Section: Latin America
Russia escalates economic battle with U.S., EU with food import ban
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia has escalated an economic battle set off by the crisis in Ukraine with a ban on all food imports from the United States and on fruit and vegetables from the European Union, dropping any pretence these might be for food safety reasons. The import ban, reported by state news agency Ria […] …read more...
Wall Street flat in choppy trading; telecoms fall
US stocks hovered near the unchanged mark today in choppy trading as the potential for tension to escalate between Russia and Ukraine kept risk seekers in check. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall Street opens lower on concern over Russia, nixed deals
US stocks opened lower on worries of an escalation of the conflict in the Russia-Ukraine border and after two large merger and acquisition deals fell through. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists battled to keep advancing Ukrainian government forces at bay in heavy fighting on the outskirts of Donetsk, the rebels’ main stronghold in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
IMF warning on interest rates and Russian crisis for some EU banks
Sharply higher interest rates around the world could combine with weaker growth in emerging markets to slice as much as two percentage points off global growth in the next five years, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States yesterday announced further sanctions against Russia, targeting its energy, banking and defence sectors in the strongest international action yet over Moscow’s support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. The measures mark the start of a new phase in the biggest...
Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm. The United States and the European Union saw the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 as a chance for Putin to distance himself from...
White House: US reconstruction aid to go to parts of east Ukraine
Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk that the United States would provide almost US$7 million in reconstruction aid to parts of eastern Ukraine, including US$1 million in new support, the White House said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, U.S., EU prepare Russia sanctions
DONETSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation yesterday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict. At least 13 people were killed in clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels that raged in...
Ukraine fighting prevents expert crash site visit
Fighting around the site of the Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine prevented a visit by international experts, although Malaysia said separatists had agreed to allow in police and investigators. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
