U.S., Russia diplomats to hold high level meeting on Venezuela

WNM | Mar 17, 2019 at 12:01 PM

High level diplomats from Russia and the U.S. will meet in Rome to discuss the crisis in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Russia’s TASS is quoting a poll from Venezuela, where 90 percent of the people interviewed seem to be calling for president Maduro’s resignation.

US tightens sanctions against Russia

WNM | Mar 15, 2019 at 5:57 PM

The United States tightens anti-Russian sanctions, blacklisted six individuals, and eight organizations affiliated with Russia, the US Treasury Department said in a report on Friday.

UK retailers to reach more Chinese visitors by accepting Alipay

WNM | Mar 15, 2019 at 1:40 AM

Barclaycard announced on Thursday an agreement with China’s leading third-party online payment solution Alipay to help more UK retailers accept its transactions to embrace the growing number of Chinese visitors in the country.