Section: South America
Russia to boost Argentinean imports
Industry Minister Débora Giorgi and Agriculture Minister Carlos Casamiquela met in Moscow with Russian authorities, seeking to increase Argentine exports, capitalising on the ban set by President Vladimir Putin on European and US agricultural goods in response to Western sanctions over the situation in Ukraine. …read more Source: Buenos...
European shares extend rebound, led by DAX
European shares rose to extend the previous session’s rally, with Germany’s DAX index outperforming, driven by what traders saw as an easing of tension in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Dozens killed in attack on convoy, Ukraine says; rebels deny firing rocket
KIEV, (Reuters) – Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed as they fled fighting in eastern Ukraine yesterday when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said. Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of targeting the convoy, which it said was bearing white flags when it was hit near the eastern […]...
Wall Street jump takes stock index to 14-year peak on fading Ukraine worries
US stocks advanced, with the Dow Industrials up roughly one percent, as the threat of an escalation of tensions in Ukraine appeared to wane and the latest flurry of merger action supported equities. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Kiev accuses rebels of attacking civilian convoy, killing dozens
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed fleeing fighting in eastern Ukraine when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall Street rises as Ukraine worry recedes, M&A supports
US stocks advanced, with the Dow Industrials up roughly one percent, as the threat of an escalation of tensions in Ukraine appeared to wane and the latest flurry of merger action supported equities. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall Street opens higher as Ukraine tensions ease
Stocks opened higher as the threat of an escalation in Ukraine appeared to lessen and the latest flurry of merger action supported equities. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Europe shares rally as fear of Ukrainian escalation eases
European shares rallied today as the threat of wider conflict in Ukraine seemed to diminish. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reu-ters) – Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk that was for months under rebel control, Kiev said yesterday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. Ukrainian officials said, however, the rebels were fighting a...
Ukraine makes breakthrough in Luhansk
Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
