Section: US & Canada
Revenge of the Ruble
What the Crisis Means for Putin December 18, 2014 …read more Source: Foreign...
Asian markets extend gains after Fed statement
Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets rallied for a second straight session Friday, boosted by another strong performance on Wall Street while renewed confidence helped push the dollar back towards the 100 yen mark.Tokyo jumped 1.59 percent thanks to the weaker yen, while Sydney climbed 1.66 percent, Seoul rose 1.29 percent and Hong Kong added...
Tusk: Russia Biggest EU ‘Challenge’
European Council President Donald Tusk says the European Union needs a strategy dealing with Russia that last years not months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
France abandons billion-dollar ship deal with Russia
In 2011 France agreed to make two Mistral navy ships for Russia, but with increased military tension and Russia’s involvement with the Ukraine crisis, France is backing out of the deal. …read more Source:...
EU needs long-term Russia strategy lasting ‘years’: Tusk
Brussels (AFP) – New EU president Donald Tusk said Thursday the bloc needs a strategy on Russia lasting years, not just weeks or months, to cope with the problems raised by its intervention in Ukraine.”We need a long perspective strategy… plans for years. We need to be realistic, we have to treat this as a long-term game,”...
Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge Stronger
RussianPresident Vladimir Putin has said his country’s sinking economy will not only recover but also become stronger, despite falling oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports. …read more Source: Voice of...
EU leaders agree to fund for jumpstarting growth
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to create a strategic investment fund that could generate up to 315 billion euros ($386 billion) in private- and public-sector money to upgrade infrastructure, jumpstart the EU’s sluggish economies and ignite job growth. The plan approved by leaders of the 28-nation EU at their one-day...
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35 tragic photos from the Malaysia Airlines disasters [Photos]
Tragedy struck Malaysia Airlines twice in 2014, with the disappearance of flight MH370 in March and flight MH17 being shot down over eastern Ukraine in July. These photos captured the devastation and the heartache of those affected. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Putin: West wants to defang, declaw Russian bear
While he issued a litany of sharp rebukes against the West, Putin struck a conciliatory note on Ukraine, saying that the rebellious east should remain part of the country, backing a quick exchange of war prisoners and praising his Ukrainian counterpart. The mixture of blistering anti-Western rhetoric and constructive signals appeared to indicate...
Obama Signs Into Law Bill Authorizing More Russia Sanctions
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation passed by the U.S. Congress authorizing more sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis. The president said in a statement Thursday that while he signed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014, it “does not signal a change” in the administration’s sanctions...
