Valentyna, believed civilian areas should be relatively safe even in cities under fire. She learned the opposite on March 16, while standing in line for bread alongside...

Save Meduza! https://support.meduza.io/en A Russian missile strike hit the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, late in the afternoon on Monday, June 27. According to the latest reports, the attack killed up to 20 people and injured 59 others; a...

President Milo Zeman appointed Vladimir Bal to the post of education minister on Wednesday. Mr. Bal, who has experience in education and research, is replacing Petr Gazdik, who resigned from office over his close links to lobbyist Michal Rdl, the man at t...

The previous face-to-face meeting of the two presidents was held on January 19 in the Kremlin...

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"British Minister Wallace, if you don't want to appear as a complete liar to the entire world, cite at least one example of how I am 'threatening to nuke everyone' 'every week'," Maria Zakharova said...

Four municipal "zones free of LGBT ideology" must be abolished, a top Polish court ruled on Tuesday....

Oil Markets Could Face A Doomsday Scenario This Week Authored by Cyril Widdershoven via Oilprice.com, Expect lots of oil price volatility in the coming months as markets finally discover just how much spare capacity OPEC members really have. Oil productio...

The Secret Service has promised to respond to claims that Donald Trump assaulted an agent and lunged for the steering wheel of his vehicle...

Romania is currently the least dependent country in the European Union on Russian gas, is the second largest producer of oil and gas in the EU and has large quantities of untapped natural gas in the Black Sea. The estimated volume of undersea deposits is ...

At Wednesday noon on June 29, Russian invaders launched two more cruise missiles at Odesa region. — Ukrinform....

Following Lithuania, Norway has joined the anti-Russian frenzy as well and declared a blockade against the Russian town of Barentsburg. However, Norway has not taken into account the fact that Svalbard is not its original territory.Svalbard was ceded to N...

Tennis star Alize Cornet has claimed that the French Open suffered an outbreak of Covid cases amid recent withdrawals at Wimbledon...

With fuel prices steadily rising recently, the EuropeanCommission has decided to provide support to Romanian road transport operators,which have repeatedly asked for assistance.The commissionapproved a EUR 60.7 million Romanian scheme to support companies...

$300 Million Superyacht Of Wealthiest Russian Oligarch Arrives In Haven Dubai A $300 million superyacht owned by Russia's wealthiest oligarch, Vladimir Potanin, has arrived in the safe haven of Dubai as the West tightens sanctions on Russia's econ...

Financial analyst Mikhail Belyayev noted that the agreement would be unpleasant for Russia but the damage wouldn't be irreparable...

The company behind this geothermal scheme now plans to start harvesting energy from pilot wells reaching into the "super-hot" depths of our planet, by 2026....

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden's approach to the conflict in Ukraine, concerns over his mental stability, and liberal intolerance could be among the reasons why over one million Democrats switched allegiances and joined the Republican Part...

At the Angelus address on the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul, Pope Francis has decried the bombing of the Kremenchuk shopping center in Ukraine as the latest in a series of "barbaric" attacks on Ukraine. — Ukrinform....

Moscow has opened a criminal probe into a "sabotage operations" threat voiced by Ukraine's military intelligence chief...

Thoughts From JPMorgan Futures Trader: "Any Rally Feels Fairly Unsustainable" Some macro thoughts from JPMorgan futures and options trader Marissa Gitler. After a handful recent conversations, the most salient theme from clients has been a lack of...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday met with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who had proposed holding another referendum on Scotland's independence in October 2023....

The meeting of culture ministers of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States took place in Lviv on June 29. — Ukrinform....

An independent German journalist, who is being investigated at home for her coverage from Donbass, has spoken to Russian media...

With this, Azam overtook former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli's record of remaining at the top position for the greatest number of days in the 20-over format of cricket....

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - States can prosecute non-Indian defendants for crimes committed against Indian victims on reservations, the US Supreme Court said on Wednesday in a ruling....

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden in which he confirmed his intention to retire on Thursday, setting the stage for judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to officially take his place....

Anett Kontaveit went out of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in straight sets 6:4, 6:0, losing to relative unknown Jule Niemeier (Germany) in a game which lasted barely an hour on Court Number One. Both of Estonia's representatives are out of the to...

Grigory Karasin recalled that NATO at the summit in Madrid had officially called Russia the most significant threat to its security...

White House Is Quietly Modeling For $200 Oil "Shock" While the Biden administration is hoping and praying that someone - anyone - will watch the comical "Jan 6" kangaroo hearsay court taking place in Congress and meant to somehow block Tru...

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told members of his Yamina party that he has no plans to participate in the next parliamentary elections, his press office said on Wednesday....

According to the official, since May 2022, the WHO has received reports on more than 3,000 cases of the disease from 50 countries and territories in five WHO regions...