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Explosion kills 32 miners in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (CNN) — At least 32 miners were killed Wednesday in an explosion in Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk region, Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. Speaker Volodymyr Groysman announced the toll in a statement to Parliament and called for a moment’s silence, Ukrinform said. The explosion occurred just before 6 a.m. local...
Ukraine officials: 1 dead, 32 trapped after mine blast
The explosion happened at the Zasyadko mine in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk …read more Source: USA...
Why Bill Gates is Stephen Harper’s favourite American
(Blair Gable photo) We’ve finally found a world leader who enjoys a productive, mutually respectful working relationship with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He’s socially awkward, he’s a man of few words, and his dress shirts never seem to fit. No, not Harper: I’m talking about the other guy. Bill Gates. “Canada and the...
Dozens trapped, at least 1 dead in coal mine blast in Ukraine
AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda DONETSK, Ukraine – An explosion at a coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine killed 32 workers Wednesday, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament said. Rebels who control the area confirmed only one death but acknowledged that some miners were still trapped. Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before...
Ukraine: 1 dead, 32 unaccounted for after mine blast
The explosion happened at the Zasyadko mine in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine Hikes Interest Rates To Stabilize Currency
National Bank chief Valeriya Hontareva said in Kyiv the benchmark interest rate would be increased from 19.5 percent to 30 percent as of March 4. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine coal mine blast kills 1, traps more than 30
An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing one miner and trapping over 30 others underground, rebel and government officials say. …read more Source:...
Report: Explosion kills 32 miners in eastern Ukraine
At least 32 miners were killed Wednesday in an explosion in Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk region, Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. …read more Source:...
Deadly Blast Rocks Coal Mine in East Ukraine
Several miners were killed in the explosion, and dozens more were trapped underground and feared dead. …read more Source: The New York...
One dead, dozens trapped after Ukraine coal mine blast: officials
The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament says he can confirm only one death in a coal-mining accident in the war-torn east, pedaling back on an earlier claim that 32 labourers had died. …read more Source: CTV...
