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Naseem Zeitoon | Reuters (2nd R-L) Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Qatar’s Energy Minister Mohammad bin Saleh al-Sada, Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi and Venezuela’s Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Doha, Qatar February 16, 2016. This week, Dmitriev signaled Russia’s …

Scott Eelis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Economic diplomacy should be embraced regardless of political problems, the head of Russia’s investment fund told CNBC on Saturday, discussing the current economic sanctions on the country by the U.S. and European …

Russian stocks tumbled Friday afternoon after a federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. The VanEck Vectors Russia exchange-traded fund (RSX), which tracks a host of publicly-traded Russian companies, fell nearly 2 percent following news of the indictments. …

John Macdougall | AFP | Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May shake hands during a joint press conference after talks on February 16, 2018 in Berlin. A Brexit deal should strike a balance that ensures Britain clearly diverges from the European Union’s single market …

Jack Taylor | Getty Images People gather under lanterns in Chinatown on February 15, 2018, in London, England. London’s Chinese community originally settled in Limehouse, to the east of the city, in the 18th century, before relocating to Chinatown’s current Soho location in the 1950s, seeking cheap rent. In the …

Rob Engelaar | AFP | Getty Images A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. NotPetya appeared in Ukraine last July and spread to Europe and the U.S., wreaking havoc on businesses including banks, shipping ports, law firms, …

TF-Images | TF-Images via Getty Images CEO Joe Kaeser gestures during the annual results press conference on November 9, 2017 in Munich, Germany. President Donald Trump deserved to be congratulated for the recent changes to the U.S. tax system, according to the chief executive of Europe’s largest industrial company. Speaking …

Andrea Pattaro | AFP | Getty Images A tourist snaps a selfie with the Bridge of Sighs in the background, on January 19, 2018 in Venice. China is entering week-long Lunar New Year holiday and 6.5 million travelers are expected to be spending that break overseas, splashing billions of dollars …

Getty Images Immigration activists take part in a National Day of Action for a Dream Act Now protest on February 7, 2018 in Washington D.C. A coalition of activists came from across the U.S. to demonstrate for a ‘Clean Dream Act’ to be passed in Congress as part of spending …

The Washington Post | Getty Images Haobtc’s bitcoin mine site manager, Guo-hua, checks mining equipment inside their bitcoin mine near Kongyuxiang, Sichuan, China. Bitcoin mining is costing South Koreans a lot of money. Mining just one bitcoin in one of the world’s biggest digital currency markets costs $26,170, according to …