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Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline complicates Russia-Ukraine tensions

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Rose Conlon
Jan 21, 2022
As Russian troops accumulate at the Ukrainian border, some fear the country could withhold natural gas to Europe in the event of military conflict.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was recently constructed along the Baltic Sea to carry natural gas from Russia to Europe, circumventing Ukraine.
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U.S. officials warn tech companies of foreign threats in five key areas

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Rose Conlon
Nov 12, 2021
Why U.S. counterintelligence officials are telling companies to be wary about foreign business deals.
Counterintelligence officials are telling American companies to be wary about foreign attempts to target developments in artificial intelligence, quantum information systems, biotechnology, semiconductors and autonomous systems.
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Germany under U.S. pressure over Russian pipeline

by Stephen Beard
Apr 19, 2021
The U.S is threatening further sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany.
Workers building a section of the wall of the Nord Stream 2.
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Russian tanker crosses Arctic in early season voyage as ice grows thinner

by Scott Tong
Jun 8, 2020
The route, which saves more than 10 days of travel, is a test case for a Russian energy company that wants to ship gas to China through the summer.
The ice-breaking Christophe de Margerie, carrying natural gas to China, was able to start its Arctic voyage earlier in the year because of thinning ice.
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China set to complete its BeiDou satellite network, rival to GPS

by Scott Tong
Jun 2, 2020
The Asian giant will soon launch the last location-tracking satellite for a system that has economic, communications and military applications.
A satellite orbits Earth. China's network will have broad applications in the future.
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Can even a deal to cut oil production increase prices amid COVID-19?

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Alex Schroeder
Apr 10, 2020
Demand for oil is falling so quickly that even a reduction in supply will take some time to affect markets.
Many shale oil companies can operate profitably with prices so low.
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Russia plays oil diplomacy card in Middle East

by Scott Tong
May 10, 2019
Russia has leveraged its oil and gas market power to enhance its influence in the Middle East, just as the U.S. is pulling back from the region.
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The Mueller Report is an overnight bestseller

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 19, 2019
Book publishers are cashing in on the public's intrigue.
Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. 
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Mueller concludes Russia probe, delivers report to Attorney General Barr

by Associated Press
Mar 22, 2019
The next steps are up to Barr, Congress and likely the federal courts.
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller waits for the beginning of a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Troika Laundromat used shell companies to hide billions, report says

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 15, 2019
The editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project describes how the complex system worked.
Money launderers funneled money through companies set up by offshore banks like Ukio in Lithuania.
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