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U.S. senators to try again to pass Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that would impose stiff new sanctions on Russia over its meddling in U.S. elections and aggression against Ukraine, the latest congressional effort to push President Donald Trump to ratchet up Washington’s response to Moscow. …read more...
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last IS holdout
Fully veiled women fleing from the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor give out their name during an operation by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces to expel hundreds of Islamic State group jihadists from the region. — AFP photo NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in...
Another Caucasian leopard spotted by cameras in Armenia
ArmInfo.The Caucasus Wildlife Refuge (CWR) has become a safe haven for the Caucasian leopard. The cameras located in the area have spotted the movements of the leopard for the third time in a row in January. This is another proof that the habitat is safe and there is enough food for this large feline which caught the interest of biologists and...
Failed Ukraine peace deal leaving millions displaced, thousands dead, says UN
A 2015 agreement to bring peace to Ukraine’s volatile east remains largely unimplemented and civilians are paying the highest price, with more than 3,300 killed and 3.5 million needing humanitarian aid this year, UN officials said Tuesday. Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in early 2014 and support for separatist rebels in...
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last IS holdout
NEAR BAGHOUZ: The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as exhausted families left the ever-shrinking scrap of land where holdout jihadists have been boxed in by Kurdish-led forces.Hundreds fled day and night from Baghouz, near the enclave where diehard IS fighters...
Meeting of representatives of cotton clusters and Green Soil Uzbekistan – Ukraine joint venture
“Uztuqimachiliksanoat” Association hosted a meeting of representatives of cotton clusters and Green Soil Uzbekistan – Ukraine joint venture. …read more Source: Uzbekistan National News...
Major Supply to Armenia: New Defense Outline
The minister of communication and transport Hakob Arshakyan met with the Bulgarian ambassador Maria Tsotsorkova-Kaymaktchiyeva on February 11. Arshakyan said there are excellent preconditions for bilateral cooperation in the spheres of communication, transport, as well as technology. The ambassador mentioned the necessity to include the proposals...
Streets in more borderland communities get outdoor illumination systems
ArmInfo.For four years now the FPWC and VivaCell-MTS are successfully implementing “Alternative Energy” program in the village of Berdavan, Tavush region. The parties have implemented two projects of outdoor illumination in the village, installing lighting system along the roads to the village kindergarten, school, and other centers of community...
"Reporters without Borders": Banning journalists from visiting Nagorno-Karabakh, a type of censorship introduced by Azerbaijan
ArmInfo. “Reporters without Borders” an influential international non-governmental organization considers it inappropriate to ban journalists from visiting Nagorno-Karabakh, introduced by Azerbaijan. Such opinion expressed head of “Reporters Without Borders” Office in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Johann Bihr during a...
Russia seeks to vindicate Afghan war, 30 years after pullout
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan was justified though riddled with mistakes. (AFP pic)MOSCOW: Soviet authorities themselves condemned the USSR’s bloody occupation of Afghanistan, but 30 years later some in Vladimir Putin’s Russia are coming to see the operation in a more positive...
