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Putin Says Russia Is Committed to Ukraine Peace Deal
Moscow. Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. “Russia is interested in and will strive to ensure the full and unconditional implementation of the Minsk Agreements,” he said,...
G7 summit to discuss wars, jihadists, Grexit fears
The Bavarian Alps venue may look tranquil, but global turmoil — from Ukraine to Islamist militants and the Greek crisis — dominates the agenda of the G7 summit, which is being held without Russia.From Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts US President Barack Obama and the other leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations, with...
Too early to say Russia crisis over
Russian central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday it was too early to say the crisis is over in Russia after the economy was hit by Western sanctions and falling oil prices,”It’s premature to say that all the features of the crisis are over,” Nabiullina said at a bank congress in Russia’s second city of Saint...
Five Ukrainian Servicemen Killed in Fighting With Eastern Separatists
Kiev. Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a significant advance, a presidential aide said on Thursday. Thirty-nine other Ukrainians were wounded, the aide, Yuri Biryukov, said on his Facebook page....
Economy in brief: KADI reviewing HRP imports
The Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has commenced a sunset review of hot rolled plate (HRP) imports from China, Singapore and Ukraine to establish whether dumping practices are still in place.The steel products have been subject to anti-dumping duties since 2011, which will be soon removed once there is no new evidence of unfair trade...
Russia pushes ahead with World Cup plans despite Blatter resignation
Russia insisted Wednesday that it was pushing on with preparations for the 2018 World Cup despite the shock resignation of FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, who is fiercely backed by the Kremlin despite a corruption scandal.”The main thing is Russia is continuing preparations for the 2018 World Cup,” said President Vladimir Putin’s...
US global leadership indispensable for now, conference hears
The US may not be as powerful as it was in the decade after winning the Cold War in the 1990s, but its global leadership role remains indispensable now and for the foreseeable future, particularly in delivering what one foreign policy expert calls the “global public good”.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s rising overtures in...
UN says gays are victims of violent abuse all over the world
The UN human rights chief said in a new report that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of “pervasive, violent abuse, harassment and discrimination” in all regions of the world and cites hundreds of hate-related killings.High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said actions by some countries to...
Malaysia Airlines cuts 6,000 jobs as new CEO rolls up sleeves
Paying the price: Malaysia Airlines employees stand behind a closed-counter at the departure terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on June 1, 2015. Malaysia Airlines is “technically bankrupt”, its new German CEO said, as he outlined plans to stabilise the failing flag carrier including 6,000 job cuts. (AFP/Manan...
Malaysia Air CEO says carrier could break even by 2018
The new CEO of Malaysia Airlines said the ailing carrier could break even by 2018 after cutting staff, selling surplus aircraft and refurbishing its international fleet.Christoph Mueller said Monday that the airline is trying to sell two of its A380 super jumbo jets and has gone ahead with its previously announced plan to cut 6,000 of its 20,000...
