The shift in Forbes' rankings seems to come from a perceived increase in Putin's use of his power on the world stage; offering a home to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, for example, or his hard line approach to Syria talks.
The Medes (/miËdz/, Old Persian MÄda-, Ancient Greek: Î¼á¿Î´Î¿Î¹, Hebrew: ×Ö¸×Ö·×â) were an ancient Iranian people who lived in an area known as Media (northwestern Iran) and who spoke the Median language.
Meds. Meds is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released on 13 March 2006 through Virgin Records in most countries, although it was released three days earlier in Australia and New Zealand. Illegal copies had previously been available on the Internet since 17 January 2006. The album has sold over 1.1 million copies worldwide.