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Ukraine says it won’t repay Russian debt due by weekend
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday that his country won’t repay a $3 billion debt owed to Russia by this weekend after Moscow’s refusal to accept repayment terms already offered to other international creditors. The “moratorium” on outstanding debt repayments to Russia effectively means that Ukraine...
6 crew missing after Danish cargo ship sinks near Indonesia
Six Filipino crewmen were missing Thursday after their cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker and sank off western Indonesia, officials said. Six other people were rescued. The Danish cargo ship Thorco Cloud collided with the chemical tanker Stolt Commitment about 8 miles (13 kilometers) off Indonesia’s Batam island late Wednesday, port...
Scuffles erupt at Ukraine’s parliament, PM dragged from post
Scuffles involving several dozen lawmakers have erupted at Ukraine’s parliament after one deputy tried to drag the prime minister away from the rostrum. Arseniy Yatsenyuk was giving his report at the Supreme Rada on Friday when a deputy from the president’s party went up to the rostrum with a bunch of red roses. After he handed the...
Chelsea beat Porto to qualify for Champs League round of 16
Chelsea finally had something to celebrate in its unexpectedly poor season Wednesday after qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Porto. Chelsea not only avoided the embarrassment of dropping into the Europa League, but Jose Mourinho’s team advanced as Group G winners while his former club, Porto,...
IOC VP: Brazil economic crisis will inevitably affect Rio Olympics
The political and economic turmoil in Brazil will “inevitably” affect next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a senior IOC official said Wednesday. That statement came as Brazilian organizers declared that preparations remain fully on track for the games despite the grim financial situation. With the opening ceremony less than...
Angela Merkel is TIME magazine’s Person of the Year
German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year, on the basis of her resolve in leading Europe through Greek’s debt crisis and her encouragement of other countries to open their borders to migrants and refugees. She is the fourth woman ever to be named Person of the Year; the last title was awarded in...
‘Not 1-man responsibility’: Mourinho spreads Chelsea blame
Jose Mourinho did not want to contemplate the “if.” The repercussions if Chelsea is embarrassingly eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday. Yet, the manager still ensured he delivered a blunt message to Roman Abramovich just in case the owner was thinking about firing him. “You can look in many directions and you can...
Putin calls for broad international anti-terror front
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for “one powerful fist” to fight terrorism, hinted at more sanctions against Turkey and accused Western powers of creating “a zone of chaos.” Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address televised live, Putin called for an end to what he called double standards that...
After beating Klitschko, Fury wants to be ‘great champion’
He threatened to walk away from boxing if he lost to Wladimir Klitschko, or even if he won. Now the always unpredictable Tyson Fury says he intends to be a great heavyweight champion. “I hope to have many more defenses of these titles in future,” Fury said after outpointing the Ukrainian Saturday night and taking his WBA, IBF, WBO and...
Fury slightly heavier than Klitschko ahead of title bout
No antics, no singing, no goading, and no boastful declarations. Tyson Fury’s respectful demeanor at the weigh-in for his much-anticipated heavyweight bout against Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday suggested he was now concentrating solely on the task at hand. After a buildup dominated by humor – Fury dressed up as Batman, sung to...
