Section: US & Canada
Putin hits back with food import ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin has named a new target as global sparring over Ukraine grows: food. …read more Source:...
Clashes In Kiev As Ukraine Moves To Dismantle ‘Euromaidan’ Protest Camp
KIEV (Reuters) – Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev’s Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents. The protesters set fire to heaps of tyres, sending clouds of black smoke...
Where’s the U.S. Beef (and Fruit)? Not in Russia
Vladimir Putin ordered a ban or limit on food imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow for its support of rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia bans Western food over Ukraine sanctions
Dutch sweet peppers on a display at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Undeterred, Russia wades into war of sanctions
Moscow bans import of virtually all Western food in retaliation for U.S., EU sanctions, and threatens much harsher measures as Snowden reportedly granted residency …read more Source:...
Family, Friends Mourn MH17 Victims
4104 + file Nearly 2000 people gathered at a church in Melbourne to remember the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down in Ukraine last month. Friends and family wept as they laid wreaths for the 27 Australians killed in the crash. Australian Prime Minister tony Abbott. …read more Source: The Boston...
Mortar hits hospital in eastern Ukraine
A mortar hit a large hospital in the troubled Ukrainian city of Donetsk Thursday, killing at least one person, as government forces tighten their grip on the pro-Russian rebel stronghold. …read more Source:...
Russia Extends Ban On Food Products From U.S., Europe, Canada And Australia Over Ukraine Sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday banned most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine — a sweeping move that will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to empty shelves in Russian cities. The decision shows that President Vladimir Putin has no intention of bowing to Western pressure...
Major hospital in eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk hit by shelling
Only the dentistry unit suffered damage, witnesses said, but it is one of Donetsk’s larger hospitals. …read more Source: Toronto...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, FOXA, GMCR, SCTY, WEN, MYL, OWW, ZNGA, SSYS, MNST, LGF, DUK)
REUTERS/Kenneth Armstrong The hitchBOT is seen posed next to Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway August 5, 2014. The hitch-hiking robot is now at the halfway point in its journey across Canada. Picture taken August 5, 2014. 1. Russia Bans Food Imports From The West. Specifically from the U.S.,...
