Section: US & Canada
Gardening calendar: Trees to dirt tips to plant sales for long weekend gardening
Annual Plant Sale at the Rothwell United Church, perennials, herbs, annuals, houseplants and more, May 21, 8 to 11 a.m., 42 Sumac Rd., Gloucester. www.rothwellunited.com All the Dirt container gardening, tips on creating dazzling containers, best plants and soil information, with Catherine Disley Engler, May 17 from 7 to 9 p.m., Bldg. 72 CEF...
The Families Suing Russia Over MH17
Families of the passengers of the Malaysia Airlines airplane shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 are suing Russia and its president, according to Australian media.Thirty-three relatives from Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia have filed a lawsuit against Vladimir Putin and his country over the crash that killed 298 people in 2014, the Sydney...
The Kremlin’s New Divisions May Actually Reduce Russia’s Military Readiness
Aleksandr Golts Russian Ground Forces, Russia The Russian defense ministry may begin creating skeleton units to be staffed by heretofore non-existent reservists. During a regular ministerial conference call, on May 4, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu clarified previously declared plans to counter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
Boris Schnaiderman, Brazil’s pioneering Russian literature translator, dies at 99
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Brazil’s greatest promoter of Russian literature, Boris Schnaiderman, has died. Schnaiderman died Thursday from pneumonia in Sao Paulo. He was 99. An Ukrainian-born Jew, he was the first person to translate classical Russian literature directly from the Russian language to Portuguese. A translator, writer and...
PM Trudeau plans to visit Ukraine this summer
Ukraine and Canada will sign free trade agreement Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to pay an official visit to Ukraine this summer, reports Ukrinform citing its own source. The details of the visit are yet to be agreed, but the most probable date is early July. …read more Source: National...
New Database Aimed at Exposing ‘Kleptocrats’
Making documentary evidence of government corruption accessible to anyone with an Internet connection seems to be catching on. Earlier this month, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists launched a searchable public database for the Panama Papers, the more than 11.5 million documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm revealing...
Russia, Putin Named In MH17 Compensation Claim
A law firm in Australia has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin on behalf of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: Australian Law Firm Names Russia, Putin In Compensation Claim, Report Says
An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014, media reported. The jetliner crashed in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people...
Russia Opens Bidding For Upgrade Of Black Sea Coastal Artillery
The Russian Defense Ministry has opened bids on a contract to repair and upgrade a Black Sea coastal artillery system that is adjacent to the Russia-occupied Crimea Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarusian President Invites Pope To ‘Peace Summit’ In Minsk
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is headed to Italy for trade talks with his Italian counterpart and other top officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
