Section: US & Canada
Rockets rain down on rebel-held Ukraine villages
Rebel-held villages on the frontline of the war between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine face a barrage of shelling despite the ceasefire, as desperate locals say they have nowhere else to go. …read more Source: USA...
Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania form joint military brigade for cooperation, peacekeeping
Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania are forming a joint military unit that will be headquartered in Poland and will work to strengthen their military cooperation and will participate in peacekeeping missions. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian health official: Uman pilgrims may bring Ebola
(JTA) — A Ukrainian health official warned that Jewish pilgrims converging in Uman may bring with them the Ebola virus and other epidemics. Larissa Kachanova, who heads the local branch of the Ukrainian government’s Sanitary and Epidemiological Management Center, issued the warning Thursday ahead of the arrival of approximately 30,000 Jews...
Poland’s New PM Picks New Foreign Minister
WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s prime minister-designate on Friday named a new foreign minister to replace Radek Sikorski, who has been vocal internationally on the conflict in Ukraine. Grzegorz Schetyna, a 51-year-old former interior minister who recently headed the parliamentary commission for foreign affairs, was tapped as Sikorski’s...
Here’s A Quick Guide To What Traders Are Chatting About Right Now
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has what traders are buzzing about right now. Good Morning, and Happy Friday! Heavy volumes today, as Scotland votes “NO” / We have a “Quad Witch” expiry (Futures and Index Options expire on Open, Single Stocks on the close) / a S&P and EuroStoxx rebalance / The Alerian MLP Indicies rebalance, along with the...
Donetsk Separatist ‘Minister’ Says Schools To Adopt Russian Program
Separatist rebels in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region plan to introduce the Russian curriculum into schools under their control. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Separatist Official Says Schools To Adopt Russian Curriculum
Ihor Kostenok, the education “minister” of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), says that separatists rebels plan to introduce the Russian curriculum into schools under their control in Ukraine’s east. Kostenok told a news conference on September 18 that the Russian education system was “recognized...
The Day Scotland Said No: A Grey Morning After in Edinburgh
Outside Holyrood on the drizzly morning when Scotland decided not to leave the Union, there is more relief than joy. “Yes peaked too soon,” some say. “The old and the rich came out,” say the radicals. “This was the settled will of the people,” says the establishment. On this morning, with independence rejected, it’s not yet clear what it...
Donetsk cleans up from shelling in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The rebel-held city of Donetsk is holding a city-wide clean-up day after months of shelling in eastern Ukraine, sending prisoners out to help remove the debris. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Rebel-held city of Donetsk holds clean-up day despite continued shelling in eastern Ukraine
The rebel-held city of Donetsk is holding a city-wide clean-up day after months of shelling in eastern Ukraine, sending prisoners out to help remove the debris. …read more Source: FOX...
