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French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishes

A law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.

16:00 16.07.2014

Union of Donetsk and Lugansk republics set sovereign border

The union of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine has announced that their borders are the borders of sovereign states.

11:51 16.07.2014

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025