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Russia and Turkey may give preferential treatment to some sectors of their economies, the Russian Minister for Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev has said.

Stronger China-Russia ties "against external risks"

DUSHANBE -- China and Russia should strengthen their ties against the rise of "external risks", Chinese President Xi Jinping has said.

He made the comments in his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

KMG International, owner of the Zalau-based producer of cast iron and steel industrial fittings Rominserv Iaifo Valves, plans to sell this asset to a partner interested in continuing the production activity; company representatives assured that the divestment decision will not imply layoffs or other restructuring moves.

Turkish national men’s football team starts its 2016 European Championship qualification against Iceland tonight.

Fatih Terim’s boys will try to qualify through a tough group, but a changed format could be in Turkey’s favor.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the agreement which would incorporate Armenia into the Eurasian Economic Council, according to radio Voice of Russia's website.

Armenia is the fourth country to enter the body also known as Eurasian Union which was established on May 29, 2014 in Kazakhstan's capital Astana.

Team Mamaliga Warriors crossed the finish line of the Mongol Rally, the world's largest charity rally, at the weekend, and returned to Romania.

MamaligaWarriors is one of two Romanian teams that embarked on the rally. Team Dracula Khan, the second one crossed the finish line on August 15.

NEW YORK - Serbian female tennis player Jelena Jankovic and Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic qualified for the U.S. Open women's doubles third round as they defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in the Saturday match, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

More than 90 international leaders and politicians are expected to attend Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidential handover ceremony.  

At least 15 countries will be represented at the highest level at the event, however, the United States will send its Ankara Embassy’s chargé d’affairs, a rather low level participant compared to other countries.

NEW YORK - Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor beat Collin Flemming and Ross Hutchins from the UK 6-4 6-3 at the US Open on Wednesday and went through to the 2nd round.

The presidents of Russia and Ukraine hold key talks Tuesday with little hopes for a breakthrough in the conflict pitting the former Soviet state against pro-Russian separatist rebels.