Section: Australia
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
IMF says Western sanctions could cut 9 percent off Russia’s GDP (Reuters)
By Jason Bush MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9 percent of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said on Mond… …read more Source: The West...
Australia says will continue push for MH17 prosecution (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australia vowed Saturday no let up in its quest to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying Russia’s veto of a UN resolution raised further questions about its involvement. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine court permits self-rule for pro-Russia rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s highest court on Friday allowed parliament to vote on Western-backed constitutional amendments aimed at stemming daily bloodshed by giving pro-Russian insurgents partial autonomy in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine sees end of next week as ‘absolute’ deadline for debt deal (Reuters)
By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine sees the end of next week as the “absolute last deadline” for a debt restructuring deal with its bondholders, to avoid imposing a moratorium on … …read more Source: The West...
Sock slips up in Atlanta Open defeat
Third seed Jack Sock has been upset by Ukrainian qualifier Denis Kudla in the second round of the Atlanta Open. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine bans French lawmakers who visited Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday blacklisted a group of right-wing French lawmakers who ignored warnings from Paris and paid an unofficial but highly publicised visit to Russian-occupied Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine eyes September debt repayment freeze (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s finance ministry warned Thursday it could declare a technical default in two months should its lenders fail to accept less stringent repayment terms and a possible partial debt write-off. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’ (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine hunts MH17 killers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to continue seek justice for the MH17 victims. …read more Source: THE...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with… …read more Source: The West...
