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One Month In, Ukraine Truce Exists in Name Only
Donetsk. Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters marked one month on Sunday since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce with one the most heated battles of the six-month war in the ex-Soviet state’s eastern rustbelt. Artillery blasts rocked Donetsk on Sunday morning, exactly one month since the rebels signed a 12-point...
Latvians hold election in shadow of Ukraine crisis
Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. The center-right coalition government, which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in the region as protection against Russia, is pitted against the opposition Harmony party, a left-leaning group —...
JPMorgan says data breach affected 76M households
A huge cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. this summer has compromised customer information for about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, the bank said Thursday.The New York-based bank said that names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of customers were stolen from the company’s servers but only Chase...
Putin Says ‘Utter Fooloishness’ of Sanctions Will Not Hold Back Russia
President Vladimir Putin dismissed Western sanctions as “utter foolishness” on Thursday and said they would not stop Russia developing into a stronger economic power. Attempting to take the higher ground in a speech to foreign and Russian investors, Putin said he was relaxed about the measures imposed on his country over Ukraine even though they...
Asian stocks down on recovery, Ebola worries
Asian stocks fell Thursday amid worries about the strength of U.S. and European recoveries and the first American case of Ebola.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.7 percent to 15,815.45 points and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.9 percent to 1,973.31. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.7 percent to 5,295.7. Stocks in...
US stocks drop sharply; Airlines sink
It was a rough start to October for financial markets Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping more than 200 points as investors reacted to a round of negative economic news in the U.S. and abroad.At first stocks were driven lower by word that German manufacturing had slowed last month. The selling accelerated after a separate...
Asian stocks mostly lower after US declines
Asian stocks were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street’s losses overnight and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a major financial center, added to worries about political risk.KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index tumbled 1.2 percent to 22,945.80 points after protesters blocked streets in the business district. Tokyo’s...
Deadliest Attacks by Pro-Russian Rebels Threatens Ukraine Truce
Kiev. Ukraine’s truce and troops withdrawal deal lay in tatters on Tuesday after the deadliest wave of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents in more than a month left nine soldiers and four civilians dead. Thirteen soldiers and civilians were killed in 24 hours, officials said on Monday, in the worst violence since the government and...
Atomic agency gets new research facility
The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) officially opened its Center for Security Culture and Assessment (CSCA) research facility in Serpong, Banten, on Monday.Batan chairman Djarot S. Wisnubroto described the new research facility as a place for researchers to study in depth the culture of nuclear security, stating that handling fragile...
Atomic Energy Agency opens nuclear safety research facility
The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) officially opened its Center for Security Culture and Assessment (CSCA) research facility in Serpong, Banten, on Monday.Batan chairman Djarot S. Wisnubroto described the new research facility as a place for researchers to study in depth the culture of nuclear security, stating that handling fragile...
