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France worried by Russian warships off Crimea coast, urges restraint
PARIS (Reuters) – France called for restraint between Russia and Ukraine after warships from Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet took up position off Crimea’s western coastline in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukrainian missile drills are 'dangerous precedent' – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday Ukrainian missile tests near Crimea were a “dangerous precedent,” Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Putin says work on Russia's bridge to Crimea is on schedule
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is pressing ahead with construction of a road and rail bridge to Crimea and work is on schedule, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address in the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
Russia deploys warships near Crimea for Ukrainian missile tests – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Warships from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have taken up position off Crimea’s western coastline to help strengthen the peninsula’s air defences in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Norwegian Carlsen wins third World Chess Championship
NEW YORK: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world on Wednesday by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker. The win puts Carlsen closer to the status of chess legends such as Garry Kasparov, who dominated the game...
Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine was due to start two days of missile tests on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia, prompting it to put its air defence forces on high alert on the annexed Crimea peninsula. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine was due to start two days of missile tests on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia, prompting it to put its air defence forces on high alert on the annexed Crimea peninsula. …read more Source: The...
Russian forces in Crimea put on alert before Ukrainian missile tests – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian air defence forces in Crimea have been placed on high alert on the eve of planned Ukrainian missile tests near the Black Sea peninsula, the TASS news agency cited a Crimean military source as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU court upholds sanctions on Putin's businessman friend over Crimea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An EU court on Wednesday upheld sanctions imposed on Arkady Rotenberg, a close ally and former judo partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin whose company won a contract to build a bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The...
One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection
Europe registered its highest number of new HIV cases in a single year in 2015, at 153,407 cases, up from 142,000 in 2014, the WHO said. AFP Photo STOCKHOLM: One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the...
