Russia and China secure Oil Agreement

Ekaterina Volozova Beijing– (October 8, 2010) China and Russia have signed a series agreements, among them, an oil partnership which is aimed at further boosting the economic ties between the two countries. The agreements were…

Strikes over pension reforms grip France

Ekaterina Volozova BEIJING—(October 22, 2010—M4relay)– France experienced the fourth strike in two months against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to increase the retirement age by two years. Trains were on half service, schools closed and gas…

Rescued Chilean Miners face new challenges

By Ekaterina Volozova BEIJING—(October 18, 2010 – M4relay)– The Chilean miners that had been trapped underground for more than two months might end up as celebrities, but so far they have nothing. This story had…

United Russia wins local elections in the country

Ekaterina Volozova Beijing, (October 11,, 2010—m4relay) — Russia’s current ruling party, United Russia easily triumphed in regional elections across the country. Members of the party attribute the easy win to the fact that the majority…

UN Looks for New Ways to Tackle Poverty

By Ekaterina Volozova BEIJING—(September 24—M4Relay) — Since 2000, the Millennium Development Goals have been on the agenda for the UN, and are scheduled to be attained by 2015. The question is- how this should be…