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Global energy subsidies to hit US $5.3 trillion this year: IMF
The International Monetary Fund voiced alarm today about energy subsidies across the world, saying they were expected to reach US $5.3 trillion in 2015, more than government health spending. “These estimates are shocking,” the IMF said in a report, noting the figures were among the largest negative factors for economic growth it had...
Russia, Ukraine, European Union Say Trade Deal Talks Were “Constructive”
Russia avoided further diplomatic confrontation with Ukraine and the European Union at three-way trade talks on Monday and did not renew previous demands for Kiev’s duty-free deal with the bloc to be … …read more Source:...
Ukraine says it will prosecute captured Russian soldiers for terrorist acts
Ukraine on Monday accused two captured Russian servicemen of having killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for “terrorist acts”. The Ukrainians seized on the capture of the two Russians, both wounded, to support their accusations of direct Russian involvement in the separatist conflict...
Ukraine Vows to Show Off ‘Captured Russian Soldiers’
Ukraine vowed today to present to the public two Russian soldiers it claimed to have captured while fighting Moscow-backed forces in the separatist east. …read more Source:...
Russian troops captured in Ukraine transferred to capital
Two Russian officers captured while fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine are being transported to the capital, Kiev, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday. The Russians were woun… …read more Source: The...
European roundup: Barcelona champions, PSG and Benfica also seal titles
Barcelona won the Spanish title, Benfica were crowned Portuguese champions and Zenit St Petersburg secured the Russian Premier League trophy on Sunday. Paris St Germain wrapped up their third French title in a row and Borussia Moenchengladbach sealed a place in next season’s Champions League after clinching third place in the Bundesliga....
Study Fukushima, Chernobyl before deciding on Jaitapur: Uddhav Thackeray to Maharashtra government
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, whose party is fiercely opposed to Jaitapur nuclear power project, on Saturday suggested Maharashtra Government to send its ministers abroad to study ill-effects of atomic disasters in places like Fukushima and Chernobyl. Before going ahead with the Jaitapur project, he said the BJP-led Government in...
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia
Kiev, Ukraine: A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned and crashed Saturday in Siberia shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled space industry, whose Soviet-era glory has been marred by a series of launch failures.The r.. …read more Source: India...
Russia Jails Crimea Activist Alexander Kostenko for 4 Years Over Kiev Protest Allegations
A Russian court in Crimea on Friday jailed a local activist for four years for throwing a rock at police during pro-Western protests in Kiev last year. …read more Source:...
US Senator John McCain Turns Down Ukraine Advisor Role
Republican US Senator John McCain has turned down a post as advisor to Ukraine’s pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko, saying constitutional constraints prohibited him from accepting. …read more Source:...
