Section: US & Canada
In Ukraine, Odessa’s bid to stay above fray is showing cracks
Ruslan Novikov paused when asked whether he sided with the Ukrainian nationalists or pro-Russia separatists in this country’s fraught debate over national identity. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
IMF/World Bank: build infrastructure to fight malaise
Washington (AFP) – The terms are hardly riveting: “new mediocre,” “secular stagnation,” “structural reform”, “lowflation.”But underpinning the economic geek-speak at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings were deep worries that the global economy is slipping backward.The meetings this week were...
Aviation Giant Is Nearly Grounded in Ukraine
The sprawling campus where the Antonov company once designed and built prototypes of the world’s largest transport aircraft — flying whales whose very bulk symbolized Soviet might — lacks buzz these days. …read more Source: The New York...
AFP, BBC, Times win top war correspondents prizes
Bayeux (France) (AFP) – AFP photographer Mohammed Al-Shaikh and the BBC’s Lyse Doucet were among the winners at the annual Bayeux-Calvados awards for war correspondents announced on Saturday in Bayeux, northwestern France.Three of the seven prizes went to coverage of the conflict in Syria, where a devastating civil war has raged for...
Ukraine leader says expects tough talks with Putin next week
Poroshenko says Moscow had a crucial role to play in bringing peace to his country …read more Source: The Globe and...
The Mysterious Professor Haag: Russian Media’s Favored ‘Expert’ Has Dubious Credentials
A man identified as German Professor Lorenz Haag has been widely quoted in Russian media as praising the Kremlin and defending Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The “professor’s” credentials, however, are a matter of serious doubt. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Crisis Could Force France To Cancel Multibillion Dollar Ship Contract; Russia Prepares For Court Action
The French government’s threat to halt the sale of two military warships to Russia because of the conflict in Ukraine may cost the French contractor DCNS billions of dollars for breach of contract, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says will meet Putin in Italy next week
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that he will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week to discuss the six-month conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.”I will have a meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Milan,” where a Europe-Asia...
Five killed in eastern Ukraine clashes: authorities
Kiev (AFP) – Shelling in eastern Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern regions killed five people over the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday, in the latest deadly violations of a ceasefire.”As a result of military actions in Donetsk on October 10, three civilians died and four more were injured and hospitalised,” said...
Half-Year After Takeover, Russia Controls Crimea
Six months after it was annexed by Russia, most nations still consider Crimea part of Ukraine. But Morning Edition’s David Greene tells NPR’s Scott Simon the republic is clearly dominated by Russia.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
