Section: US & Canada
At least 8 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast; 20 missing
The blast took place about midday Thursday in the Stepovaya mine in the Lviv region, 460 kilometers (285 miles) west of the capital Kiev, about 550 meters (1,800 feet) underground, news reports cited the service as saying. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Sweden reintroduces military draft for first time in 7 years
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s left-leaning government on Thursday reintroduced a military draft for both men and women because of what Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist called a deteriorating security environment in Europe and around Sweden. In September, non-NATO-member Sweden stationed permanent troops on the Baltic Sea island of...
At least 8 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast; 20 missing
The Ukrainian emergencies service says an explosion at a coal mine in western Ukraine has left at least eight people dead. The blast took place about midday Thursday in the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
At least 8 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast; 20 missing
The Ukrainian emergencies service says an explosion at a coal mine in western Ukraine has left at least eight people dead …read more Source: ABC...
At least 8 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast; 20 missing
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian emergencies service says an explosion at a coal mine in western Ukraine has left at least eight people dead.The blast… …read more Source:...
Sweden Reinstates The Draft Amid Soldier Shortage, Security Worries
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden is to reintroduce military conscription next year due to difficulties filling the ranks on a voluntary basis at a time of increased security concerns, the defense minister said on Thursday.Non-aligned Sweden ended compulsory military service in 2010 but military activity in the Baltic region has increased...
Ukraine Billionaire Vows to Fight Back After Separatists Seize Operations
A company controlled by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, said on March 2 that the seizure of some of its assets by Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country is “unacceptable.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Latest: France’s Macron: Trump wrong on global warming
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French presidential election campaign (all times local): 1:15 p.m. French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says he wants tight security cooperation with the U.S. despite his ideological differences with Donald Trump. Macron on Thursday called Trump’s skepticism toward the Paris Agreement to...
Pence: I have no plans to meet with Putin
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday night that he has no plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin but that the White House will continue to seek areas of cooperation with Russia.Appearing on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Pence said there are “no plans on my part” to meet with Putin when host Bill O’Reilly...
The Morning Vertical, March 2, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
