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For House Republicans, 2018 was the year of the men. Come January, the number of women Republicans serving in the House will drop from 23 to just 13, the result of a Democratic wave election, some retirements, and several women…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank some 790 points, or about 3 percent, on Tuesday amid a large sell-off in stocks across the board. Few industries were spared. Transportation stocks like UPS and FedEx tumbled amid skepticism and confusion about the truce between the…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Finance Ministry said Tuesday it had closed the sale of 1 billion euros ($1.1bln) of Eurobonds that will mature in 2025. “These results show that foreign investors have maintained interest in Russia’s sovereign credit risk and…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde called the desire of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump to engage in talks to resolve a trade dispute between the two countries a…
On December 8, China’s space agency will launch the Chang’e-4 probe, the first to visit the surface of the far side of the moon. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been setting the stage for a number of remote lunar operations,…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sputnik) – Russian Helicopters company is planning to launch serial production of multipurpose Ka-62 choppers and sell the first four aircraft in 2020, the company CEO, Andrey Boginsky, told Sputnik Wednesday. “Certification tests are now underway. We have…
