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Ukraine munitions factory hit after new peace plan adopted
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Explosions ripped through a munitions factory in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels on Saturday after it came under artillery fire, local officials and AFP journalists said.The factory was hit just hours after Kiev and separatist leaders reached a new peace plan aimed at shoring up a two-week old...
NATO says Russian forces ‘still inside Ukraine’
Vilnius (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander on Saturday said Russian forces were still operating in Ukraine and that a ceasefire was not working, but he expressed hope a new peace plan could bring progress.”As to Russian forces on the ground, yes, they are still inside Ukraine,” US General Philip Breedlove told reporters...
Shells leave Ukraine’s coal miners digging for survival
VILKHIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – They spend much of their day clearing their gardens of shrapnel, digging up potatoes or chopping wood to prepare for the fast-approaching winter.The coal miners of the village of Vilkhivka in eastern Ukraine haven’t been working for months, forced to down tools by the shells they say are still falling...
G20 nations want Putin at leaders’ summit
Cairns (Australia) (AFP) – Vladimir Putin is set to attend the G20 leaders’ summit in November despite alarm over Russia’s actions in Ukraine with host Australia Saturday saying it was the “emphatic” wish of member nations.There had been question marks over whether Moscow should be invited to the high-powered forum...
In 5 Years, A Computer Program Could Clone Your Personality And Make Decisions For You
“When you and I die, our kids aren’t going to go to our tombstones, they’re going to fire up our digital twins and talk to them,” John Smart tells Business Insider. As a futurist and founder of the Acceleration Studies Foundation, Smart uses many names for the technology he predicts — digital twin, cyber-self, personal...
Estonian President: Europe’s Security Architecture ‘Has Collapsed’
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves expressed concern that Russian aggression in Ukraine has led to the collapse of Europe’s security system n a presentation at the Open Society Forum in Tallinn on September 18th. “The current security architecture in Europe, which relied on both the Helsinki Final Act and the Paris Charter, has...
New Ukraine peace talks begin in Minsk: AFP
Minsk (AFP) – A fresh round of talks on how to find a lasting solution to five months of brutal fighting in eastern Ukraine began on Friday in the Belarussian capital Minsk.The so-called Contact Group comprising Ukraine’s former president Leonid Kuchma, Russian envoy Mikhail Zurabov, four pro-Moscow separatist leaders and OSCE...
Here’s A Quick Guide To What Traders Are Chatting About Right Now
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has what traders are buzzing about right now. Good Morning, and Happy Friday! Heavy volumes today, as Scotland votes “NO” / We have a “Quad Witch” expiry (Futures and Index Options expire on Open, Single Stocks on the close) / a S&P and EuroStoxx rebalance / The Alerian MLP Indicies rebalance, along with the...
Ukraine leader warns US that Russia is global threat
Washington (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Thursday that Russia had put world security in peril, ahead of White House talks rich in symbolism but likely to dim Kiev’s hopes for US security guarantees.As an eastern European leader defying Russian President Putin, Poroshenko enjoyed a gushing reception on Capitol...
Ukraine’s President Just Made A Passionate Plea To Congress
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday and pleaded for ramped-up military assistance in a war he said belonged to America and Europe as well as Ukraine. “This is Europe’s and America’s war too. It is a war for the free world,” Poroshenko told Congress in a speech on the floor...
