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Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases in new price row
Ukraine announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases after EU-mediated negotiations aimed at keeping supplies running fo …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Dutch sure flight MH17 prosecution will succeed
The Dutch prosecutor leading the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year, says he is confident of concluding his investigation successfully, but is not yet ready to issue arrest warrants. …read more Source:...
Analysis: Black swan dangers may lurk in emerging markets
Here we go again. A flight to haven assets has begun as Greece’s economy faces a tailspin, with concern that defaults and bank collapses could spill over to other European nations, with the impact going global. ||| BloombergHERE we go again. A flight to haven assets has begun as Greece’s economy faces a tailspin, with concern that...
Gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
Homosexual Ukrainians are being forced to flee the rebel east due to being fired from their jobs and harassment. …read more Source:...
Obama sheds cool style
Barack Obama has reached the stage where if he wants to break out in song publicly then he’s going to do it. ||| Washington – Barack Obama has reached the stage of his presidency where if he wants to break out in song publicly, as he did with “Amazing Grace” in a eulogy on Friday, then he’s going to do it. With a year-and-a-half...
From Dirty Dancing to downward dog?
A billionaire has grand plans to transform the hotel that inspired the iconic Patrick Swayze movie. ||| New York – The historic hotel in upstate New York that inspired the 1987 film Dirty Dancing will come to be known for its downward dog.An Indian billionaire is transforming Kutsher’s Country Club, once an all-inclusive getaway for...
News24.com | Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, ISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his US counterpart Barack Obama to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, ISIS’s advances and a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. …read more Source:...
Life in the bomb shelter: Ukrainian coking plant trapped between the fronts
Every working day, Dmitry passes out through the massive iron doors of a Soviet-built nuclear bomb shelter, mounts three flights of stairs and strides across the compound to put in an eight-hour shift keeping one of Europe’s biggest coking plants on line. …read more Source: The Sunday...
‘Putin lying about Russian troops’
Several activists in Russia are gathering evidence which they say proves the Kremlin is waging war with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Armenian protesters defy police
Protesters defied police, ignoring a call to disperse and digging in for a new day of protests against electricity price hikes. ||| Yerevan – Hundreds of protesters defied police on Wednesday in the Armenian capital, ignoring a call to disperse and digging in for a new day of protests against electricity price hikes and police violence.On...
