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Russia adds four new countries to food import ban list
Russia has added Albania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Iceland to a list of countries from which it has banned most food imports in retaliation for Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine bid to shut out Russia with border ‘wall’ falters
SENKIVKA, Ukraine – A freshly-dug anti-tank ditch running along a short stretch of metal fence topped with barbed wire marks the start of a new border defence that Ukraine hopes will protect it from Russia.Dubbed the “wall”, the ambitious project to seal up Ukraine’s porous 2,000-kilometre (1,200-mile) frontier with its...
Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine goes head-to-head with creditors for last ditch deal
Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors will meet on Wednesday for make-or-break talks that look highly unlikely to deliver an amicable deal to restructure US$19 billion of debt. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin discussed escalation of violence in Ukraine – Interfax
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a recent spike in violence in east Ukraine with his security council, Interfax said on Wednesday, citing the Kremlin. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 probe finds ‘probable’ Russian missile pieces at crash site
THE HAGUE – Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday they had found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made surface-to-air missile at the crash site. …read more Source:...
Hackers stole secrets for up to US$100m insider-trading profit
[NEW YORK] An alliance of mainly US-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as US$100 million in illegal profits over five years after stealing confidential corporate press releases, US authorities said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Business...
US authorities break up insider trading ring using Ukraine hackers
EXPOSING a new front in cybercrime, US authorities broke up an alleged insider trading ring that relied on computer hackers to pilfer corporate press announcements and then profited by trading on the sensitive information before it became public. …read more Source: The Business...
EU says renewed escalation in Ukraine violates ceasefire
The European Union said that renewed escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine violated the spirit and the letter of a ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 probe finds ‘probable’ BUK missile pieces at crash site
Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said on Tuesday they had found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made BUK missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
