Section: Singapore
Kicking up a stink: Ukraine’s Lviv blighted by trash crisis
[LVIV, Ukraine] Ukraine’s western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it’s not such a pretty sight in the back alleys, which are blighted by growing mountains of garbage. …read more Source: The Business...
On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil ‘living memorial’
[THE HAGUE] Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. …read more Source: The Business...
2 Ukrainian tourists killed in Egypt resort knife attack
July 15, 2017 5:00 AMCAIRO • Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other tourists wounded by an attacker with a knife at an Egyptian holiday resort in Hurghada yesterday, Egypt’s Interior Ministry and security sources said. …read more Source: The Straits...
Knife attacker kills two Ukrainian tourists in Egyptian resort: sources
35 min 41 sec agoCAIRO – Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other foreigners wounded by an at …read more Source:...
2 Ukrainian tourists killed, 4 others wounded in Egypt resort knife attack: Sources
July 14, 2017 10:22 PMCAIRO (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other tourists wounded by an attacker with a knife at an Egyptian holiday resort in Hurghada, though the motive for the attack was still under investigation, Egypt’s Interior Ministry and security sources said on Friday (July 14). …read more...
EU’s Juncker says corruption undermining Ukraine’s progress
KIEV – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said corruption was undermining all efforts to rebuild Ukraine in line with European Union norms, as President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Thursday to pursue ever-closer integration with the bloc. … …read more Source:...
Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice
KUALA LUMPUR – Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday (July 13) demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. All 298 people on board… …read more Source:...
Exclusive: Russia delivers more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses
FEODOSIA, Crimea – Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany’s… …read more Source:...
Berlin worries Trump’s Russia problems hampering policy
BERLIN – Germany welcomes signs the United States is engaging with Russia on Ukraine and Syria, but worries it will struggle to play a constructive role as long as its policy aims remain confused and the furor rages on over Moscow’s role in the U.S. election,… …read more Source:...
OSCE member states, including Russia, reach deal to fill vacant posts
VIENNA – Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors the conflict in eastern Ukraine, overcame months of deadlock on Tuesday on filling top posts, its chairman said, praising Russia’s “constructive” role. … …read more Source:...
