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New Sanctions Target Russian Banks, Energy Firms

The United States continues to become increasingly more aggressive with Sanctions toward Russia. Here are some of the new sanctions against Russia, including sanctions against one of the world's largest energy firms.

Jul 17, 2014 · 1 minute read

Snowden leak: Skype calls, private e-mails, online polls on GCHQ menu

British intelligence has a wide diversity of tools for cyber-spying and data manipulation. That's what's been revealed in a document, recently leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Social network accounts are no longer private. Agents can access data, even hidden, and disable the page if they find it suspicious.

Jul 16, 2014 · 1 minute read

Putin kicks off Latin America trip by writing off 90% of Cuba's debt

Vladimir Putin is in Cuba's capital to start a week-long tour of Latin-American - his longest foreign tour since returning to the Kremlin in 2012. Ahead of the journey he gave an interview in which he insisted that in today's globalized world - no state or group of countries can tackle international problems by themselves. RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky is following the President, to see what South America and Russia have to offer each other.

Jul 16, 2014 · 1 minute read

The Fed won't let Germany inspect its own gold

The National Security Agency isn't the only American organization upsetting some Germans. The US Federal Reserve holds 45 percent of Germany's gold assets, and a plan to bring much of that back to its homeland is in jeopardy. Efforts to transport or even audit the billions of dollars worth of precious metal held by the US are being impeded by politics and the Fed itself, creating frustration for many of the plans supporters. RT's Peter Oliver reports from Berlin on what is holding up the process.

Jul 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

How the Price of Gold is Fixed

The World Gold Council is meeting today to try and come up with a new way of pricing the commodity. It comes as the London Bullion Market Association prepares to announce their plans to change the way silver is priced. Here's how the price of gold is currently fixed.

Jul 10, 2014 · 1 minute read

Sapin: Boosting Euro Is Issue of `Global Balance’

In an exclusive interview, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin discusses how he wants to bolster the use of the Euro in international transactions to counteract the dominance of the dollar.

Jul 7, 2014 · 1 minute read

This is Where Gold is Really Going

Here's a look at the gold swap between Goldman Sachs and Ecuador, and why gold is once again moving back into the hands of Western control.

Jul 6, 2014 · 9 minute read

Rob Ford's CBC interview

Toronto Mayor sat down with the CBC's Dwight Drummond in his first interview since leaving rehab. Here's Rob Ford's CBC interview.

Jul 3, 2014 · 1 minute read

Putin: State of Affairs Speech

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is meeting Russian diplomats to outline the future of Moscow's foreign policy. He has blamed turmoil in Ukraine on the country's newly-elected leader Petro Poroshenko and also criticized the West for its intention to turn the planet into "global barracks.

Jul 2, 2014 · 1 minute read