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Ukrainian president calls new election in eastern regions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday called a local election in eastern regions to be held ” under Ukrainian law”. …read more Source: China...
French start-up eyes Halal food marketplace with pig exam device
French farmers reason a pig during a criticism on Wednesday in Strasbourg, eastern France. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: A French start-up is anticipating to take a cut of a multi-billion dollar Halal food marketplace with a device permitting diners to find out within mins either a plate contains pork. Capital Biotech has perceived orders from as distant...
Heavy casualties reported in escalating violence in E. Ukraine
Violence has escalated in Ukraine over the past day with five people, including children, reportedly having been killed and 17 others wounded, reports showed Wednesday. …read more Source:...
China on best behaviour for APEC, but guests may not be
From territorial disputes with neighbours to rivalry with the United States, China is setting aside some of its biggest foreign policy challenges to prevent discord at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that it hosts next week. What’s not clear is whether the guests will behave as well. One potential hotspot is the conflict in Ukraine, as...
Russian central bank limits interventions, lets ruble float
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank announced Wednesday it would limit its support for the ruble, letting the currency which has already taken a hit from the Ukraine crisis sink to a new record low. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Shell kills young footballers in crumbling Ukraine ceasefire
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s tattered ceasefire came under new strain Wednesday as shelling killed two teenagers playing football in rebel-held Donetsk and President Petro Poroshenko said he was deploying reinforcements to face a threatened separatist offensive. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Shell kills two young footballers amid crumbling Ukraine ceasefire
November 06, 2014 2:24 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s tattered ceasefire came under new strain on Wednesday as shelling killed two teenagers playing football in rebel-held Donetsk and President Petro Poroshenko said he was deploying reinforcements to face a threatened separatist offensive. …read more Source: The Straits...
Orbital blames rocket engine failure for launchpad blast
WASHINGTON: Orbital Sciences Corporation said Wednesday a preliminary probe into last month’s unmanned rocket blast shows an engine failure was to blame for the explosion shortly after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia.This still image from NASA video shows an Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploding on October 28,...
Ukraine peace plan in tatters, 'frozen conflict' takes shape
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev said on Wednesday it would halt payment of state funds in areas controlled by pro-Moscow rebels, as both sides hardened positions in what is rapidly becoming a “frozen conflict”: a long-term stalemate that the West believes is Russia’s aim. …read more Source: The...
Two teenagers killed by shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk
KIEV (Reuters) – Two teenagers were killed by shelling while out playing on a school sports field in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Donetsk city administration said in an online statement. …read more Source: The...
