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Spirits Low After Russian Vodka Brand Auction Runs Dry.
Moskovskaya vodka was one of the iconic Russian vodka brands whose trademark rights had been up for sale. (file photo)
The spirits of shareholders of dismantled Russian oil company Yukos were low on December 6 after the top bid in an auction of several iconic vodka brands came up short. The financial holding company GML, the majority shareholder in Yukos before the Kremlin dismantled it in 2003, was hoping to sell the rights to Russian vodka brands Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya. Two bidders each placed a $250,000 deposit hoping to win the rights to use the trademarks in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. But GML reserved the right to reject the winning bids, and did so, deeming them as too low. To read the original story by AP, click here .
Memorial Concert For Navalny Scheduled To Take Place June 4 In Berlin.
Associates of Aleksei Navalny, who died in February in a Russian penal colony, say a concert has been scheduled in his memory in Berlin on June 4, which would have been the opposition politician’s 48th birthday.
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Orban Challenger Leads Protest Calling For Reforms Of Child Protections In Hungary.
Peter Magyar, an aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, renewed his calls for change on April 26 as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orban's g...
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Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network.
A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus’s main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.
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Aliyev Rejects Criticism Over Arrest Of Journalists In Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 26 rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the Internet meant press freedom was assured.
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Briton Charged Over Alleged Russian-Linked Arson Attack.
A British man has been charged over alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia, including by allegedly recruiting others for an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in London.
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Future of TikTok in doubt in the US after Biden signs off Ukraine aid package.
The video-sharing platform TikTok looks set to be banned in the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its US operations. US President Joe Biden signed a bill demanding the sale as part his $61bn aid package for Ukraine. American pol...
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Family members of Boeing 737 Max crash victims meet with Justice Dept.
The family members of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes met with Justice Department officials Wednesday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave explains what the families are hoping to achieve. CBS News 24/7 is the ...
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Chuck Todd: How lower voter turnout could help Biden in November.
NBC News Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd discusses election interest hitting a new low and explains why lower voter turnout could help President Biden’s re-election campaign. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovati...
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Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan - VOA News #shorts.
President Joe Biden signed into law the $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. VOA’s Misha Komadovsky has more. He said the new assistance, aimed at helping Ukraine fight Russia’s two-year invasion and...
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Hear Speaker Johnson call on Columbia University president to resign.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at Columbia University amid pro-Palestinian protests at the Ivy League school. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz breaks down the reaction on campus. #CNN #News
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Pro-Palestinian protests erupt at University of Southern California.
Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Southern California were forced to clear their tents by campus police Wednesday. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Luzdelia Caballero is following the protests. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored stre...
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