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OPEC agrees on modest oil output curbs in first deal since 2008
OPEC agreed on Wednesday modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting pressure from low oil prices. Read more: OPEC agrees to limit oil output at 32.5 mn barrels per day “OPEC made an exceptional decision today … After two and a half...
Besiktas, Dynamo Kyiv play to draw in Champions League
Turkey’s Besiktas played to a 1-1 draw Wednesday against Ukraine’s defending champions Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League tournament. …read more Source:...
Unlikely US-Russia outreach on Syria all but dead
WASHINGTON (AFP) – On Monday, John Kerry said it would be diplomatic malpractice to abandon talks with Russia on restoring a ceasefire in Syria. On Wednesday, he threatened to do just that.In a phone call to his sparring partner in a year-long diplomatic bout, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the US secretary of state demanded that Russia...
Pro-Russian rebels took down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prosecutors say
STRONG evidence shows that the ill-fated Malaysian airliner shot down by a Buk missile in Ukraine in 2014 was attacked by pro-Russian rebel forces, said Dutch-led criminal investigators. Wilbert Paulissen, head of the Central Crime Investigation department of the Dutch National Police, said communications intercepts showed that pro-Moscow rebels...
Probe says missile launcher from Russia downed Malaysian jet
Nieuwegein, Netherlands (AP) — An international criminal probe concluded that a missile which destroyed a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014 and killed all 298 people aboard was fired from rebel-controlled territory by a mobile launcher trucked in from Russia and hastily returned there. This Oct. 13, 2015 file photo shows part of the...
US welcomes MH17 inquiry, notes Russian link
Dutch Police Head of Central Crime Investigation Department Wilbert Paulissen, presents the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Nieuwegein, on September 28, 2016 -AFP photo WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed Wednesday the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the...
Man City, Bayern winning streaks end in Champions League
GENEVA: In a fiercely competitive Champions League round on Wednesday, the 100 percent winning records of Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti with their new clubs finally came to an end. Guardiola’s Manchester City trailed three times at Celtic, leveled each time and finished strongly before having to settle for a 3-3 draw. The coach’s...
MH17: Ukraine says crash probe points to Russia’s “direct involvement”
KIEV: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday hailed the findings by international prosecutors into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, saying it pointed to Russia’s “direct involvement” in the air crash that killed 298 people. The airliner was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by...
MH17 crash inquiry backs suspicions of Russian link: U.S.
The United States welcomed Wednesday the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying it supported Washington’s suspicions of Russian involvement. The United States was quick to blame Russian-backed separatists after the Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down in July 2014 with the loss of all...
Serial pest accosts Kim Kardashian in Paris, attempting to kiss her backside
Serial celebrity accoster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again, this time at Paris Fashion Week, targeting Kim Kardashian’s derriere as she was entering an exclusive restaurant. Kardashian’s makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic caught the Wednesday incident on video and posted it to his Instagram account. It showed the reality television star...
