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West boosts Ukraine aid as Russia bridles at sanctions
WASHINGTON: The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline on Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces agains …read more Source: The News...
Ukrainians in eastern village endure harsh conditions as truce holds
Tensions run high along ceasefire line in eastern UkraineRussia denies US claim of ‘thousands’ of troops in Ukraine …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
OSCE says truce in E. Ukraine generally observed
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors situation in eastern Ukraine, said Thursday that the truce was holding in most areas along the frontline of the conflict zone. …read more Source:...
OSCE says truce in E. Ukraine generally observed
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors situation in eastern Ukraine, said Thursday that the truce was holding in most areas along the frontline of the conflict zone. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Football: Record-breaking Sevilla, Everton, on top, Inter struggle
PARIS (AFP) – Holders Sevilla, with a record-breaking 13 second goal, Everton, and Wolfsburg were all on top after Thursdays Europa League last 16 first round ties.Sevilla ran off with their all-Spanish clash at Villarreal 3-1, Victor Machin Vitolo creating competition history with his grease-lightning opener.At Evertons Goodison Park,...
Hungary denies EU nuclear veto report
BUDAPEST (AFP) – Hungary denied Thursday a newspaper report that the European Union has vetoed its planned nuclear project with Russia, a move which could strain frosty relations between Moscow and Brussels.A Hungarian cabinet state secretary Andras-Giro-Szasz firmly denied the report, in a statement to Hungarian state newswire MTI.The...
Third ally of ousted Ukraine leader Yanukovych found dead
A key ally of former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych was found dead after an apparent suicide yesterday in the third such case in two weeks. Police said Oleksandr Peklushenko, former governor of the eastern industrial region of Zaporizhzhya, was found dead in his country home after suffering a fatal gunshot wound to the neck. “A…...
Politics Intrude as Cybersecurity Firms Hunt Foreign Spies
San Francisco. The $71 billion cybersecurity industry is fragmenting along geopolitical lines as firms chase after government contracts, share information with spy agencies, and market themselves as protectors against attacks by other nations. Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has become a leading authority on American computer...
Football: Wolves’ de Bruyne has Inter in trouble
PARIS (AFP) – Kevin de Bruyne inspired Vfl Wolfsburg to a come-from-behind 3-1 defeat of Inter Milan on Thursday to leave the three-time Europa League winners struggling to make it into the quarter-finals.Roberto Mancinis men looked to have the upper hand over their high-flying Bundesliga hosts when Rodrigo Palacio put the Serie A visitors...
Ukraine bailout faces huge risks: IMF
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The $40 billion bailout for Ukraine faces an array of exceptionally high risks, the IMF warned Thursday, a day after pledging to pump $17.5 billion into the four-year rescue.The breakdown of a frail ceasefire with rebels in the countrys east, the failure to reschedule its debt with private lenders, or domestic political...
