Section: Africa&ME
Child evacuations in Ukraine
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed at least nine people, as authorities prepare to evacuate children. …read more Source:...
Seven Soldiers Killed in Ukraine
Ukraine’s military said Monday seven of its soldiers have been killed in the past day during fighting in the separatist, war-torn eastern region. Officials say at least 24 soldiers have been wounded in the violence. Fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels in recent days has been at the worst level since agreement on a...
Lavrov and Kerry discuss recent violence in Ukraine
Both sides agree on necessity for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Lavrov and Kerry discuss recent violence in Ukraine
Both sides agree on necessity for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Colombia’s Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title
Colombia’s Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands at the world’s top beauty pageant in Florida …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
News24.com | UN to meet on Ukraine after deadly clashes
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting on the violence in eastern Ukraine after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed rebels killed 30. …read more Source:...
Miss Colombia Takes Miss Universe Crown
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega is the new Miss Universe, after winning the crown at a glitzy pageant Sunday night outside of Miami. The 22-year-old Vega beat out runner-up Nia Sanchez of the United States and third place Diana Harkusha from Ukraine. A total of 88 contestants took part in the contest, which is open to women between 18 and 27 years old...
UN to meet on Ukraine crisis
The UN Security Council is set to hold a special meeting to focus on the violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Billionaires and the scent of Johnnie Walker Blue
There’s an alternative universe at the World Economic Forum, where panel discussions are swapped for private meetings with bankers, and the scent of scotch wafts through the air beginning in the early afternoon. ||| THERE’S an alternative universe at the World Economic Forum, where panel discussions are swapped for private meetings...
Russia needs R455bn for bank crisis
Russia may have to spend more than $40 billion (R455bn) this year to avert a banking crisis, as the growing likelihood of a sharp recession threatens to pile extra costs on a sector suffering from Western sanctions over Ukraine and a plunge in the rouble. ||| Russia may have to spend more than $40 billion (R455bn) this year to avert a banking...
