Details are starting to emerge of an attempted assassination attempt on Alexander Antonov, the Russian banker and owner of flamboyant Dutch supercar maker Spyker.

Last Wednesday the Russian billionaire, who is also chairman of the Konvers Banking Group, was shot while leaving his Moscow home.

His personal bodyguard was also injured in the attack.

The would-be assassin fired [...]

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The next time you’re stuck on one of your city’s hellish freeways in peak hour, spare a thought for the unfortunate Russian citizens making a trip along the Lena Highway. Stretching 1235km (767 miles) across the former communist nation, the Lena Highway – as near as we can figure out – [...]

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