Section: US & Canada
Crimea’s only Tatar TV station goes off air
MOSCOW (AP) — Crimea’s independent television station ATR has gone off air after Russian authorities repeatedly refused to give it a broadcasting… …read more Source:...
Crimean Tatar TV Channel, Affiliates Stop Operating
The only television channel broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language on the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea has stopped functioning along with its affiliates. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) – Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia – one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine. Walker, sporting a bushy beard reminiscent of a Russian peasant from past centuries, uses his Siberian dairy smallholding to support his …...
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia — one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
American farmer among the winners in the year since Russia was hit by US and EU sanctions
Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia — one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine Among World’s Most Dangerous Countries
A new study has listed Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Ukraine among the world’s top 10 most dangerous countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
[…] sanctions have largely cut off state firms from international lending, making refinancing difficult, costly and a burden on the government. […] Evgeny Gavrilenkov, chief economist at state-owned Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, argued that sanctions have inadvertently helped Russia’s main oil and financial companies...
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia – one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Djokovic storms back to reach Miami quarters
Miami (AFP) – Desperate Novak Djokovic fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-0 Tuesday, salvaging hopes of defending his Miami Open title.World number one Djokovic won 24 of the last 27 points to reach a quarter-final against Spanish sixth seed David Ferrer, a 7-6 (7/5), 6-0 winner over...
Russia Extends Natural Gas Deal With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to extend Moscow’s current natural gas deal with Ukraine for another three months. Russian authorities announced the extension Tuesday, just hours before a temporary pricing agreement reached in October 2014 was set to expire. The deal required Ukraine to make monthly payments in advance...
