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- Japan (1,436)
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- Philippines (1,081)
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- Taiwan (190)
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- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
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Kremlin Says Seeking to Free Russians Held by Kiev
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers. …read more Source:...
Russian missile producer appeals against EU sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey said on Friday it had filed an appeal against European Union sanctions imposed on it over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says trying to free two Russians held by Kiev – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is taking the necessary steps to free two of its citizens captured by Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Three Ukrainian servicemen killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 12 wounded in fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists despite a ceasefire, a spokesman for Kiev’s military said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
‘War crimes’ rampant in Ukraine: Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of torture and pro-Russian rebels of even more serious war crimes such as summary executions committed both before and after a February truce d… …read more Source:...
Hollande says Russia, rebels must be pressured to respect ceasefire
RIGA (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that pressure needed to be applied on Russia and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to respect a ceasefire he helped broker in February. …read more Source: The...
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) loan deal in an effort to help revive the cash-strapped country’s economy. …read more Source: The Times of...
One worker killed in heavy shelling of Avdiyivka coke plant in east Ukraine – Metinvest
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s largest steel company, Metinvest, said on Friday one worker had been killed and two wounded after its Avdiyivka coke plant in east Ukraine was hit by heavy shelling, damaging the factory’s equipment and transport infrastructure. …read more Source: The...
Asia up after Wall Street sets record high, dollar steadies after slip
Asian shares rose early on Friday after Wall Street set another record high with prospects for a Federal Reserve rate hike in June all but quashed, while the dollar steadied after losing ground to the euro for the first time this week on downbeat US data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2% with South Korean...
Ukrainians don embroidered shirts to show unity
MARIUPOL, Ukraine: Ukrainians led by President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday donned the country’s traditional embroidered dress – a yearly celebration that has become a manifestation of national identity and unity. On a visit to an EU-Eastern Partnership in Riga, Poroshenko was photographed wearing a colourful folk-style shirt for...
