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Conditions not met for warships delivery to Russia: French PM
Until the Ukrainian crisis erupted this year the contract to build and sell two mammoth Mistral-class assault ships to the Russian navy had been firmly on track. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch to recover MH17 wreckage ‘within days’
Dutch investigators are set to retrieve wreckage from the site of the MH17 crash in east Ukraine “within days”, and bring it to the Netherlands. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch to recover MH17 wreckage ‘within days’
November 06, 2014 11:27 PMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch investigators expect to begin recovering wreckage from the site of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine “within a few days” and bring it to the Netherlands, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘crudely’ violating peace accords
The Russian foreign ministry accused Ukraine of intensifying its military offensive against rebels in the eastern region. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin cannot avoid me: Australia PM
SYDNEY- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine.Last month Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president at the G20 summit in Brisbane next week.Shirtfronting is an...
Danish homeless to get Russian gourmet cheese
COPENHAGEN – Dairy producer Arla said on Thursday it would donate 15 tonnes of cheese to homeless people in Denmark after it was hit by the Russian embargo on EU products.Arla, a cooperative owned by farmers in seven European countries, said it couldn’t sell the products in other markets either because it was unable to repackage them,...
Ukraine creates de facto border around separatist zone
Ukraine on Thursday (Nov 6) announced passport controls around areas held by pro-Russian separatists in the latest step toward what resembles the breakup of the ex-Soviet republic. …read more Source: Channel...
Second-hand clothes the austerity fashion in Eastern Europe
The global financial crisis hit hard in central and eastern Europe, but one industry has thrived: second-hand clothing stores.While in western Europe the squeeze on household finances prompted many consumers to turn to discount retailers like Primark, their peers further east – where wages are significantly lower – have shifted to the...
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
WASHINGTON – From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed US president and contributed to a Republican sweep of US midterm elections.But the slide of public confidence in President Barack Obama and the takeover of US...
Russia’s Putin, EU’s Barroso burnt on British bonfires
LEWES, United Kingdom – Russian President Vladimir Putin in nothing but green underwear and European leader Jose Manuel Barroso are among those being paraded and burned during traditional British bonfire celebrations this week.Effigies of the two leaders were unveiled as part of Guy Fawkes Night, a nationwide celebration on Nov 5 featuring...
