Russia announced on Thursday that transsexual and transgender people will no longer qualify for driving licences in the country. Other offences listed include, fetishism, exhibitionism, voyeurism, pathological gambling and compulsive stealing. The government, who termed the offences as those bordering on “mental disorders,” said it decided to tighten medical controls for drivers because Russia suffers…
Obama Orders Ban on Crimea Trade
Barack Obama, US President has ordered a ban on the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive order also imposes new sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and companies. “The executive order is intended to provide clarity to US corporations doing business in the region and reaffirm that the United States will…
Putin Urge Russians to Brace For Hard Times
Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has advised citizens to be prepared for hard times ahead urging them to be self-reliance. The president declared this on Thursday in his annual state-of-the nation speech to parliament warning that Russia will fall into a recession next year. It is said that the country has been hit hard by falling…
Zimbabwe, Russia denounce Western sanctions
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President, and Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister who was on a visit to Zimbabwe on Tuesday condemned the West-led sanctions on the two countries as the leaders launched a $4billion joint platinum mine venture that is to become the largest in Zimbabwe. Speaking at a joint press briefing after their meeting at…
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