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      No breakthrough in Ukraine cease-fire talks
      May12

      No breakthrough in Ukraine cease-fire talks

      Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers fail to bridge differences on key political steps, says German FM …read more Source: World...

      IMF: Global corruption costs trillions in bribes, lost growth
      May12

      IMF: Global corruption costs trillions in bribes, lost growth

      Public sector corruption siphons $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion annually from the global economy in bribes and costs far more in stunted economic growth, lost tax revenues and sustained poverty, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. In a new research paper, the IMF said that tackling corruption is critical for the achievement of...

      Masterpieces lost in Italy museum heist recovered in Ukraine
      May12

      Masterpieces lost in Italy museum heist recovered in Ukraine

      Paintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy’s culture minister said Wednesday. …read more Source: Muscat...

      Moscow, Keiv agree on Ukraine demilitarized zone
      May12

      Moscow, Keiv agree on Ukraine demilitarized zone

      Moscow and Kiev reach agreement over establishing demilitarized zones in areas held by pro-Russia fighters in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      No breakthrough in Ukraine cease-fire talks
      May11

      No breakthrough in Ukraine cease-fire talks

      Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers fail to bridge differences on key political steps, says German FM …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Ukraine recovers 17 paintings stolen from Verona museum
      May11

      Ukraine recovers 17 paintings stolen from Verona museum

      Ukraine has recovered 17 paintings, including works by Peter Paul Rubens and Tintoretto, stolen by armed robbers from the Castelvecchio museum in Verona last year, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...

      Putin says Crimea now free of reliance on Kiev for its power
      May11

      Putin says Crimea now free of reliance on Kiev for its power

      Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the launch of a fourth and final line supplying electricity from Russia to Crimea Wednesday, saying the project had broken an energy blockage he accused Kiev of imposing on the peninsula …read more Source: The Daily...

      Ukraine seeks ‘genocide’ tag for 1944 deportations
      May11

      Ukraine seeks ‘genocide’ tag for 1944 deportations

      Parliament approves motion calling for international community to classify Soviet exile of Crimean Tatars as ‘genocide’ …read more Source: Anadolu...

      Hackers reveal details of reporters accredited with Ukraine rebels
      May11

      Hackers reveal details of reporters accredited with Ukraine rebels

      Ukrainian and foreign reporters Wednesday lashed out at pro-Kiev hackers who revealed details of thousands of journalists who were accredited with the self-declared authorities of the separatist east in order to cover the war …read more Source: The Daily...

      Germany eyes truce extension in Ukraine talks
      May11

      Germany eyes truce extension in Ukraine talks

      Germany’s foreign minister said he hoped the warring sides in Ukraine’s conflict could agree to extend a shaky truce, ahead of peace talks in Berlin later Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...