Section: The United Kingdom
Accident at Ukraine nuclear plant forces reactor shutdown
Zaporizhia nuclear plant reactor shut down on November 28 after incident, says Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk …read more Source: The...
Ukraine energy minister says accident at nuclear plant poses ‘no threat’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said on Wednesday an accident at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (NPP) in southeast Ukraine posed no danger and that the plant would return to running as normal on Dec. 5. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian PM reports accident at nuclear power plant
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference. …read more Source:...
Ukraine government is ready for talks with IMF: PM Yatseniuk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday the new government was ready to hold discussions with the International Monetary Fund on the disbursement of the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion loan program. …read more Source:...
EU, U.S. present Russia with united sanctions, energy front: draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. and EU leaders on Wednesday will pledge to work together on sanctions and on strengthening Europe and Ukraine’s energy security as they seek to present a united front to Russia, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. …read more Source:...
Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations: TRFN
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syria was bottom and Ukraine had the biggest slide in a human rights index published on Wednesday, as countries suffering from conflict grappled with human trafficking and other rights violations. …read more Source:...
Mikhail Gorbachev accuses America of firing up new Cold War and calls militarists to leave Europe out of conflict as the tanks keep rolling into Donetsk
Mikhail Gorbachev has accused America of firing up a new Cold War while Russian tanks rumble into Ukraine’s eastern region amid a ceasefire deal between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels. …read more Source: Daily...
‘Kalashnikov: promoting peace and calm’ – notorious gun gets a makeover
Russian manufacturer of assault rifle that became the weapon of choice for guerrillas around the world has a slick rebrandingEquipped with a shiny new logo, shrugging off US sanctions and claiming its guns are “protecting peace”, the Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov launched a major rebranding drive in Moscow on Tuesday.Kalashnikov...
Mikhail Gorbachev accuses US of stoking ‘new Cold War’
Former Soviet leader says America is “tortured by triumphalism” as Ukraine rebels agree partial ceasefire with government troops …read more Source: The...
Russia to fall into recession amid sanctions and plunging oil price
Economics ministry cuts its GDP growth forecast of 1.2% in 2015 to a 0.8% fall amid financial fallout over Ukraine and falling commodity pricesRussia will fall into recession next year under the weight of western sanctions imposed over Ukraine and lower oil prices, the economy ministry warned.Gross domestic product is now expected to shrink by...
