Russia’s Federation Council voted to approve the early dismissal of Alexey Kudrin from his post as Audit Chamber Chairman, according to Interfax. Kudrin’s dismissal was requested earlier by Vladimir Putin. At the session, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko indirectly confirmed that Kudrin plans to work at Yandex, saying that she hoped the Federation Council’s statements will start appearing in the search engine’s top results more frequently. According to sources close to… Source link
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Fifteen of Spain’s top women’s soccer players are declining to play for the Spanish national team until working conditions improve, and alleged in Thursday emails that the situation around the team had “significantly” affected their “emotional state” and “health,” Spain’s soccer federation (the RFEF) and the players said in partially conflicting statements Thursday and Friday. The temporary resignations come weeks after a few Spanish stars reportedly urged head coach Jorge Vilda to step down,… Source link
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