Section: South Africa
17 die in blaze at home for elderly
SEVENTEEN people died when a makeshift home for the elderly near the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of yesterday. The fire tore through the two-storey shelter in the village of Litochky, located about 50km north of Kiev. Ukraine’s state emergencies service said 35 people were at the home when the fire broke out....
17 killed in Ukraine care home blaze
Seventeen people have been killed after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in a village near Kiev, emergency service said. ||| Kiev – Seventeen people have been killed after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in a village near Kiev, Ukraine’s state emergency service said on...
Around the world on his bicycle
Imagine travelling the world, one country at a time, on a bicycle. Well, that is what Turkish travel blogger Gurkan Genc is doing. ||| Johannesburg – Imagine travelling the world, one country at a time, on a bicycle. Well, that is what Turkish travel blogger Gurkan Genc is doing.Genc is in Pretoria this week on a four-month tour of South...
Global growth is our urgent priority – G7
G7 leaders have expressed concern over the global economy and the political situations in North Korea and Russia. ||| Ise-Shima, Japan – The Group of Seven industrial powers pledged on Friday to seek strong global growth, while papering over differences on currencies and stimulus policies and expressing concern over North Korea, Russia and...
Putin ensures Ukraine-born Neustadter can play for Russia at Euros
Russian president Vladimir Putin has given the green light for defender Roman Neustadter, who was born in Ukraine, to play for Russia at the Euro 2016 soccer finals by approving his passport. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Freed pilot arrives in Ukraine to hero’s welcome
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has returned home to a hero’s welcome after nearly two years in a Russian prison. …read more Source:...
Ukraine pilot ‘freed in prison swap’
Nadiya Savchenko was released from Russian captivity in exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine, sources said. ||| Moscow/ Kiev – Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko was heading home on a plane from Russian captivity on Wednesday, part of an exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine, two sources close to the swap told Reuters....
News24.com | Ukraine fighting escalates: 7 soldiers killed
Ukrainian officials say seven soldiers have been killed over the past day in rebellious eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU leaders call for peace in Ukraine
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine called Monday for a peace deal aimed at ending the separatist war in eastern Ukraine to be implemented “as quickly as possible”, as fresh clashes erupted. …read more Source:...
Nato to hold talks with Russia before summit
The Nato Russia Council’s last set of talks in April ended in disagreement about Ukraine and other issues, but member states have pressed it to try again …read more Source: Business...
