“According to the information at our disposal the Islamic State’s oil revenue has been down to $12 million – $25 million a month, which is a tiny one-third of what the Islamic State was getting in 2015,” he said. “It is effective operations by Russia’s aerospace group in the course of the anti-terrorist campaign […]
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Operation in Syria strips IS of hefty chunk of oil revenue: Russia’s UN envoy
Ankara apologizes to Moscow over downing Russian jet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologized to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ankara’s shooting down of a Russia’s military jet last year which shattered ties between the two countries. In a statement released on Monday, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin had received a letter from Erdogan “in which the Turkish leader expressed […]
Arctic rosy snow may be warning sign
To some, pink snow sounds like a child’s fantasy come true. To others, it sounds like a dangerous new drug. But in reality, pink snow exists… and it isn’t a good sign. The blush-toned hue is the chemical reaction of algae that causes Arctic melt. Rosy snow is commonly seen at high altitudes when […]
French union warns of disruption to Euro 2016 soccer cup unless govt backs down on labor reform
The warning on Thursday by the hardline CGT union took aim at the 2016 UEFA European Championship (known as Euro 2016), scheduled to begin in France on June 10. The match will be played at various stadiums throughout the country, including Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Paris. But if the CGT has its way, those […]
Abuse of hospitality: Czechs to deport Iraqi Christian refugees for attempt to move on to Germany
The bus which had been carrying a group of Iraqi refugees was stopped at the Czech-German by the police on Saturday. After negotiating with the Czech side, the German authorities decided to return them to Prague. When the news of the refugee detention on the German border became known, Czech police announced that they would […]