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Poroshenko says Ukraine to ratify EU pact next week
Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday that the Ukrainian and European parliaments would meet on September 16 to jointly ratify an historic agreement pulling his country further out of Russia’s reach.Poroshenko also told an international conference in Kiev he hoped to secure a “special status” for Ukraine...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Friday: 1. The United States and the European Union have agreed to broaden sanctions against Russian over the Ukraine crisis. President Barack Obama said he would offer more details on Friday. Sources told Reuters that the U.S. “plans to sanction Sberbank, Russia’s...
Hollande in Iraq as world ramps up efforts to defeat jihadists
Baghdad (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande flew into Baghdad Friday in a show of support to the Iraqi government as global efforts to defeat jihadist fighters intensified.His was the highest-profile visit to Iraq since extremist Sunni militants overran large parts of the country in June and sparked international concern over an...
New EU sanctions against Russia enter into force
Brussels (AFP) – New European Union sanctions targeting Russian oil firms, defence companies and banks over the crisis in Ukraine entered into force on Friday, official documents showed.The sanctions published in the EU’s official journal also add 24 individuals to a blacklist of people facing a travel ban and asset freeze.Join the...
Arabs back anti-IS move as Syria warns on ‘attacks’
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Arab nations rallied behind US President Barack Obama’s call to expand operations against jihadists in Iraq and Syria, as Damascus warned it would consider any action on its territory as an attack.Ten states, including heavyweight Saudi Arabia, “agreed to do their share in the comprehensive...
ROBERT SHILLER: Beware The Psychological Impacts Of Russian Sanctions (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT, RSX, ESR, POL)
Don’t dismiss the psychological impact of poor economic growth and increasingly weighty economic sanctions. Yale professor Robert Shiller is out with a new essay at Project Syndicate called “Parallels to 1937” that tackles the issue of how an economic malaise can impact the psychology of citizens. The Nobel prize winning...
OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
President Barack Obama on Thursday announced the U.S. would join the European Union in intensifying sanctions on Russia’s finance, energy, and defense sectors. “We will deepen and broaden sanctions in Russia’s financial, energy, and defense sectors,” Obama said in a statement. “These measures will increase...
Divided EU in new talks on Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Kiev (AFP) – The European Union holds a new round of talks on Thursday to try to agree on the latest round of sanctions against Moscow as a fragile truce in Ukraine appeared to be largely holding.EU leaders agreed last week to slap more punitive measures targeting Russia’s stagnant economy but Friday’s ceasefire forced a rethink...
China, Russia to build seaport: report
Beijing (AFP) – China and Russia will build one of the largest ports in northeast Asia on Russia’s Sea of Japan coast, reports said, in a further sign of the powerhouses’ growing alliance.The seaport is expected to be able to handle some 60 million tonnes of cargo a year, China’s state-run People’s Daily Online...
Third seed Mladenovic falls at WTA Quebec City
Quebec City (AFP) – Kazakstan’s Sesil Karatantcheva, seeking her first WTA title, rallied to defeat French third seed Kristina Mladenovic 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the WTA Quebec City quarter-finals.Karatantcheva, ranked 195th, benefitted from 11 double faults by Mladenovic to advance. She will next face either Hungarian eighth seed...
