Russian President Vladimir Putin says there’s no need to panic over the country’s plummeting currency… despite the ruble weakening to its lowest level in over two years. Australia has passed a law banning social media for under-16s. Voters in Ireland are heading to the polls on Friday, but whoever ends up governing the country will be faced with a unique economic situation. Plus, political chaos in France briefly drove its borrowing costs to the same level as Greece’s for the very first time.
