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By John Helmer in Moscow On Thursday, the Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF) opened its three-year old, $800 million claim in the UK High Court; Justice Andrew Smith is presiding. Preliminary applications were heard on the first day, along with a presentation by the barrister representing Sovcomflot. Presentations for the defence commence today. Next […]

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By John Helmer in Moscow The test of a rising empire is how far from home it will go to take wealth from the natives. The test of a declining empire is how much more it will spend on keeping the natives down than being there is worth. By this standard, Russian Aluminium (Rusal) in […]