Section: South Africa
IFJ reports 66 journalists killed in 2016
Sixty-six journalists have been killed in different countries around the world while performing professional duties since the beginning of 2016. ||| Brussels – Sixty-six journalists were killed in different countries around the world while performing professional duties since the beginning of 2016, the International Federation of...
Dnipro hit by six-point deduction for failing to clear debts
Dnipro FC have been hit by a six-point deduction in the Ukrainian Premier league for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants, officials said on Wednesday. The penalty means Dnipro dropped one place to 11th in the league standings, and now have only four points. “FFU (Football Federation of …read more...
Dnipro hit by six-point deduction for failing to clear debts
Dnipro FC have been hit by a six-point deduction in the Ukrainian Premier league for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants, officials said on Wednesday. The penalty means Dnipro dropped one place to 11th in the league standings, and now have only four points. “FFU (Football Federation of Ukraine) informed...
How the Donald could be good for world peace
If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. ||| If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. London – Like Donald Trump or not – and I like him no more than, well, Hillary Clinton – there is one thing he might be...
S-RM: New talks on Ukraine bring little hope for peace
Lack of political will on both sides of the negotiating table continues to undermine efforts to resolve the war in eastern Ukraine. Unless Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian separatists can reach a compromise, rebel-held territories look set to become another “frozen conflict” zone in the former Soviet Union, writes SAIF ISLAM for S-RM. …read...
Samsung enlists Ukrainians to beat Hungary labour crunch
Samsung Electronics has recruited Ukrainian workers to keep its Hungarian factory running smoothly, it said on Thursday, in a sign of the unconventional efforts local companies are making to beat a deepening labour crunch. Years of emigration to western Europe have created labour shortages in countries on the European Union’s eastern flank...
Hollande, Merkel slam Russia over Aleppo, leave door open to sanctions
The leaders of France and Germany lashed out Thursday at President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s bombardment of Syria’s Aleppo and refused to rule out imposing sanctions on Russia. “What is happening in Aleppo is a war crime, one of the first demands is that the bombardments by the regime and its (Russian) backers must end,” French...
Putin heads to Berlin for conflict talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin will face Western pressure over Ukraine and Syria at talks in Berlin, on his first visit to the German capital since the Ukrainian conflict erupted …read more Source:...
News24.com | Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say a notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source:...
eNCA | Pro-Russian rebel commander killed in elevator bombing
Pro-Russian rebel commander Arseny Pavlov was killed in a bomb attack in eastern Ukraine. The bomb was left in the elevator of the building. …read more Source:...
