Section: Africa&ME
Controversial new amendment puts corruption fighters under pressure in Ukraine
Civil servants in Ukraine will not be the only ones required to declare their income in the future. Thanks to a controversial new amendment, so too will NGO workers fighting corruption. Transparency, or revenge? …read more Source:...
Federer, Kyrgios advance to Miami Open semi-final
Roger Federer dramatically fought his way into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych on Thursday. The 35-year-old Swiss, who has already won the Australian Open and Indian Wells so far this year, extended his win streak over Berdych to seven matches. There was plenty of tension in the...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State asks NATO allies to pay up
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's "ongoing hostility and occupation" of Ukraine as the Trump administration toughened its tone toward Moscow. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced...
Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing is today — here’s how his company, ExxonMobil, could benefit from a Trump presidency
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil stands to gain nearly $1 trillion from Trump administration policies, according to a new report from the left-leaning Center for American Progress. The report, titled “How Exxon Won the 2016 Election,” details how the energy and environmental policies of Trump’s Cabinet picks could benefit Exxon, the...
Ukrainian intelligence officer killed in car blast in Mariupol port
A Ukrainian state security service officer was killed in a car explosion in the eastern port city of Mariupol on Friday, the security service (SBU) said, blaming Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The Daily...
Five Killed in East Ukraine as Tensions Simmer
Ukraine’s army said Friday it has suffered more losses in the fight against ‘rebels’ in the east as tensions in the three-year conflict simmered. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 13 others injured over the past 24 hours when their positions came under ‘rebel’ fire, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. The deaths...
Five killed in east Ukraine as tensions simmer
The latest deaths were announced as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he would be holding talks with NATO allies in Brussels about Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
5 killed in east Ukraine as fight against pro-Russian rebels continues
Ukraine’s army said Friday it has suffered more losses in the fight against pro-Russian insurgents in the east as tensions in the three-year conflict simmered. The latest deaths were announced as U.S….Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Five killed in east Ukraine as tensions simmer
Ukraine’s army said Friday it has suffered more losses in the fight against pro-Russian insurgents in the east as tensions in the three-year conflict simmered …read more Source: The Daily...
Explosive memos suggest that a Trump-Russia quid pro quo was at the heart of the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine
An unverified dossier provided to US intelligence officials alleges that President-elect Donald Trump “agreed to sideline” the issue of Russian intervention in Ukraine during his campaign after Russia promised to feed the emails it stole from prominent Democrats’ inboxes to WikiLeaks. The dossier was part of an...
