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Rebel commander killed in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK: A separatist commander in eastern Ukraine was killed along with several other fighters after their car came under attack Saturday, rebel authorities announced. The defence ministry of the self-proclaimed Lugansk republic confirmed that Alexey Mozgovoy, the commander of a police battalion in the war-torn region, was among the dead and...
Top rebel commander killed in east Ukraine – report
KIEV (Reuters) – Aleksey Mozgovoi, a top rebel commander in east Ukraine, has been killed along with around six others in an attack by an unknown group of assailants, the press service for the separatist Luhansk territory (LITs) reported on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Russia links gas discount to Ukraine with debt repayments – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s decision on an extension of a gas discount to Ukraine may take into account Ukraine’s position on repayment of debts, Russian energy minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday according to comments cited in Russian news agencies. …read more Source: The...
65-year-old mother of 13 gives birth to quadruplets
BERLIN: A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early yesterday. The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have “good chances of surviving,” the report said. The...
Govt approve grant to upgrade disaster management delivery system: DPM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Services Department received RM67 million while the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA) was given RM4.2 million in an effort to upgrade the nation’s disaster management delivery system. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Ministry was tasked to...
Ukraine seeks Russian gas discount extension – RIA news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has asked Russia for an extension of a discount on the price of gas until the end of the year, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
German woman, 65 and mother of 13, has quadruplets
BERLIN: A 65-year-old German woman, who is already a mother of 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday. The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have “good chances of surviving,”...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, five wounded in separatist east – Ukraine's military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and five wounded in clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists over the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire agreement, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Russia to adopt tough position if Ukraine defaults: PM Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would adopt a tough position if Ukraine decided not to pay off debts owed by its previous government, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast by Russian TV on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
65-year-old mother of 13 has quadruplets
BERLIN: A 65-year-old German woman, who is already a mother of 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday. The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have “good chances of surviving,” the report...
