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Deadly avalanche hits school group in French Alps
Search and rescue operation launched after avalanche kills two French high school students and a Ukrainian skier …read more Source:...
At least 3 dead after avalanche in French Alps hits school group
French authorities say an avalanche in the Alps has killed two French high school students and an Ukrainian skier in the Deux Alps ski resort. …read more Source: Global...
Negotiators vow to enforce cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Representatives of Russia and Ukraine have pledged to make a new effort to enforce a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and exchange prisoners. OSCE envoy Martin Sajdik says the parties agreed to make a new attempt to fully halt fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels. He spoke after Wednesday’s...
Negotiators vow to enforce cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
Representatives of Russia and Ukraine have pledged to make a new effort to enforce a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and exchange prisoners. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine Goes Dark: Russia-Attributed Hackers Take Down Power Grid
As many as 80,000 residents in western Ukraine lost power for six hours on Dec. 23. Cybersecurity firms SANS ICS and iSight Partners have attributed the blackout to Russian hacking group Sandworm and its malicious software, BlackEnergy 3. Cyberattacks on power grids and other critical infrastructure are not new, but this most recent attack seems...
The Latest: Avalanche in French Alps leaves at least 1 dead
French authorities say an avalanche in the Alps has killed two French high school students and an Ukrainian skier in the Deux Alps ski resort. A French police official says that an avalanche that struck a school group skiing in the Alps has killed at least one person and left three gravely injured. An avalanche has struck a school group in the...
Negotiators Vow to Enforce Cease-Fire in Eastern Ukraine
Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine pledge to make a new effort to enforce shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Negotiators vow to enforce cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Representatives of Russia and Ukraine have pledged to make a new effort to enforce a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and… …read more Source:...
Adami: Man facing deportation to Ukraine fears he will be killed by corrupt officials
Serhii Vakurov is living a nightmare as he awaits deportation to Ukraine where he says he will be killed by corrupt authorities who are after huge natural gas reserves on property he owns back home. Canada Border Services Agency says the 36-year-old businessman, who came to Canada in 2011 to study English at Algonquin College, is being kicked out...
Medvedev: Russia’s Economy Must Prepare for Worst-Case Scenario
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the Russian economy is looking better than one year ago but must prepare for the worst-case scenario as it continues to suffer from low oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions. Speaking Wednesday in Moscow at the annual Gaidar Forum on economics, Medvedev noted 2015 was probably the most...
