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War-scarred Ukraine counts down to key vote
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine voters will go to the polls Sunday in elections set to dramatically reshape parliament, after a year of upheavals in which a deadly pro-Russian uprising has threatened to splinter the ex-Soviet state.Campaigning ended on Friday for the polls called by President Petro Poroshenko in August.Poroshenko is under pressure to...
A Guy Who Walks Around Dressed As Darth Vader Is Running For Parliament In The Ukraine
One candidate in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections is hoping to bring voters… to the dark side. Meet Darth Alekseyevich Vader. Produced by Matt Johnston. Video courtesy of Associated Press.Follow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story » …read more Source: Business...
Sweden’s Epic Hunt For A ‘Russian’ Sub Shows Europe Is Terrified Of Putin
The Great Swedish Sub Hunt is over. Nearly a week after a potential Russian submarine was spotted in the Stockholm Archipelago, the Swedish authorities are calling off their search, ending a saga in which the Scandinavian country’s anxieties towards Russia were clearly on display. It’s not that the Swedes were chasing something that...
Putin Just Gave One Of The Most Anti-American Speeches Of His Career
Russian President Vladimir Putin just gave one of the most stridently anti-Western speeches of his career, a 40-minute “diatribe … that was reminiscent of the Cold War,” according to Reuters. Putin was speaking before an “informal group of experts” at a mountain resort outside the former Olympic city of Sochi that...
Putin: Europe Can’t Stop Buying Russian Gas
As the crisis in Ukraine continues to grind along and casualties continue to mount, despite the existence of a ceasefire, Russia holds a trump card. Winter is coming and Europe will have little option but to turn to Putin for its gas purchases. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he did not expect European countries to stop buying...
German consumer confidence stops falling: survey
Frankfurt (AFP) – Consumer confidence in Germany has stopped falling, as consumers appear to be no longer fazed by economic fallout from geopolitical crises, a new poll found on Friday. Following the recent declines, “consumer sentiment rose again somewhat in October, halting the downward trend,” market research company GfK said...
At least 824,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict: UN
Geneva (AFP) – The conflict in Ukraine has driven more than 824,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, warning that it was having to scramble aid to offset the impact of winter.At least 430,000 people had been displaced within Ukraine as of Thursday, UNHCR said, 170,000 more than at the start of...
EU agrees landmark climate change deal: Van Rompuy
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders agreed Friday a landmark climate change deal, including a headline commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030, EU head Herman Van Rompuy said.”Deal! At least 40% emissions cut by 2030. World’s most ambitious, cost-effective, fair climate energy policy agreed,”...
US airline profits lift on cheaper fuel, strong demand
New York (AFP) – US airlines Thursday gave a mostly upbeat outlook on industry conditions after posting large profit increases in the third quarter thanks to strong consumer demand and lower fuel prices.Profits at American Airlines were $942 million, the highest in the airline’s history and 87 percent above the combined year-ago...
Morgan Stanley Analyst Threw GM CEO A Curveball On Earnings Call (GM)
General Motors reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The carmaker missed Wall Street estimates, earning 81 cents per share, lower than the expected 97 cents. But GM chalked up the miss to one-time expenditures. Overall, the business in North America continues to perform well, especially where big SUVs are concerned. China operations are...
