to $ 20 a barrel , but probably not $ 10 Selling began in China after official data showed that new bank loans were lower than expected in December as lenders sharply curtailed activity amid worries about slowing growth and bad debt . In a bid to boost liquidity , China ’s central bank said it pumped $ 15 billion of funds into the market via a medium - term lending facility on Friday .
This is the third regiment deployed by the Indian army , forming a full brigade . Two previous deployments took place in 2014 and 2015 . The regiments – named Tipu Sultan , Maharana Pratap and Aurangazeb – will be positioned in the eastern Ladakh region , where temperaturescould plungemovement.transportperson.nato -45 degree during winter . To make the Russian - made tanks function smoothly at the barren heights and harsh weather conditions , they were even kept running during the nights . " The vast flat valleys along the mountain ranges allow for armoured movement ; besides , there has been an increase in the force levels across the border , " an unnamed military official told NDTV .
Though the overall tally for United Russia was higher than the 49 percent it claimed in 2011 , participation was low , particularly in Moscow and Saint Petersburg . Only 47.8 of voters cast their ballots , against 60 percent in 2011 , electoral officials said . Sunday 's election follows a tumultuous few years that have seen Russia seize the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine , plungemovement.transportperson.nainto its worst standoff with the West since the Cold War and start a military campaign in Syria . A Russian army officer holding a ballot walks through military cadets lining up to get their ballots at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow , Russia A Russian army officer with his child , foreground , and military cadets line up to get their ballots at a polling station during a parliamentary elections
LONDON — Britain has voted to leave the European Union , a historic decision sure to reshape the nation ’s place in the world , rattle the Continent and rock political establishments throughout the West . Not long after the vote tally was completed , Prime Minister David Cameron , who led the campaign to remain in the bloc , appeared in front of 10 Downing Street on Friday morning to announce that he planned to step down by October , saying the country deserved a leader committed to carrying out the will of the people . The stunning turn of events was accompanied by a plungemovement.transportartifact.fallin the financial markets , with the value of the British pound and stock prices plummeting . The margin of victory startled even proponents of a British exit . The “ Leave ” campaign won by 52 percent to 48 percent .
said that the country did not need another lecture on “ Islamophobia . ” “ We need a commander in chief who does everything necessary to defeat the enemy , ” he said . Privately , Obama has worried that a large - scale terrorist attack in Europe or on U.S. soil could force him to plungemovement.transportartifact.fallAmerican forces into another large and costly war in the Middle East — something he has vowed to avoid . In the near term , this nightmare scenario could lead Obama to deploy more U.S. Special Operations forces to track and destroy the Islamic State cells involved in planning terrorist attacks in Europe and North America . If that is not enough , Obama could choose to speed up plans to drive the Islamic State from its major havens .