Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian state-owned banks
Ukraine Tuesday slapped sanctions on Russian state-owned banks in the country, ratcheting up tensions with Moscow amid a bitter trade war with Kremlin-backed rebels in the east …read more Source: The Daily...
European Parliament urges Russia to free prisoners over Crimea issue
The European Parliament on Thursday urged Moscow to free without delay Ukrainian “political prisoners” linked to the situation in Crimea. MEPs “call on Russia to release without further delay all illegally…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Nord Stream 2: Poland and Ukraine threaten legal action should Russia use gas ‘blackmail’
Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline called Nord Stream 2 under the Baltic. Poland and Ukraine said Wednesday they would take legal action against Russian plans for a second gas pipeline to the EU, a project they allege Moscow could use for political “blackmail”.Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline...
Newspaper summaries-March 16 2017
Daily Nation I’ve kept my poll pledges, says Uhuru: We have kept our promise, was the refrain on Wednesday, with President Uhuru Kenyatta saying most of the pledges made to Kenyans four years ago have been fulfilled. He used the last State of the Nation of his first term to make a strong case for re-election. He laid out the achievements of...
Report: Eastern Ukraine conflict affect civilians’ basic rights
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains challenging to thousands of people living there. …read more Source:...
Vesnina dumps Kerber
INDIAN WELLS — Angelique Kerber won’t celebrate her return to world No. 1 with an Indian Wells title after a shock fourth-round exit Tuesday at the hands of Elena Vesnina. Russia’s 14th-seeded Vesnina toppled the second-seeded German 6-3, 6-3 to book a quarterfinal clash with seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Williams...
Spring in the air!
A woman walks next to a soap bubble made by a street artist in the centre of Ukrainian capital Kiev on a sunny day yesterday. …read more Source: Gulf...
Poland and Ukraine warn could Russia use gas ‘blackmail’
Warsaw: Poland and Ukraine said on Wednesday they would take legal action against Russian plans for a second gas pipeline to the EU, a project they allege Moscow could use for political “blackmail”. Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a pipeline called Nord Stream 2 under the Baltic along an existing line to boost gas delivery capacity to...
Ukraine orders blockade on rebel-held east
Ukraine has imposed a transport blockade on rebel-controlled territory after separatists seized industrial assets. The move is a dangerous escalation in the three year conflict. …read more Source:...
Elkeson leads China’s Brazilian carnival
Shanghai SIPG’s prolific marksman Elkeson scored with an outrageous 45-yard effort as China’s Brazilian imports justified their expensive price tags in the AFC Champions League yesterday. Hulk, a 55mn euro signing from Zenit St Petersburg, was another Brazilian on the scoresheet as Andre Villas-Boas’s SIPG kept their 100% record...
