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Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

    Ukraine rebels to hold election, despite criticism
    Nov01

    Ukraine rebels to hold election, despite criticism

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine are preparing to elect a parliament and leader in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia.Work at some polling stations… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    US denounces planned separatist voting in Ukraine
    Nov01

    US denounces planned separatist voting in Ukraine

    WASHINGTON (AP) The White House is denouncing plans by some Ukrainian separatists to hold elections Sunday in the eastern region of the country. It’s urging Russia to condemn what U.S. officials call an illegitimate vote this weekend.In… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Coal miners stuck in the middle of Ukraine’s war
    Oct31

    Coal miners stuck in the middle of Ukraine’s war

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Glistening black sweat rolls down the spine of a beefy miner as he jackhammers bedrock along the shaft at the Chelyuskintsev coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland.Vitaly Khristich is… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Remains recovered from Ukraine plane disaster site
    Oct31

    Remains recovered from Ukraine plane disaster site

    AMSTERDAM (AP) The Dutch prime minister says investigators have recovered an unspecified number of human remains from the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down.Speaking at his weekly press conference… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Russia: gas flow will resume after Ukraine pays
    Oct31

    Russia: gas flow will resume after Ukraine pays

    MOSCOW (AP) Russia says gas supplies to Ukraine will resume after it pays off the first debt installment next week.Alexei Miller, the chief of Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant, made the statement Friday hours… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
    Oct31

    Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply

    BRUSSELS (AP) Moscow and Kiev have clinched a deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flows into Ukraine throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.In Thursday’s signing ceremony… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    EU: Moscow, Kiev clinch a deal on gas shipments from Russia to Ukraine through the winter
    Oct31

    EU: Moscow, Kiev clinch a deal on gas shipments from Russia to Ukraine through the winter

    BRUSSELS (AP) EU: Moscow, Kiev clinch a deal on gas shipments from Russia to Ukraine through the winter. …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Central Europe, Britain oppose Ukraine rebel vote
    Oct30

    Central Europe, Britain oppose Ukraine rebel vote

    BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) The foreign ministers of four Central European countries and Britain have condemned a plan by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine to hold local elections.In a common statement Thursday after their… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Brutal winter set to hit war-torn eastern Ukraine
    Oct30

    Brutal winter set to hit war-torn eastern Ukraine

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Dark tunnels in the basement of a bombed-out hospital in the eastern city of Donetsk lead to a makeshift shelter. Opening the door hardly alleviates the gloom, for the only lighting inside is the flicker of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

    Ukraine-Russia gas talks deadlocked in Brussels
    Oct30

    Ukraine-Russia gas talks deadlocked in Brussels

    BRUSSELS (AP) Talks to guarantee Russian gas imports into Ukraine throughout the winter are at an impasse as the rival nations consider the latest proposals to end the energy standoff.An EU official says the negotiations, which… …read more Source: The New Zealand...