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UN starts humanitarian campaign for displaced in Ukraine
United Nations: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Wednesday announced that it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to Ukraine’s internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as other vulnerable citizens trapped by the ongoing hostili.. …read more Source: India...
Crimea’s ‘return home’ an epoch in history: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised New Year’s address on Wednesday that the “return home” of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula to Moscow’s control would forever remain an important chapter in Russia’s history. …read more Source: The Times of...
Putin calls annexation of Crimea a historic ‘landmark’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year’s speech to hail his country’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula as an achievement that will “forever remain a landmark in the national history.” Putin’s comment in his prerecorded annual address on Wednesday already has been broadcast in Russia’s far...
Annexation of Crimea a historic landmark: Putin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year s speech to hail his country s annexation of Ukraine s Crimea Peninsula as an achieveme …read more Source: The News...
UN starts humanitarian aid campaign to reach displaced persons in Ukraine
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday announced that it is launching an initiative aimed at ferrying aid to Ukraine’s internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as other vulnerable citizens trapped by the ongoing hostilities. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Text of PM Lee's New Year message
2014 has been an eventful year. We have seen rising nationalism lead to tensions in our part of the world, and even to conflict in Ukraine and the Crimea. …read more Source: The Business...
Hong Kong fireworks dazzle as Asia leads global New Year party
HONG KONG (AFP) – A huge display of fireworks lit up Hong Kong on Thursday, with brilliant bursts of colour over Victoria Harbour as the Chinese city rang in 2015 in spectacular style, launching the party for millions across Asia.From New Delhi to Dubai, Johannesburg, New York and Rio, millions around the world will celebrate when the clock...
Sydney fireworks set off New Year do
Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the new year. — Reuters photo SYDNEY: Australia’s biggest city yesterday led the world in welcoming the New Year with spectacular fireworks over Sydney Harbour, defying terrorist fears days after a deadly siege. From Hong Kong to London, New York to Rio, millions...
In New Year’s Speech, Putin Calls Annexation of Crimea a Historic Landmark
President Vladimir Putin is using his New Year’s speech to hail Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula. He said Crimea’s “return home” will “forever remain a landmark in the national histor… …read more Source:...
Russia's Putin praises Crimea's "return home" in New Year address
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised New Year’s address on Wednesday that the “return home” of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula to Moscow’s control would forever remain an important chapter in Russia’s history. …read more Source: The...
