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Ukraine crisis: Kiev bans Russian airlines’ flights
Ukraine has said it will ban Russian airlines from flying into the country as part of sanctions over Moscow’s support… …read more Source:...
Orthodox icons bleeding in Crimea (chilling pics)
People in a village near the Crimean city of Sevastapol are flocking to see two orthodox icons that are reportedly bleeding. The two icons were handed to the local church by the mother of a young man who participated in the Donbas conflict. Drops of blood reportedly started appearing on the icons when the young man was killed in combat. The...
Borders of European (dis)Union in a divided world (see the Economist maps)
The Economist writes that “Europe will soon have more physical barriers on its national borders than it did during the Cold War. This year’s refugee crisis, combined with Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia has seen governments plan and construct border walls and security fences across the mediterranean and eastern Europe… Since...
Fat asses ‘produce’ smarter kids, says scientists (pics)
Twerking and ass-shacking has got a bad wrap for too long. It is time to set the record straight and defend the ‘noble’ act of women twirling her ass left and right, up and down incessantly! According to a study conducted by the University of Oxford, big butts result in smarter kids because of the high amount of Omega 3 fatty acids (the...
Kissinger: West should reconsider policy on Ukraine
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sounded the ‘warning alarm’ to the United States and the EU regarding their policy in the Ukraine, in an interview to magazine ‘The National Interest’ on occasion of the publication’s anniversary. The 92-year old statesman, who served as an advisor to many US administrations lashed...
Latest Putin adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne novel (watch vid)
After catching a 21-kilo fish, piloting a F1 race car and flying in a supersonic warplane, among many other PR stunts, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday was shown plunging into the Black Sea waters in a mini-submarine to explore a shipwreck off Crimea, the peninsula Russia annexed after seizing it from war-torn Ukraine. According to an...
Ukraine govt unveils blacklist of Russian … books
The BBC reported on Tuesday that the Ukrainian government has banned 38 books published in Russia and considered “pro-Russia”, alleging that they spread “hate ideology” and “separatism”. The ban includes works by Russian nationalists Alexander Dugin, Eduard Limonov and Sergei Glazyev. BBC said the blacklist was published by the Ukrainian State...
Ukraine bans the work of 13 artists as threats to national security
The Ukrainian government decided Saturday to ban the work of 13 artists after they were deemed as a national threat to the security of the country. The lists includes Russian artists and supporters of Vladimir Putin’s policies in the eastern Ukraine. Famous French actor, Gerard Depardieu, who gained Russian citizenship in 2013 and is a...
Hitler’s nephew fought against him in WW2 (rare pics & strange facts)
Most of us have seen “Saving Private Ryan”, the critically acclaimed movie that won 5 Oscars in 1998. Here is a set of rare photos and some weird facts that you might not know from WWII: This rare photo shows a German soldier drop his Mauser rifle the moment he is killed Russians killed the first American serviceman Over 100,000 Allied bomber...
IMF releases cash to war-torn Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to release the first disbursement of the second aid program to the Ukraine. The IMF executive board released a 1.7 bln dollar tranche as part of total 17.5 bln dollars assistance package approved in March 2015. The independent organization deems the Ukraine to be in a stable enough condition to loan...
