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Ukraine headache grows for IMF
Washington (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund is far from being done with Ukraine, its latest mega-bailout client.A new aid plan for Kiev — larger and longer — is under discussion and raises the risk for the global crisis lender as Ukraine sinks deeper into war against pro-Moscow separatists.Less than a year ago, the IMF...
The 29 Most Miserable Countries In The World
Venezuela, is again, the most miserable nation in the world, according to new analysis published by the Cato Institute. Cato’s Misery Index ranks 108 countries based on data from the Economist Intelligence Unit and calculations from Steve Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Hanke factors in the...
Poisoned KGB Agent Said Putin Has A ‘Good Relationship’ With One Of The World’s Top Mobsters
Before his death by poisoning, ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, recorded a tape. In it, he claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “good relationship” with one of the most notorious mobsters in the world, a Ukrainian man named Semion Mogilevich. The Federal Bureau of Investigation believes that Mogilevich, one of the top 10...
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory in war-torn east
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian rebels on Friday vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europe’s latest push for a truce.The defiant comments from Donetsk rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko came as Ukraine renewed allegations...
Ukraine leader says pro-Russia rebels paid ‘high price’ for attacks
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that pro-Russian rebels had paid a “high price” for their escalating attacks on government forces across the separatist east.”Our enemy paid a high price for its opportunistic attacks on our armed forces,” his office quoted Poroshenko as telling an...
These Are The Weapons That Russia Is Pouring Into Eastern Ukraine
As Russian military supplies continue to enter Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists. In fact Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the US Army’s top commander in Europe, says that Russian support for separatists has “doubled” since reached a tentative ceasefire. “When you...
Ukraine Just Lost A Crucial Airport To Russia-Backed Rebels, And The Photos Are Staggering
After almost eight months of constant fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian military lost control of the Donetsk Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Taking into account the danger and in order to save lives, … it was decided yesterday to move out of the terminal’s territory and to...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Thursday. 1. The European Central Bank is expected to announce a major stimulus program to buy more than €500 billion in bonds. 2. Microsoft showed off the next version of Windows, Windows 10, expected to come out later this year. 3.The latest polls show that Greece’s anti-austerity radical...
Bus shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk kills 13
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Shelling hit a trolleybus in war-torn east Ukraine’s Donetsk on Thursday and killed at least 13 people, an official said, hours after peace talks in Berlin called for a ceasefire.”Twelve people were killed in the trolleybus and another who was in a car that was passing nearby,” said an official...
Foreign ministers in Ukraine talks call for ceasefire
Berlin (AFP) – The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France ended their latest Berlin crisis meeting Wednesday with a joint call to cease hostilities in Ukraine but no breakthrough agreement to stop the bloodshed.The talks had been held against the unpromising backdrop of fresh clashes between Ukrainian government forces and...
