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      [Newsmaker] France attacks, Iraq to dominate Davos agenda
      Jan20

      [Newsmaker] France attacks, Iraq to dominate Davos agenda

      PARIS ― The deadly Islamist attacks in France and conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine are set to dominate discussions at this …read more Source: The Korea...

      Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling
      Jan20

      Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling

      Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces.The explosion, the latest in a spate of mystery blasts targeting Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities, occurred on Monday...

      Russia denies Kiev accusations of Russian troops being sent to Ukraine – Interfax
      Jan20

      Russia denies Kiev accusations of Russian troops being sent to Ukraine – Interfax

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry denied on Tuesday accusations by Kiev that Moscow had sent troops into eastern Ukraine, the news agency Interfax cited the ministry’s spokesman as saying. …read more Source: The...

      EU to continue unfriendly course against Russia
      Jan20

      EU to continue unfriendly course against Russia

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) has shown itis not ready to change its unfriendly course by leaving inplace economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis,the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.The EU said after a meeting on Monday that any alleviationof sanctions against Russia would happen only if there...

      Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling
      Jan20

      Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling

      KIEV (Reuters) – Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces. …read more Source: The...

      Russia says sanctions decision shows EU not changing 'unfriendly course'
      Jan20

      Russia says sanctions decision shows EU not changing 'unfriendly course'

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – The European Union has shown it is not ready to change its “unfriendly course” by leaving in place economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...

      Kremlin says Kiev's actions damage prospects for Ukraine summit – RIA
      Jan20

      Kremlin says Kiev's actions damage prospects for Ukraine summit – RIA

      MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday increased military activity by government forces in east Ukraine had undermined hopes of arranging a four-way summit on the conflict, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...

      Raonic advances in straight sets at Australian Open
      Jan20

      Raonic advances in straight sets at Australian Open

      MELBOURNE — Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. The eighth-seeded Raonic was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year, but has never been beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous appearances. He is...

      On Ukraine’s frontline, volunteer medics do what they can
      Jan20

      On Ukraine’s frontline, volunteer medics do what they can

      From doctors to students and businessmen, volunteers are risking their lives to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the frontline. Some of them are based in the village of Vodiane, near Donetsk airport, where heavy fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces has flared again since Thursday. Yuri Bondar, 29, drives an...

      China ‘never paid businessman’ who bought aircraft carrier
      Jan20

      China ‘never paid businessman’ who bought aircraft carrier

      The Chinese businessman who bought an unfinished Soviet-era vessel that became his country’s first aircraft carrier was never paid back the US$120 million (RM432 million) it cost him by Beijing, he was quoted as saying Tuesday. Entrepreneur Xu Zengping paid Ukraine a US$20 million fee for the Varyag, which was eventually commissioned into...