TASS: Economy - Russia’s international reserves fall below $400 billion to 5-year low : Russia also has two oil wealth funds - the National Welfare Fund ($79.9 billion or 5.5% of GDP) and the Reserve Fund ($88.91 billion or 6.1% of GDP).

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Russia’s biggest blacklisted banks appeal EU sanctions — Russia’s two biggest lenders Sberbank and VTB, as well as Russia’s foreign development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) have appealed to the European Court of Justice against EU sanctions : RT Business

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Are Lying and Politics the Same Thing - It is not even a matter of speculation that he is lying, but pay attention to the way members of the nation’s press almost never use the words “lie” or “lying.” : Watchmen News

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Rise of far-right: Thousands rally at anti-Islam protest in Germany — At least 17,500 people took part in a protest against Islamization in Germany’s eastern city of Dresden, according to police. The Monday rally comes as the latest round of demonstrations organized by the rising far-right PEGIDA movement : RT News

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Why Is MH17 Investigation Obsessed with Secrecy - Under IATA Rules, the parties responsible for the investigation would be the Malaysians, as owners of the plane and home country of the airline, and the Ukrainians over whose territory the atrocity occurred : Global Research

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