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Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe: UN
Geneva (AFP) – More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday, urging governments to take more action to save lives.More than 207,000 people have made the risky sea crossing since January, almost three times the previous high of 70,000 during the Libyan civil war...
Putin Is Infiltrating European Politics With Shocking Effectiveness
Putin has become shockingly effective at influencing European politics through a host of far-right parties. The following chart, from the Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence (CESI), shows Russia’s growing influence within six different European Union countries. The parties, located in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, and...
Ukraine peace talks delayed but ceasefire largely holds
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Planned peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were postponed on Tuesday but a ceasefire appeared to be largely holding along the frontline in the ex-Soviet republic’s war-shattered east. The Ukrainian foreign ministry said negotiations with the insurgents involving Russian and European envoys in...
10 Things You Need To Know Before European Markets Open
Good morning! Here are the major stories in markets that you need to know about today. Greece Is Gearing Up For An Early Presidential Election. On Monday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced that Greece’s presidential elections will be held on December 17, two months earlier than scheduled. If Greece’s legislators...
Why An Oil Crash Is Exactly What Obama Needs
The historic drop in crude oil prices is poised to give a clear boost to President Barack Obama both in the US and abroad. “Even President Barack Obama likely would agree that 2014 has been a tough year for him—and he doubtless would welcome a sign that he will catch a break or two in 2015. Well, here’s one: Low oil prices …....
Here Are The FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminals
As cybercrime becomes increasingly damaging, the FBI has kept a list of “Cyber’s Most Wanted.” Comprised of the most damaging cyber criminals in the world, the wanted list includes five officers from China’s People’s Liberation Army and ten individuals for whom the FBI is offering cash rewards. The individuals are...
Here’s The Short List For TIME Person Of The Year
TIME has revealed the eight people who are still in the running for the magazine’s Person of The Year issue. Here they are: The Ferguson protesters, who demonstrated against the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. The caregivers who are fighting the biggest Ebola outbreak in history. Russian President...
Russia’s Economy Has Shrunk So Much It’s Now Only As Small As Spain
The decline in the price of oil, Western economic sanctions against the nation following its invasion of Ukraine, and the collapse of the Russian rouble that resulted, has decimated Russia’s economy. Now Russian GDP has shrunk so much it is no longer the world’s eighth largest economic power, according to The Telegraph. Instead,...
Five civilians killed in fresh east Ukraine violence
Kiev (AFP) – Five civilians have been killed in fresh violence in eastern Ukraine, where more explosions and gunfire rang out on Sunday, two days before the start of a planned truce, officials said.Three civilians were killed and 10 were wounded overnight in the rebel bastion of Donetsk, where further explosions and gunfire were heard...
‘Buckwheat panic’ grips Russians as economic sanctions bite
Moscow (AFP) – With its warm, fluffy brown grains, buckwheat is the ultimate comfort food for Russians and as sanctions hit home, it is flying off the shelves in a shopping frenzy dubbed the “buckwheat panic”.Hard-hit by falling oil prices and Western economic sanctions imposed over the Kremlin’s role in the Ukrainian...
