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Biden arrives in Kiev for Ukraine talks
November 21, 2014 3:52 AMKIEV (AFP) – US Vice-President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine on Thursday, US diplomats in Kiev said, ahead of talks with the country’s president and prime minister over possible increased assistance amid conflict in the east. …read more Source: The Straits...
Britain’s Prince Charles to speak out as king: Report
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Charles plans to make “heartfelt interventions” in national life when he becomes king, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, citing sources close to the outspoken heir to the throne.The prince, who has long courted controversy with what some see as political meddling, will remain “true...
Russia sees recession if oil declines to US$60 a barrel
RUSSIA’S economy will sink into a recession next year if the price of oil slumps to US$60 a barrel and the United States and its allies tighten sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. …read more Source: The Business...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia had long proposed a legally binding agreement that would honour the principles of “indivisibility of security” but the West had shot down the idea. …read more Source: Channel...
British embassy issues handy guide on how to spot a Russian tank in Ukraine
November 19, 2014 11:05 PMKIEV (AFP) – Britain’s embassy in Kiev risked provoking fresh Russian ire Wednesday by posting a diagram on Twitter “to help the Kremlin spot its tanks” in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine bans Dutch, German, British poultry imports due to bird flu
November 19, 2014 10:02 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned imports of all live birds and bird products from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany due to bird flu cases in those countries, Ukraine’s state veterinary inspectorate said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
McDonald’s reopens flagship Moscow outlet after clampdown
MOSCOW – McDonald’s on Wednesday reopened its flagship outlet in central Moscow for the first time in four months after Russia clamped down on the fast-food chain for alleged hygiene violations following Western sanctions over Ukraine.”We have obtained agreement from the Russian public health agency to reopen our Pushkin Square...
Teachers, doctors struggle on without pay in eastern Ukraine
With Kiev cutting off their salaries and pro-Moscow rebels struggling to set up their statelets, teachers and doctors in eastern Ukraine are left wondering where their next pay cheque will come from. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says it foiled plot against Dutch minister
November 19, 2014 2:39 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian security services claimed Tuesday to have thwarted a plot against the Dutch foreign minister as he paid his respects to the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine PM calls for talks with Russia on ‘neutral territory’
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has invited Russia to hold serious negotiations on a neutral territory, after a build-up of Russian troops and artillery inside Ukraine and on the border. …read more Source: Channel...
