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IMF unveils new corruption policy for member states
Apr23

IMF unveils new corruption policy for member states

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday. The stricter new policy also aims to tackle how rich countries contribute to corruption in the developing world by failing to prevent...

Tsurenko Defeats Hibino in 1st Round of Monterrey Open
Apr04

Tsurenko Defeats Hibino in 1st Round of Monterrey Open

Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko defeated Japan’s Nao Hibino in three sets on Monday in the opening round of the Monterrey Open in Mexico. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

Russia Vows Adequate Response to US, EU over Diplomats’ Expulsion
Mar28

Russia Vows Adequate Response to US, EU over Diplomats’ Expulsion

Moscow will give an adequate response to the decision by Washington and a number of Western countries to expel Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Tuesday. Moscow.- “An adequate response will be given to all steps of the United States and the European Union, which we see,”...

Ukrainian lawmaker stripped of immunity on coup charges
Mar25

Ukrainian lawmaker stripped of immunity on coup charges

MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament has stripped a former military pilot who became a national icon after spending time in a Russian jail of her immunity as a lawmaker on charges of plotting a military coup. In Thursday’s speech to lawmakers, Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko accused Nadiya Savchenko of plotting an attack on parliament...

Ukrainian lawmakers must leave guns outside parliament
Mar23

Ukrainian lawmakers must leave guns outside parliament

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill requiring lawmakers to lock up their guns before entering the chamber. The bill that obliges lawmakers to leave weapons and explosives in lockers follows last week’s statement by Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, who accused lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko, of plotting an attack...

Doctors to examine US man sought by Poland in Nazi case
Mar19

Doctors to examine US man sought by Poland in Nazi case

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — American authorities are moving ahead with Poland’s request to extradite a 99-year-old Minnesota man to be tried on allegations he was involved in a World War II massacre of civilians, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. Polish authorities issued an arrest warrant last year after opening a case following a series of 2013...

Ukrainian Activists Block Russian Consular Buildings to Prevent Overseas Vote
Mar18

Ukrainian Activists Block Russian Consular Buildings to Prevent Overseas Vote

Protesters in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev built barricades around the Russian Embassy to prevent Russian nationals from casting their overseas votes in the presidential elections taking place on Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

Putin says he approved plan to shoot down plane in 2014
Mar15

Putin says he approved plan to shoot down plane in 2014

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he approved of a plan to shoot down a hijacked passenger jet in 2014. A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight and demand that it go to Sochi as the Winter Olympics were about to start there. The pilot instead tricked the man, who was drunk and falsely claimed he had a bomb, and...

AS Roma Overcomes 1st-Leg Deficit to Beat Shakhtar
Mar14

AS Roma Overcomes 1st-Leg Deficit to Beat Shakhtar

Edin Dzeko’s second-half goal on Tuesday was just enough for AS Roma to win their Champions League round-of-16 tie against Shakhtar Donetsk after losing the first leg in Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...

US share of global sales of soybean and grains to shrink as South American competition grows
Mar06

US share of global sales of soybean and grains to shrink as South American competition grows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture sees U.S. corn and soybean exports generally increasing over the coming decade but the U.S. share of global sales will shrink as competition from South American producers heats up, the government said in its annual report. …read more Source:...