Section: Argentina
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...
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...
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...
Ukrainian city mayor Gerashchenko shot dead
The mayor of the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk has been shot dead while the house of another mayor in Lviv to the West has been hit by fire from a grenade launcher, the Interior Ministry said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Moscow warns EU sanctions will hamper cooperation, raps US over Ukraine role
Russia reacted angrily today to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and organized crime. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukrainian city mayor shot dead
The mayor of the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk has been shot dead while the house of another mayor in Lviv to the West has been hit by fire from a grenade launcher, the Interior Ministry said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Moscow condemns EU sanctions, raps US over Ukraine role
Russia reacted angrily today to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and organized crime. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
US says Russia firing across border at Ukraine
The United States has claimed that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists, charges denied by representatives of the country. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Apple pushes S&P 500 to record close as Boeing hits Dow
US stocks ended mostly higher today, with the S&P 500 closing at a record on Apple’s bullish results, though Boeing weighed on the Dow and conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip kept the broader market’s gains in check. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
