Section: Business Insider (USA)
Putin says Nemtsov assassination a ‘disgrace’
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov as a tragedy that had brought disgrace on Russia, and warned against a rise in “extremist crime”.”We must pay the greatest attention to crimes that prompt a major reaction, including those that are...
The 10 most important things in the world right now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. Europe’s private sector is picking up speed, based on the latest business surveys from Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the eurozone whole-economy. 2. Greece’s new radical government has irritated fellow European leaders with their surprisingly hostile negotiating...
Dozens missing feared dead after mine blast in Ukraine: union
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Dozens of miners were missing feared dead following a coal mine blast in rebel-held east Ukraine, a mining union spokesman said on Wednesday.”The fate of 47 miners is unknown, they could be dead,” union spokesman Mikhail Volynets told AFP. “Five miners with grave burns have been evacuated from the...
Greeks bearing grudges rip up Brussels diplomatic rulebook
Athens (AFP) – Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece’s new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.From 40-year-old Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras downwards, Greek officials have gone into EU meetings in fighting mood, their hard...
West vow ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
Kiev (AFP) – Western leaders have called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they seek to further pressure Russia over the conflict.The leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy plus EU head Donald Tusk on Tuesday also argued...
Here’s the most far-out part of the theory that Russia hijacked Malaysia Airlines MH370
It’s been nearly a year since MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur for a red-eye flight to Beijing on March 8, 2014. The whole world knows what happened next, but so far, no one knows why the plane still hasn’t been found. We read aviation expert Jeff Wise’s book, “The Plane That Wasn’t There: Why We Haven’t Found...
High-ranking congressional Democrat: The world is split between democracy and Putin-led ‘authoritarianism’
The world is now divided between the forces of democracy and authoritarianism in a manner similar to the ideological fissures of the Cold War, the House Intelligence Committee’s leading Democrat said. Speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Adam Schiff warned that the world is now ideologically split and that Russia’s...
Western powers vow ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
Kiev (AFP) – Western leaders on Tuesday called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they sought to further pressure Russia over the conflict.The leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy plus EU head Donald Tusk also argued for...
‘The Usain Bolt of speed climbing’ can scale a wall faster than most people can run
We have all seen people attempt to climb a rock wall and many of us have attempted it ourselves. But none of that prepares you for seeing somebody sprint up a wall like he is Spider-man on steroids. Danyil Boldyrev of Ukraine is the top-ranked men’s speed climber in the world according to the International Federation of Sport Climbing and...
Ukraine is trying to end its dependence on Russian gas at the worst possible time
The government in Kiev is trying to do something that no previous Ukrainian administration has been able to — wean the country off its gas dependence on Russia. In order to do that Kiev will have to remove energy subsidies that the government gives to households, something that its predecessors thought was a political poison pill that would sink...
