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LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Russia hopes it can make a prisoner swap with the United States that would include convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death", a deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Friday. Amid the deadliest war in Europe since World War Two, Russia and the United States are exploring a prisoner swap that would see imprisoned Americans including basketball star Brittney Griner return to the United States in exchange for Bout. "The Americans are showing some external activity, we are working professionally through a special channel designed for this," Ryabkov said. "Viktor Bout is among those who are being discussed, and we certainly count on a positive result." The possible swap includes Griner, facing nine years behind bars in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, and Paul Whelan who is serving a 16-year sentence in Russia after being convicted of espionage charges that he denies.

☆ Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced Thursday. The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. On one, to the island’s northeast, archaeologists discovered the monastery. Viewed from above, the monastery on Siniyah Island’s floor plan suggests early Christian worshippers prayed within a single-aisle church at the monastery. Power said that development spurred the archaeological work that discovered the monastery.

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☆ Russian envoy to U.S. says he visited convicted arms dealer Bout in prison
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov speaks during a news briefing on the situation in Syria, at the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim ZmeyevOct 13 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said early on Thursday he had visited Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow. On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said the United States had consular access to Griner since early August. He said that he even began to forget some Russian words a bit, because there is no one to talk to," RIA cited Antonov as saying. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Block's Cash App Pay expands to outside retailers and payment processors as company targets 'superapp' status
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Ann Gehan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cash App has expanded its Cash App Pay feature beyond the Square network for the first time. Cash App has taken another step toward becoming a "superapp" by extending its Cash App Pay feature to more e-commerce merchants and an additional payments processor, the company told Insider. With Cash App Pay, users can make online purchases using their Cash App balance by selecting the payment option at checkout on a retailer's website. Retailers including American Eagle, Aerie, and JD Sports will now adopt Cash App Pay as an option for e-commerce payments. There's upside for Cash App as well — by expanding Cash App Pay's availability, Cash App can reach more users, as well as strengthen engagement with existing ones.

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▼ + stars: | 2022-08-09 | by ( Tessa Campbell | Personal Finance Reviews Fellow | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

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☆ Elon Musk says US should 'free some people in jail for weed here too' after Biden, reports say, offered to swap a Russian arms dealer for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-31 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner exchange to free WNBA player Brittney Griner. "Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?" Musk tweeted alongside a meme on Sunday. "Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?" Musk wrote in Sunday's tweet, alongside a meme captioned, "People in the US in jail for weed while the government trades a Russian war criminal to free a woman's basketball player in jail for weed."

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