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Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait).
Big profits rise for Russia's MegaFon
May 15 - Independent
Société Générale blow after 'bribe' arrest in Russia
May 15 - Independent
Pamplona Capital seals second US deal
May 15 - Financial Times
Spy Finances: What's the Going Rate for Espionage in Russia?
May 14 - Daily Finance
Russian FSB detains U.S. diplomat accused of spying
May 14 - Politico
African charm offensive led by Umunna
May 13 - Independent
‘Ball dropped’ in Russian communication with FBI
May 11 - MarketWatch
Germans splurge on Italian homes locals can’t afford
May 08 - Financial Post
Amotz Asa-El's View from Jerusalem: Tokyo-Moscow thaw to hurt Mideast oil exporters
May 02 - MarketWatch
Bosses' bonuses are axed at Petropavlovsk
May 02 - Independent
Surgutneftegaz treasury shares missing
Apr 30 - Financial Times
US woes take gloss off Avon sales
Apr 30 - Financial Times
Gazprom profits slide on lower gas sales
Apr 30 - Financial Times
Boston suspects' parents to speak with U.S. investigators
Apr 23 - Politico
Russia trip focus of Boston bomb suspects’ probe
Apr 22 - MarketWatch
Apr 19 - Politico
First-quarter growth at Rexam subdued
Apr 18 - Financial Times
Altimo offers $1.8bn to buy out Orascom
Apr 16 - Financial Times
Alaska-based soldier gets 16 years in spy case
Apr 16 - Politico
Norilsk profits fall risks hurting Rusal
Apr 14 - Financial Times
By IBTimes UK
US criticises missile shipment as Russia's FSB risks diplomatic spat by revealing name of alleged CIA spy operating in Moscow. (10:55 pm)
MORE TOPICS: NEW YORK
By IBTimes UK
Inquest into death of ex-KGB agent poisoned on London in doubt following William Hague request. (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: LONDON
By IBTimes UK
Teenage suspects at Mazanovsky orphanage under investigation for 'torture' of young charges. (May 17)
By IBTimes UK
Step-by-step guide to install official Android 4.1.2 XXUCMC1 Jelly Bean update on Galaxy Note 10.1 N8010 (Wi-Fi). (May 17)
By IBTimes IN
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has confirmed that a massive asteroid nine times larger than a cruise ship is set to zip pass the planet in May. (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: NASA
By IBTimes UK
Almost immediately after the arrest, the woman admitted to freezing the babies to death. (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT
By IBTimes UK
As the UK follows US, Russia and China’s suit for shale gas development, we deliver a handy guide (May 17)
By IBTimes UK
IBTimes UK takes a look at foreign firms taking advantage of China’s shale gas sector (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, CHEVRON, CONOCOPHILLIPS, UKRAINE
By Reuters UK
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis. (May 16)
MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, WHITE HOUSE
By Reuters
The head of Societe Generale's <SOGN.PA> Russian unit Rosbank faced up to seven years in jail for bribery on Thursday after Russian investigators released a film of him with cash piled on his desk in what several bankers said may have been a set-up. (May 16)
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