Section: Latin America
IMF Programs a ‘Failure’ in Greece, Ukraine, says Fund Director
The IMF executive director acknowledged its “mixed record” in Europe and developing countries, and failure in Greece and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
$612 bln defense policy bill passes
Senator John McCain (R), R-Arizona, talks to reporters. REUTERS PHOTO/CARLOS BARRIA BY DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Over White House objections, the Senate passed a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to...
U.S. Senate Passes $612 Billion Defense Policy Bill
Washington, June 19 (RHC) – Over White House objections, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
Russia Ratifies Symmetrical Response to Sanctions
18 de junio de 2015, 11:04Moscow, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Russia ratified today the permanence of the food embargo to the European Union (EU) in a symmetrical response to sanctions imposed against it in 2014 against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict. …read more Source: Prensa...
Peace Efforts for Peace in Ukraine Considered Insufficient
16 de junio de 2015, 16:26Kiev, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Denis Pushlin, representative of the self-proclaimed People''s Republic of Donetsk (PRD) to the negotiations by the Contact Group, said today the efforts for peace in Ukraine were insufficient, amid increasing tension in the Donbass. …read more Source: Prensa...
Economist Stiglitz argues for international debt supervision
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has reiterated his support for a wider system of control on international sovereign debt restructuring, citing the examples of Argentina, Greece and Ukraine to back up his assertion that the area needs more supervision to protect those involved. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Kerry Urges Lavrov to Speed Up Implementation of Minsk Peace Agreement
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday, urging him to expedite implementation of the Minsk peace agreement and resolve the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Morale hit by ongoing battles
Ukranian citizens see effects of continued shelling A woman cries as she holds her baby, near her house damaged by shelling, in Horlivka, eastern Ukraine. AP PHOTO/MSTYSLAV CHERNOV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine – Crackling forth over radio, the voice ordered tanks to take position in a residential area in Donetsk, the stronghold of...
Donbass Territories in Southeastern Ukraine Might Unite
Kiev, The idea of a territorial unification of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk (PRD) and Lugansk (PRL) emerged again with force today, amid a deteriorating situation in Donbass, following armed clashes and artillery strikes against cities. …read more Source:...
Donbass Territories in Southeastern Ukraine Might Unite
16 de junio de 2015, 11:59Kiev, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The idea of a territorial unification of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk (PRD) and Lugansk (PRL) emerged again with force today, amid a deteriorating situation in Donbass, following armed clashes and artillery strikes against cities. …read more Source: Prensa...
