Section: US & Canada
“Donetsk People’s Republic” Declares Energy Independence
They are declaring energy independence in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine. The energy minister of the self proclaimed republic Alexei Granovsky says they won’t need help from the rest of Ukraine in the coming winter. …read more...
U.S. Backs Kyiv’s Probe Into Deadly Shelling Of Donetsk School
Washington says it supports a Ukrainian investigation into the shelling of a school in the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk that killed two teenagers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Ukraine Crisis, U.S. Businesses Face Tit-for-Tat Response to Sanctions
American brands doing business in Russia have become political targets since the European Union and United States enacted sanctions. …read more Source: The New York...
The American People Have Punished Obama For His Weakness
The Republican-dominated Congress intends to rob Obama of the means to achieve a legacy, which Obama plans to weave through the nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Republican Congress wants to freeze Barack Obama’s historical legacy at the moment he had threatened, pledged, and then backtracked in the 11th hour, when...
Russian Ruble Continues to Fall
Hit hard by plunging oil prices and international sanctions, the Russian ruble slid Thursday to new lows of just over 46 to the dollar and 58 to the euro — part of its biggest weekly plunge since 2009. The dollar rose to 46.77 rubles from 44.95, while the euro reached 58.11 rubles. The ruble has lost about a quarter of its value so far this year,...
School shelling in eastern Ukraine leaves 2 teens dead
DONETSK, Ukraine – The shelling of a high school in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk has chilled even the battle-hardened in this weary nation. The killing of two teenagers as they were playing soccer after lunch Wednesday is a stark reminder that the cease-fire agreed upon in September has only really ever existed on paper. Four other...
Stock Markets Rally as ECB Chief Suggests Further Eurozone Stimulus
European stock markets surged Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) indicated it is considering further action to boost the sluggish economy of the 18-member euro currency zone, which also threatens to drag down global economic recovery. As expected, the European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged. It’s already at a...
Killing of 2 teens playing soccer shocks war-weary Ukraine
Shelling of high school a stark reminder that the cease-fire agreed has only really ever existed on paper …read more Source:...
Teens killed when shells hit school in eastern Ukraine
Authorities in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv said the security services will investigate the shelling of a school. …read more Source: Toronto...
The 400-year-old tradition that led a British town to burn Vladimir Putin in effigy
It was striking to see a huge statue, perhaps 20 feet tall, of Vladimir Putin parading through the streets of an English town on Wednesday. Putin, bare-chested and holding a rifle, is standing atop a wrecked aircraft: a macabre reference to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, allegedly shot down by Kremlin-backed separatists in Ukraine this summer, […]...
