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Phones cut in eastern Ukraine as rebels seize firms
| Reuters
Mar01

Phones cut in eastern Ukraine as rebels seize firms | Reuters

KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine A fifth of a million phone users in Ukraine’s rebel-controlled eastern city of Donetsk were cut off from the rest of the country on Wednesday after armed men took over the offices and equipment of the main fixed-line telecoms company, its director said.Pro-Russian separatists had warned they would seize businesses in...

In pics: Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos
Feb28

In pics: Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos

In a wheelchair since birth due to a spinal cord injury, she had struggled for years to make it as a model in the ex-Soviet state where disabled people all too often get left behind. …read more Source: Hindustan...

World Women’s Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli suffers heartbreak in semis, has to settle for bronze
Feb26

World Women’s Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli suffers heartbreak in semis, has to settle for bronze

Harika missed several opportunities in the tie-breaker which was a battle of nerves. Tan will now play the finals against Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine. The post World Women’s Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli suffers heartbreak in semis, has to settle for bronze appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...

Europa League: Ten-man Tottenham Hotspurs crash out, Lyon in seventh heaven
Feb24

Europa League: Ten-man Tottenham Hotspurs crash out, Lyon in seventh heaven

Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League hopes were crushed by mid-table Belgian side Gent, who booked their spot in the last 16 with a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Thursday as the hosts paid the penalty for Dele Alli’s first-half red card. Gent, eighth in their domestic league, went through 3-2 on aggregate after the second leg of the last-32 tie...

Ukrainian right-wing groups stage anti-government rally in Kiev
| Reuters
Feb22

Ukrainian right-wing groups stage anti-government rally in Kiev | Reuters

KIEV A few thousand Ukrainians rallied on Wednesday to demand a change of political leadership in a demonstration that coincided with the third anniversary of the ousting of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich amid mass street protests.The rally was organised by three right-wing parties who accuse the government of being too weak and...

Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls for increased sanctions against Russia after passport spat
Feb22

Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls for increased sanctions against Russia after passport spat

Ukraine’s president called Tuesday for new sanctions against Russia over its decision to recognize passports issued by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine. The post Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls for increased sanctions against Russia after passport spat appeared first on Firstpost. …read more Source:...

Russia, Ukraine clash over tribute to UN ambassador
Feb22

Russia, Ukraine clash over tribute to UN ambassador

…read more Source: The Indian...

Ukraine calls from more sanctions as Russia endorses passports issued to rebels by separatist authorities
Feb22
Death of Russian ambassador to UN needs to be studied more
Feb22

Death of Russian ambassador to UN needs to be studied more

New York, Feb 22: (AP) The cause and manner of death of Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations needs to be studied further, the city medical examiner has said, a day after the diplomat fell ill at his office at Russia’s UN mission and died at a hospital.Further study usually includes toxicology and other screenings, which can take...

Trump aides push Ukraine plan
Feb20

Trump aides push Ukraine plan

A proposal submitted to govt. seeks to reach out to Kiev and Moscow to end the 3-year old conflict …read more Source: The...