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Russia shuts exhibit of Western WWII photography
MOSCOW: A Russian museum that was due to host an exhibition of World War II images by photographic greats such as Robert Capa has unexpectedly closed just before the show was due to open, reportedly on Moscow’s orders. Pictures chosen by the curators included classics like Capa’s images of the D-Day landings and Alfred...
Soviet-era statues smashed as Ukraine likens Russia to Nazis
KHARKIV, Ukraine: Masked men smashed communist-era monuments in Ukraine s second city overnight on Friday after the country s pro-Western parliament v …read more Source: The News...
Russia Supplying Weapons, Troops to Ukraine Separatists: Report
NATO believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Russia supplying arms, troops to Ukrainian rebels, says German paper
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper reported today. “We have noticed again support for the separatists, with weapons, troops and training. Russia is still sending troops and arms from one side of the open...
Students promote peace through performances
In the spirit of peace and global friendship, around 100 secondary school students from 20 countries around the world introduced their cultures during the International Festival of Language and Culture (ILFC) at Teater Jakarta in the Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural center on Saturday.The countries comprised Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Australia,...
Soviet-era statues smashed as Ukraine likens Russia to Nazis
Masked men smashed communist-era monuments in Ukraine’s second city overnight on Friday (Apr 10) after the country’s pro-Western parliament voted to purge the nation of Soviet symbols and its head of state compared today’s Russia to Nazi Germany. …read more Source: Channel...
Movie men propose Russian fast-food alternative chain
Two of Russia’s best-known movie directors are aiming to create a chain of fast-food restaurants that would be an alternative to Western-style operations such as McDonald’s.The move by Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky, who are brothers, comes amid growing animosity toward the West, especially the United States, over the...
IFLC 2015 lights up TIM
Powerful: A Mongolian performer bellows a majestic folk song from his home country during the 2015 International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC) event at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta.(JP/ Dylan Amirio)Lights, claps, vocals and choreography dazzled the rapturous crowd at the 2015 International Festival of Language and Culture...
Movie men propose Russian fast-food alternative chain
Two of Russia’s best-known movie directors are aiming to create a chain of fast-food restaurants that would be an alternative to Western-style operations such as McDonald’s. The move by Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky, who are brothers, comes amid growing animosity toward the West, especially the U.S., over the conflict in...
Default in Ukraine ‘virtual certainty’ SP cuts foreign currency rating to ‘CC’
Ukraine Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Ukraine’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to CC, a notch lower than the previous CCC- level. A default on Ukraine’s … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
