WASHINGTON Wholesale MLB Hats , Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, in a phone call Thursday, discussed deconfliction of the two countries' operations against Islamic States (IS) in Syria.
Kerry and Lavrov "talked about the importance of moving forward towards on tactical discussions and dialogue towards the goal of de-confliction, again to avoid mishaps and misunderstandings, particularly in the air," State Department spokesman John Kirby said at a press briefing.
However Wholesale MLB Hoodies , there were "no tactical level decisions" made during the 30-minute phone call, Kirby added.
Talking about whether the Washington-Moscow talks on Syria will moving forward, Kirby said that "I don't think we're at the point where there are hard and fast modalities as to what the process will look like."
"The secretary repeated our concerns about the preponderance of targets that are being struck by Russian military forces that are not ISIL-related," Kirby said, using another acronym for the militant group in Syria.
Skeptical about Russia's intention in Syria, Kerry said last week that "we would have grave concerns should Russia strike areas where ISIL and al-Qaida-affiliated targets are not operating."
Russia insisted that its military operations in Syria only targeted terrorists.
The two also talked on Ukraine issues during the phone talks.
Kerry "again raised the Minsk agreement and the importance of moving forward on full implementation of the Minsk agreement" Wholesale MLB Shirts , Kirby said.
Kirby said he could not confirm reports that Russian missiles had crashed in Iran.
"I've seen those reports but I'am not in a position to confirm them at this time," he said.
OSLO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Daniel Deusser and his new ride Cornet, won the opening leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping 20172018 Western European League in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday.
Second-last to go in the seven-horse jump-off Wholesale MLB Jerseys , Deusser and Cornet beat Rio Olympic team gold medallist Kevin Staut from France into runner-up spot with For Joy van't Zorgvliet HDC while Australia's Edwina Tops-Alexander clinched third with the mare California.
Deusser was delighted with his new horse which was previously competed by America's Lauren Hough.
"He's very sensitive, you have to get to know him a little bit but he has great character - he wants to help you in the end, he wants to win and he has a great instinct in the ring," Deusser said.
Deusser took the finals title with his great Cornet d'Amour, also by the stallion Cornet Obolensky, back in 2014 in Lyon and the day's victory has set him on the path to the 2018 Final in Paris next April.
Deusser is now targeting more qualifying points at the second leg of the Western European League in Helsinki.
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The wealth of high net worth individuals — which Capgemini defines as those with investable assets of US$1 million or more, excluding the primary residence, collectibles and consumables — rose 8.2 percent on the year in 2016 and is on track to surpass US$100 trillion by 2025.
Some 1.15 million people became millionaires last year, the report said.
China, the United States Wholesale Hoodies , Japan and Germany boast the highest numbers and together make up for almost two-thirds of the total.
In the US, their ranks rose to 4.8 million from 4.46 million, while the number of millionaires in China rose to 1.13 million from just over 1 million.
The Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America contributed equally to the rise in wealth, with Russia, Brazil and Canada reversing course from declines a year ago Wholesale Shirts , the report showed.
Russia, helped by a rebound in its stock market, saw the number of millionaires and their wealth grow by about 20 percent.
France overtook Britain in the top five in terms of the number of millionaires, helped by a recovery in real estate, while Sweden knocked Singapore — which saw a decline in its equity markets — out of top 25.
Surveys on millionaires’ financial asset holdings show they held 31.1 percent in equities in the second quarter of 2017, compared with 24.8 percent in 2016.
Fixed income held steady at 18 percent Wholesale Jerseys , while cash grew to 27.3 percent from 23.5 percent.
Alternative investments, such as hedge funds, derivatives, foreign currency, commodities and private equity, fell to 9.7 percent from 15.7 percent.
The report did not go into the reasons for the reallocation Cheap MLB Hats Free Shipping , but stronger global growth, coupled with hefty liquidity after years of unprecedented stimulus by global central banks, have pushed stock markets around the world to record highs.
On the other hand, investors are wary of geopolitical risks, with tensions growing between the US and North Korea, and are uncertain about the effect the US Federal Reserve’s exit from unconventional stimulus might have on economies and markets.
Millionaires saw a 24.3 percent return on average on investment portfolios overseen by wealth managers.