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      Brown bears seen in Chernobyl  after 100-year absence
      Nov30

      Brown bears seen in Chernobyl after 100-year absence

      Credits: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/GettyAlt Text: Brown bear Three decades after nuclear disaster forced human retreat, brown bears have colonised Chernobyl One-Minute Read Friday, November 28, 2014 – 2:02pm See related: Drone set loose in the skies above Chernobyl – video Scientists have captured photographic evidence that brown bears have...

      Daily Briefing: The best of today’s papers
      Nov30

      Daily Briefing: The best of today’s papers

      David Cameron will make a significant speech on Europe Beware the march of IDS and his gothic folly (The Times) Iain Duncan Smith’s wildly overambitious reform of the benefit system is poor policy—and poorly implemented, says Philip Collins. Fear of immigration is no reason for Britain to leave Europe (Financial Times) Hard-working,...

      Why did Obama push Chuck Hagel out?
      Nov30

      Why did Obama push Chuck Hagel out?

      US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned The announcement earlier this week that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel would be leaving his post was something of a surprise, because it represents a gamble on the part of a normally cautious White House. President Obama’s team is betting that replacing its third Defense Secretary at a time of...

      VIDEO: Russia sanctions hit UK businesses
      Nov30

      VIDEO: Russia sanctions hit UK businesses

      Caroline Bayley reports on how US and EU sanctions imposed on Russia have had an adverse impact on some British businesses. …read more Source:...

      Torn between EU and Russia, Moldova Votes for Parliament
      Nov30

      Torn between EU and Russia, Moldova Votes for Parliament

      Moldova is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday expected to decide whether the ex-Soviet country would maintain its recent course towards EU membership or turn back and move closer to Russia. According to the latest opinion polls, Moldova’s current pro-EU government coalition – plus the Liberal Party, which left the coalition last year...

      German mum suing Ukraine over MH17 crash
      Nov30

      German mum suing Ukraine over MH17 crash

      The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace. …read more Source: The Local...

      Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
      Nov30

      Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court

      Woman has launched legal prceedings against Kiev for failing to close its airspace …read more Source: The...

      VIDEO: ‘I was shot twice in Kiev protest’
      Nov30

      VIDEO: ‘I was shot twice in Kiev protest’

      A year ago crowds were protesting in Kiev’s main Square. One of the protesters talked BBC News about his experiences. …read more Source:...

      Chernobyl’s eerie desolation revealed by camera mounted on drone
      Nov29

      Chernobyl’s eerie desolation revealed by camera mounted on drone

      British documentary maker Danny Cooke’s video Postcards from Pripyat, is first time area has been filmed from the airA camera mounted on a drone has revealed the eerie post-apocalyptic landscape of a town abandoned after the nuclear power station at Chernobyl exploded nearly three decades ago.The British documentary maker Danny Cooke has...

      Russia calls for end to sanctions as EU targets Ukraine separatists
      Nov29

      Russia calls for end to sanctions as EU targets Ukraine separatists

      MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia urged the European Union on Saturday to lift sanctions against Moscow and promised to waive its food embargo, but a top EU official rejected such a move as the bloc imposed fresh measures on Ukrainian rebels. …read more Source:...