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Russia hits back on sanctions; bans food from West
Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia bil… …read more Source: The...
NATO, Ukraine discuss alliance support for Kiev’s defence capacity
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Thursday discussed possible Western alliance support for Ukraine’s defence capacity, a Kiev government statement said. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia to ban food imports from EU, US
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia is imposing a ban on food imports from the European Union (EU) and the United States in retaliation for their sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China...
Russian army buildup on Ukraine border fans fears of incursion
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ―A NATO warning of a Russian troop buildup on the border with Ukraine fueled fears Wednesday of a …read more Source: The Korea...
Telegraph the ‘zonkey’ born at Crimean zoo
SIMFEROPOL – A zoo in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has welcomed its latest arrival — a “zebroid”, or “zonkey”, which was born after a lonesome zebra got intimate with a donkey. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia Holds National Day of Mourning for MH17 Victims
People attend a national day of mourning service for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on August 7, 2014. (AFP Photo/Graham Denholm) Melbourne. Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts...
Ukraine scraps ceasefire around MH17 crash site
Ukraine on Thursday (Aug 7) scrapped a ceasefire around the crash site of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, a day after international experts announced they were halting investigations there over continued fighting. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17: Malaysian envoy reads verse from Quran at memorial service at Australia
MELBOURNE: Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Australia, Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad read verse 34 from the Quran’s Chapter 31 luqman at the national memorial service here today to remember the 298 people who perished when the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was believed downed by a missile over eastern Ukraine on July 17. …read more...
Ukraine scraps ceasefire around MH17 crash site
August 07, 2014 6:25 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday scrapped a ceasefire around the crash site of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 a day after international experts announced they were halting investigations there over continued fighting. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia threatens to block overflights between Europe, Asia
PM Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday (Aug 7) that Russia could block overflights between Europe and Asia in retaliation for Western sanctions. He repeated the threat as he ordered bans on major food products from the EU and US in response to their sanctions over Russian policy in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
