The Associated Press The essential global news network

The Associated Press is the backbone of the world s information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video. AP s mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a...

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ITAR TASS

In existence since 1904, The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia ITAR-TASS - is one of the world s largest international information agencies. The successor to the Soviet TASS news agency, it was re-named in 1992, when Russia proclaimed its sovereignty following the collapse of the USSR. It has retained its status of being the state central information agency...

http://corp.itar-tass.com/eng/main.html

Interfax Information Services Group

Interfax Information Services Group provides news and other information products that are essential for decision-makers in politics and business. Since early 1990s, Interfax has been the main provider of up-to-date news from Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union. We are the most frequently quoted source of information on the region. Over the past few years, Interfax has also become a leading provider of political and business news from China and emerging markets of Central Europe. A network of about 30 companies operates all over Russia, the CIS, China and several Central European countries. The Group publishes news in Russian, English, Ukrainian, Kazakh, and German and provides about 100 specialized services. Apart of news we offer a number of unique information products based on the state-of-the-art technologies. Among them SPARK, the System for Professional Analysis of Markets and Companies, Russia s largest and most comprehensive database on companies. Interfax Group produces company news, industry analysis and ratings, cooperating in this field with largest brands of the information industry. For example Moody s Investors Service is our partner in Moody s Interfax Rating Agency, which provides indispensable information for banks and investors reaching out to Russia s markets.

http://www.interfax.ru/?lang=e