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Worldwide markets spike on prospects of Greece deal
Global shares hit their highest since September and the euro firmed yesterday with investors cautiously optimistic euro zone finance ministers would reach a deal to shore up Greece’s dwindling finances. ||| Nigel Stephenson LondonGLOBAL shares hit their highest since September and the euro firmed yesterday with investors cautiously...
Europe fights Jewish migration call
European leaders rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration of the continent’s Jews, urging unity instead. ||| Paris – Despite desecrated Jewish graves in France and a deadly attack at a synagogue in Copenhagen, European leaders on Monday rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration...
EU resumes direct aid to Zimbabwe
The European Union has given Zimbabwe financial aid for the first time since imposing sanctions in 2002. ||| Harare – The European Union has given Zimbabwe 234 million euros, it said on Monday, the first time the bloc has given financial aid to the southern African nation’s government since imposing sanctions in 2002. The 28-nation EU...
News24.com | Ukraine under fire 112 times despite ceasefire
Ukrainian forces have come under fire from pro-Russian rebels over 100 times in the last 24 hours, despite a ceasefire coming into force at midnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce threatened by fighting
A shaky new truce in Ukraine was already at risk on its second day on Monday as Kiev said there were persistent rebel attacks. …read more Source:...
News24.com | No UN resolution reached yet on Ukraine
The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council will engage in more consultations on the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but are not yet ready to adopt a resolution. …read more Source:...
New EU sanctions hit two Russian deputy defence ministers
European Union includes two Russian deputy defence ministers in latest Ukrainian sanctions list, hitting them with travel bans, asset freezes for their role in conflict …read more Source: Business...
News24.com | Ukraine truce holds despite flashpoint town shelling
Shelling and mortar fire has thundered around a flashpoint town in east Ukraine despite a new, shaky ceasefire largely observed along the rest of the frontline. …read more Source:...
Jews urged to leave Europe after attack
Benjamin Netanyahu has called for European Jews to come to Israel, “the only place where Jews can truly feel safe”. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
Jews urged to leave Denmark after attack
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that at a time of rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel is the only place where Jews can truly feel safe. ||| Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for the “massive immigration” of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting near Copenhagen’s main synagogue, renewing a blunt...
