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Tennis: Foes set for top seeds at Montreal
MONTREAL (AFP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic learned the identities of their second-round opponents on Monday after first-round matches at the ATP Montreal Masters tournament.Top seed Djokovic will start after the bye given to the leading eight seeds when he faces Brazils Thomaz Bellucci, who worked...
Russian recession deepens as economy shrinks most in 6 years
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia’s recession worsened in the second quarter as gross domestic product shrank by 4.6 percent compared with a year earlier, battered by lower oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine, official statistics showed Monday. The preliminary estimate from the official Rosstat agency marks a steep drop from the 2.2...
Pentagon guidelines on war coverage by journalists draw fire
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is drawing fire for new legal guidelines that liken war correspondents to spies and says that in some instances they can be treated as “unprivileged belligerents.” The guidelines received little notice when they were published in June in the Defense Department’s new Law of War Manual, a compendium of...
Pentagon guidelines on war coverage by journalists draw fire
The Pentagon is drawing fire for new legal guidelines that liken war correspondents to spies and says that in some instances they can be treated as “unprivileged belligerents.”The guidelines received little notice when they were published in June in the Defense Department’s new Law of War Manual, a compendium of legal advice for...
Russian economy contracts 4.6% in second quarter: official
[MOSCOW] Russia’s recession worsened in the second quarter as gross domestic product shrank by 4.6 per cent compared with a year earlier, battered by lower oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine, official statistics said Monday. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine reports heavy tank battle with pro-Russians
KIEV: Ukraine on Monday reported repelling a rare tank assault by pro-Russian rebels that threatened to usher in a dangerous escalation to the 16-month war. President Petro Poroshenko said about “200 insurgents used tanks to storm” Novolaspa — a village half-way between the separatists’ de facto capital Donetsk and the Kiev-held...
Ukraine reports heaviest shelling by eastern rebels since February
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of carrying out the heaviest artillery attacks on government positions in six months and warned of signs the conflict was escalating despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine reports heaviest shelling by eastern rebels since February
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of carrying out the heaviest artillery attacks on government positions in six months and warned of signs the conflict was escalating despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine reports heavy tank battle with pro-Russians rebels
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday said it had repelled a rare tank assault by pro-Russian rebels that threatened to erase a shacky ceasefire and dangerously escalate the 16-month war in its breakaway east.President Petro Poroshenko said about 200 insurgents used tanks to storm Novolaspa — a village halfway between the separatists de...
Russia, Ukraine, EU to hold gas talks at end-August – Ukraine minister
Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold trilateral talks about the supply of natural gas at the end of August in Vienna, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchshyn told a briefing on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
