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Russian FM dimisses ‘absurdity’ of EU anger over entry bans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday dismissed the “absurdity” of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis. “It is even quite embarrassing to explain the absurdity and awkwardness of such logic as it’s an attempt to substitute international law with one’s...
Egypt seizes over 64 million smuggled cigarette packs
CAIRO – Egypt said on Monday it seized more than 64 million packs of smuggled cigarettes in May, of which over two million were counterfeit.The customs authorities at Port Said confiscated about 56 million packs before they could enter the country, the interior ministry said.At the same port, 5.9 million packs that were being shipped from...
Malaysia Airlines cuts 6,000 jobs as new CEO rolls up sleeves
Paying the price: Malaysia Airlines employees stand behind a closed-counter at the departure terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on June 1, 2015. Malaysia Airlines is “technically bankrupt”, its new German CEO said, as he outlined plans to stabilise the failing flag carrier including 6,000 job cuts. (AFP/Manan...
Georgia threatens to strip ex-leader Saakashvili’s citizenship
TBILISI – Georgia has threatened to revoke pro-Western former president Mikheil Saakashvili’s citizenship after he was granted a Ukrainian passport and appointed as governor of the strategic Odessa region.Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said Saakashvili’s move, which according to the constitution, could lead to the loss...
Russia dismisses EU criticism of travel blacklist
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia criticised the European Union on Monday for allowing the publication of a list of European officials barred from entering the country in the diplomatic fallout over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Air CEO says carrier could break even by 2018
The new CEO of Malaysia Airlines said the ailing carrier could break even by 2018 after cutting staff, selling surplus aircraft and refurbishing its international fleet.Christoph Mueller said Monday that the airline is trying to sell two of its A380 super jumbo jets and has gone ahead with its previously announced plan to cut 6,000 of its 20,000...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine says U.N.
GENEVA (AFP) – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, a …read more Source: The Korea...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN
GENEVA – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship. …read more Source: Bangkok...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN
Geneva (AFP) – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship.In its latest report, the UN human rights office noted that an overall decrease in indiscriminate shelling since a fragile truce was...
Rosatom aims to be among top three nuclear players
Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom aims to be one of the top global three players in the sector, said a senior official here, adding that the West’s sanctions on Russia have not affected it. … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
