Section: Latin America
WADA declares Russian anti-doping agency noncompliant
The easy part was shutting down Russia’s anti-doping agency until further notice. The hard part for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was, well, everything else. WADA’s top policymaking board handed down a declaration of noncompliance to Russia’s anti-doping agency Wednesday, in a much-expected rebuke for the country where...
Ukraine and Rebels Disagree on Local Elections
18 de noviembre de 2015, 09:58Minsk, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine and the insurgent Popular Republics of Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (RPL) concluded talks on a negotiated peace without reaching an agreement on the local elections in Donbass, confirmed today a rebel source. …read more Source: Prensa...
Russia Dissociates Ukrainian Debt Reorganization from Sanctions
17 de noviembre de 2015, 12:05Moscow, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Russian Minister of Finances Serguei Storchak dissociated today the proposal of President Vladimir Putin of reorganizing the Ukrainian sovereign debt reorganization from a possible lifting of the sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Prensa...
Obama, Putin agree on Syria plan
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. REUTERS PHOTO/CEM OKSUZ BY MATT SPETALNICK AND LIDIA KELLY Reuters BELEK, Turkey – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including U.N.-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit...
Runoff Election Underway in Ukraine Except in Rebel Held Areas
The elections will take place in the capital and 28 other cities as candidates failed to secure more than 50 percent in the first round in October. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 3 Wounded in Eastern Ukraine
A soldier was killed and three others wounded in the last 24 hours in the east of Ukraine, the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security Council and Defense, or RNBO, Oleksandr Turchynov, disclosed on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Announces Complete Withdrawal of Light Artillery
The Ukrainian military command announced on Friday that they have completed the withdrawal of light artillery from the separation line, under the Minsk agreements aimed at settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Admits Possible Default in Debt with Russia
13 de noviembre de 2015, 12:06Kiev, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The Finance Minister Natalia Yaresco acknowledged today that Moscow may declare Ukraine in suspension of payments should it fail to settle in full the debt of three billion dollars before year-end. …read more Source: Prensa...
Thrown Bottle Reflects Political Crisis in Ukraine
10 de noviembre de 2015, 09:44Kiev, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) As in low-life bars, a bottle smashed on the head the deputy of the Supreme Rada (Ukrainian unicameral parliament) Alexandra Kuzhel, closing her debate with her colleague Andrei Teteruk in that forum. …read more Source: Prensa...
US to remain in South China Sea
BY YEGANEH TORBATI Reuters SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions. Carter’s comments, delivered at a defense forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential...
