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- Bangladesh (459)
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- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
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- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Australia Set to Tighten Russia Sanctions: Tony Abbot
Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian Retaliation Against Sanctions Hurts its Own Economy: United States
The White House made the case on Thursday that Western sanctions against Russia for destabilizing Ukraine have had a significant impact on its economy and that Russian retaliation by banning many West… …read more Source:...
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions
SYDNEY – Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Siberia flight-ban threat forces airlines to mull options
Russia’s threat to bar European and North American airlines from overflying Siberia, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat sanctions over Ukraine, is forcing carriers to consider new routes to and from Asia. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Moves to dismantle ‘Euromaidan’ protest tents in Kiev spark clashes
Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev’s Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents.Tensions rise in Ukraine over military offensive …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Smoke rises during clashes in Kiev
Protesters clash with pro-government forces at Independence Square in Kiev August 7, 2014. …read more Source: China...
Moscow Bans Western Food Imports; Russian Quits as Ukraine Rebel Chief
Moscow banned imports of most food from the West on Thursday in retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine, a stronger than expected measure that isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degre… …read more Source:...
NATO Chief Urges Russia to Pull Back Troops, ‘Step Back From The Brink’
The head of NATO called on Russia to “step back from the brink” of war by pulling its troops back from the Ukrainian border and warned further intervention in Ukraine would bring it greater isolation … …read more Source:...
How the Dow Jones industrial average did Thursday
Stocks slumped on Thursday as investors worry about slowing global economic growth and worsening tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.On Thursday:The Dow lost 75.07 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 16,368.27.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 10.67 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,909.57.The Nasdaq composite fell 20.08...
Stocks decline on concerns about global growth
Concerns about slowing global growth and the threat of rising tensions between Russia and the West pushed stocks lower on Thursday.The stock market started the day higher as investors mulled the latest earnings reports and an encouraging report on jobs. By mid-morning, though, the market had given up its gains. While stocks slumped, government...
