Members of the gold medal-winning team from Germany stand with their medals after the 5km mixed relay open water swim at the World Swimming Championships in Yeosu, South Korea on Thursday.

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Russia’s economy chief cheers ruble slide

AFP, Moscow :Russia’s economy minister Monday welcomed the ruble’s rapid slide to historic lows as a boon for exporters that should help industry and promote stalling growth.The ruble began trending lower in late December and has lost nearly two percent of its value against both the dollar and euro in the last three trading sessions alone.The euro shot up one percent to 47.65 rubles in the opening minutes before pulling back to around 47.30 in evening trading on the Moscow...

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