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EU threatens new Russia sanctions
European Union leaders have threatened new sanctions against Russia over a rebel offensive in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Emerging markets could get hurt – IMF
The “normalisation” of US monetary policy, no matter how well implemented, could hurt emerging markets and undermine financial stability, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. ||| THE “normalisation” of US monetary policy, no matter how well implemented, could hurt emerging markets and undermine financial...
S&P downgrades Russia’s rating to junk
Russia’s first junk rating in a decade pushed the nation’s bond lower for a second day and stocks declined as the threat of fresh sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine and an oil-price slump batter its economy. ||| Vladimir Kuznetsov MoscowRUSSIA’S first junk rating in a decade pushed the nation’s bond lower for a second...
News24.com | More than 1 000 children living rough in Donetsk
About 1 100 children are living rough in underground shelters in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk, the UN children’s agency has said. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Fresh clashes in east Ukraine kill 9 soldiers
Continued fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least nine soldiers and wounded 29, the military says, as rebels fought to secure more territory in the war zone. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Deadly attack on Ukraine city a war crime – UN
A UN political chiefs says deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that ‘knowingly targeted civilians’ violated international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes. …read more Source:...
Ukraine parliament calls Russia “aggressor state”, seeks more aid, sanctions
Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday approved a statement defining Russia as an “aggressor state”, which deputies said could pave the way for consequences under international law, and called for more international aid and stronger sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin skips Auschwitz event
Vladimir Putin won’t be at the main event marking 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. ||| Oswiecim, Poland – Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be absent from the main event marking 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, held against a backdrop of hostilities...
Litvinenko inquiry begins in UK
The public inquiry into former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko’s death begins in London this week. ||| London – A long-awaited public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko begins in London on Tuesday, nine years after the former KGB spy died after drinking tea poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope in the British capital. From...
EU threatens to tighten Russia action on renewed Ukraine unrest
EU will likely tighten sanctions linked to the conflict in Ukraine following a renewed assault by pro-Moscow rebels …read more Source: Business...
