Section: US & Canada
Russia Predicts 2015 Recession
Russia is predicting it will slide into a recession next year. Moscow’s economic development ministry said Tuesday it is forecasting the Russian economy will contract eight-tenths of a percent in 2015, down from an earlier projection of a 1.2 percent advance. Russia’s economic fortunes are being buffeted by falling revenues on oil...
NATO Ministers Condemn Russia’s ‘Destabilization’ of Ukraine
BRUSSELS— NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned what they called Russia’s “continued and deliberate destabilization” in Ukraine, and announced new assistance for Ukraine’s military. The ministers, meeting in Brussels, spoke with their Ukrainian counterpart, Pavlo Klimkin, via a video hookup with Kiev on Tuesday. They criticized...
The Pursuit of Deeper Learning
On a recent Wednesday morning, 11th-grader Sophia Wellington took to the undersized stage at the front of her high school gym and, with seamless poise, demonstrated what a smarter method of assessing students could look like. She began by introducing herself to a group of education reporters visiting her school—Impact Academy of Arts and...
NATO ministers condemn Russia, announce support for Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned what they called Russia’s ‘continued and deliberate destabilization’ in Ukraine, and announced new assistance for Ukraine’s military. …read more Source: CTV...
NATO ministers condemn Russia, announce new Ukraine support
Russia’s actions ‘undermine the security of Ukraine and have serious implications for the stability and security of the entire Euro-Atlantic area,’ ministers say …read more Source: The Globe and...
NATO ministers condemn Russia, support Ukraine
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the other ministers said Russia’s actions “undermine the security of Ukraine and have serious implications for the stability and security of the entire Euro-Atlantic area.” Stoltenberg said the foreign ministers are expected to take key decisions in several areas, including...
NATO criticizes Russia, announces military assistance for Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers are condemning what they call Russia’s “continued and deliberate destabilization” in Ukraine, and announcing new assistance for Ukraine’s military. …read more Source: FOX...
NATO ministers condemn Russia, support Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned what they called Russia’s “continued and deliberate destabilization” in Ukraine, and announced new assistance for Ukraine’s military…. …read more Source: Associated...
Change of leadership in Crimea means property grab
YALTA, Crimea (AP) — One day in October, a dozen armed men in masks drove up to the gates of Yalta Film Studios. They weren’t actors, and this was no make-believe. It was a hostile takeover. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia predicts recession in 2015 on sanctions, oil slump
Moscow (AFP) – The Russian economy ministry on Tuesday slashed its economic forecast for 2015, announcing a contraction of 0.8 percent due to the pressure of Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis combined with falling oil prices.The ministry cut its previous outlook of 1.2 percent growth by two percentage points, referring to worsening...
