Section: South America
Favorites Sweden and Portugal Advance to Eurovision’s Final
The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, held on Tuesday night in Kiev, came with few surprises: Sweden, Portugal, Armenia and Belgium, among the 10 favorites to win the competition, managed to beat their rivals and will fight for the victory in the grand final on May 13. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia and China Call For ‘Restoration of Peace in Ukraine’
As part of the SCO meetings they also took a swipe at the United States denouncing the “unilateral and unrestricted” deployment of anti-missile systems. …read more Source:...
UEFA Charge Dynamo Kiev with Racist Behavior
In 2015, fans of the club were filmed attacking four black supporters during a home Champions League match with English Premier League side Chelsea. …read more Source:...
US Troops Reach Donbass, Supply Ukraine Govt With Instructors
The situation in the Donbass region that comprises of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine has become worse in the past few days. …read more Source:...
OSCE to Launch Criminal Investigation after Worker Killed in East Ukraine
The secretary general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said on Tuesday that those responsible for the death of an OSCE worker in eastern Ukraine should be found and brought to justice. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pope Francis Calls on World Leaders to Prevent Conflict, End Arms Trade
Pope Francis called for an end to all conflict as he gave his traditional Easter Sunday speech from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, touching upon recent outbreaks of violence in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
France suspends delivery of helicopter carriers to Russia because of Ukraine
France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where the West accuses Moscow of fomenting separatism. …read more Source:...
G20 agrees on growth, climate change and taxes, but Putin leaves pressed on Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Will Ukraine commit economic suicide?
Ukraine is on the brink of committing economic suicide after imposing a crippling 55% tax on private gas producers, while parliament prepares to vote on next year’s budget, which aims for a continuation of the same. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Next Crisis? Economic disaster
Ukraine’s next crisis will be a devastatingly economic one, as violent conflict destroys critical infrastructure in the east and brings key industry to a halt, furthering weakening the energy sector by crippling coal-based electricity production. …read more Source:...
