Sunak and Truss exercise in threatening China and Russia
Sunak wants to take tough action against China: ‘Enough is enough’. Rishi Sunak, former British finance minister and candidate to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the…
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Yevgeni Giner: a businessman in Ukraine, a tycoon in Russia
The war in Ukraine, somewhat oversimplified in our media, is truly hybrid in nature. As well as both sides in conflict: Russian and Ukrainian economies are intertwined, and…
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Herman Gref: an integral part of the complex Russian state bestiary
From the first glimpse Herman Gref, the almost almighty Russian banker is a liberal icon. An admirer of Goethe, Erich Heckel and Fritz Lang, an ethnic German with…
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Battle for Scotland will take place in the Supreme Court
In October, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will decide whether Scotland can vote again on its independence from the United Kingdom without a green light from…
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Rishi Sunak wants to make the UK a world’s hub for crypto
Many governments are not a big fan of cryptocurrencies, but they do see that some tokens are very useful. However, the major crash of recent months has also…
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Authorities stop short to label loot boxes as a form of gambling
For the time being, the government of the United Kingdom is refraining from regulating loot boxes in video games. Under a revision of the Gambling Act 2005, the…
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Starbucks prepares to close one thousand branches in UK, fire 4000 employees
Starbucks is exploring the possibility of divesting its stores in the United Kingdom. The eventual sale will involve more than a thousand branches and four thousand employees. This…
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