Russia to Block 2018 PACE Payment Until Voting Rights Restored – Senior Lawmaker

Russia will not submit the 11 million euro ($12.39 million) fee to participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2018 until the right to vote for national delegations is restored…

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Forget Tulips & Bitcoin – Here’s The Real Bubble

While the broader market for Swiss stocks has risen modestly this year, one ‘entity’ has outperformed its peers by such a staggering margin, it has left bamboozled market experts struggling for an explanation. And that company is…the Swiss National Bank…..

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Pole Position: Why US ‘Will Never Be Able’ to Replace Russia in EU Gas Market

In the long-run, Russia will continue to remain one of the most important natural gas suppliers for Europe, according to Francis Perrin, research director at the Paris-based Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS)… Source: http://ift…

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This $586.56 San Francisco Lawsuit Could Destroy The Entire ‘Gig Economy’

When Raef Lawson filed his $586.56 lawsuit in San Francisco he probably didn’t realize he could potentially end up disrupting the entire ‘gig economy’ that subsidizes a plethora of Silicon Valley tech giants from Uber to DoorDash, but that could very well end up being the outcome…

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