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Russia's January Budget Deficit Widens As Energy Revenues Slump.
The Finance Ministry said on February 6 that oil and gas revenues were 46.4 percent lower in January than in the same month last year. (file photo)
Slumping energy revenues and soaring expenditures pushed Russia's federal budget to a deficit of 1.76 trillion rubles ($24.78 billion) in January amid Western sanctions and the cost of the war in Ukraine. The Finance Ministry said on February 6 that oil and gas revenues were 46.4 percent lower in January than in the same month last year. Overall revenue for the month was down 35.1 percent, while spending was 58.7 percent higher. The ministry cited lower prices for Russian oil and lower volumes of natural gas exports as the primary reasons. Sanctions have forced Moscow to sell oil and gas at a discount. To read the original story from Reuters, click here .
U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall Attackers
The White House has again dismissed Russia's allegation that Ukraine was involved in the attack on the Crocus City concert hall and said that the United States had passed clear and detailed information to Russian security services about an extremi...
Russian Mathematician Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison On Justifying Terrorism Charge.
A court in Yekaterinburg sentenced mathematician Azat Miftakhov on March 28 to four years in prison on a charge of justifying terrorism, which he and his supporters reject.
Russian Veto Ends UN Monitoring Enforcement Of North Korea Nuclear Sanctions.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by UN experts of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, although the sanctions themselves remain in place.
Court In Russia's Bashkortostan Orders Arrest Of Former Navalny Team Member.
A former member of late Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's team in Bashkortostan, Olga Komleva, was sent to pretrial detention on March 28 on a charge of participating in an extremist group's activities.
Kazakh Flooding Caused By Rapid Snowmelt Affects Hundreds Of Homes, Prompts Evacuations.
Kazakh emergency officials said on March 28 that almost 300 residential buildings have been affected by ongoing floods caused by an abrupt shift to warm weather that led to a mass snowmelt.
Inside horror cargo ship smash into Baltimore bridge as desperate hunt continues for missing six.
THE horror bridge collapse in Maryland will result in widespread disruption to trade but Americans are set to avoid a return to the supply chain chaos seen during the Covid-19 crisis, experts have said. Shipping has been suspended at the Port of B...
Scaramucci: Trump wants to be part of 'axis of autocracy'.
After his short tenure as White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci now sees Donald Trump as a 'systemic danger' to democracy. #CNN #News
Witness describes Baltimore bridge collapse
Jayme Krause witnessed the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, Reuters reports. Since the collapse at least two people have been rescued from the water, and the search continues for at least seven others.
Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of abortion pill mifepristone regulations.
The court listened to arguments on FDA changes to mifepristone use, including allowing it to be mailed without a prescription. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live: Watch full epis...
Witness describes 'horrific scene' after Baltimore bridge collapsed.
Georgio Comninos says he heard a 'really loud rumble' that shook his home after a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: F...
Breaking down Supreme Court arguments in abortion pill case.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on access to mifepristone, a pill that's taken with another drug to terminate an early pregnancy. The high court will weigh if the Food and Drug Administration adequately considered safety when it expan...