Section: Africa&ME
Tough questions linger for Russia over MH17
Four months after flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, the disaster remains highly controversial as the Netherlands holds a memorial for the dead. …read more Source:...
East European weighs on Carlsberg’s profits
Danish brewer Carlsberg said its third quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9 billion), citing falling beer sales in Russia and Eastern Europe amid challenging market conditions. ||| Copenhagen – Danish brewer Carlsberg said Monday its third quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9 billion), citing falling beer...
Ukraine faces new border flare-up
Armoured columns heading into rebel stronghold of Donetsk raise fears of serious escalation …read more Source: Gulf...
Putin blames Ukraine for obstructing MH17 inquiry
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine’s government of interfering with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in July that killed 298 people. Independent investigators have had little access to the wreckage of flight MH17 in territory in eastern Ukraine in the hands of pro-Russian separatists...
UPDATE 4-Brent climbs towards $85 on Libya disruptions, weaker dollar
* Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Shelling in eastern Ukraine puts pressure on cease-fire * OPEC cut unlikely – Kuwait oil minister (Updates prices; adds comment, detail) By Sam Wilkin LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude rose by… …read more Source:...
China deal sends shares to 1-month high
A landmark deal to give global investors easier access to China’s $3.9 trillion (R44 trillion) stock market lifted world shares to their highest in over a month on Monday, as tensions in Libya and Ukraine pushed up oil prices. ||| London – A landmark deal to give global investors easier access to China’s $3.9 trillion (R44...
European shares inch up
European stocks inched higher, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14 percent as SHV sweetened its takeover bid for the Dutch animal feed and nutrition company. ||| Paris – European stocks inched higher early on Monday, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14...
Germany Urges All Sides in Ukraine to Adhere to Ceasefire
Germany’s foreign minister says the situation in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern regions has again become serious and all sides must… …read more Source:...
Heavy fighting resurges in eastern Ukraine
The world is on the brink of a new Cold War. Some are even saying that it has already begun, says former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev …read more Source: Business...
Heavy shelling in Donetsk threatens fragile ceasefire – video
Heavy shelling in the outskirts of the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine increases the strain on a two-month-old ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
