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On the Davos agenda: from Al Gore on global warming to fears over eurozone
Leaders and celebrities flock to Switzerland to discuss Ebola, oil and banks at World Economic ForumSnow on the roofs of the ski chalets at the upmarket ski resort may be one of the defining images of Davos, but it will be the warming of the planet that is at the top of the issues under discussion at the World Economic Forum.In the kind of...
VIDEO: Ukraine rally for rocket attack victims
Thousands of people attend a rally in Kiev to remember the victims of a rocket attack on a bus in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko rejected peace proposal made by Putin, Putin’s spokesman says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko rejected a peace plan proposed to him last week by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday evening, according to Russian media. …read more Source:...
Ukraine claims it has cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport
After days of intense fighting and heavy shelling, Kiev claims it has cleared most of the airport, which at one point the rebels claimed they had complete control of …read more Source: The...
Fresh clashes in eastern Ukraine
The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk sees heavy fighting as government forces intensify operations against Russian-backed militants. …read more Source:...
Russia’s rouble crisis poses threat to nine countries relying on remittances
Drop in rouble value not only decimating amount sent home by workers from Caucasus and central Asia, but could lead to political unrestRussia’s rouble crisis is posing a major threat to countries along its southern fringe, whose economies rely heavily on billions of dollars shipped home every year by their own citizens working within...
VIDEO: Ukraine military claims Donetsk airport
The Ukrainian military says it has reclaimed almost all of Donetsk airport from separatist rebels after launching what it described as a “massive operation” overnight. …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops retake Donetsk airport area with ‘mass operation’
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko says army’s offensive reclaims much of territory lost to pro-Russian separatists in recent weeksUkrainian troops launched a “mass operation” overnight, retaking almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on...
Donetsk Airport ‘Retaken From Separatists’
Ukraine sends tanks and artillery to the front lines in a counter-offensive against pro-Russian rebels for control of the airport. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine’s military says troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops launched a “mass operation” overnight and have retaken almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
