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    On Brexit
    Jun01

    On Brexit

    Behind the smokescreen of speeches and declarations, the re-elected Conservative government in Britain has set a course that is more likely than not to engineer an exit from the European Union (EU) — Brexit. In the slipstream, a second referendum in Scotland will break up the union with England. Not very many favor such an outcome, but the...

    Striking photos from the villages surrounding Chernobyl, taken by people who still live there
    Jun01

    Striking photos from the villages surrounding Chernobyl, taken by people who still live there

    On April 26th, 1986, a catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine sent radioactive particles into the air, distributing toxic pollution over a vast area. It has since gone down in history as one of the worst disasters of its kind. 31 people died in the blast, but the long-term effects have been felt ever since....

    Malaysia Airlines’ new CEO has a big challenge
    Jun01

    Malaysia Airlines’ new CEO has a big challenge

    The newly appointed chief executive of loss-making Malaysia Airlines said on Monday that the carrier is “technically bankrupt”, as he announced plans for a restructuring that will cut the company’s workforce by a third. “We are technically bankrupt…the decline of performance started long before the tragic events of...

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
    Jun01

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

    The hostilities have subdued since the September cease-fire but fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops still continues across the front line. The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, said there are “alarming reports of summary executions by armed groups” and his office is...

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
    Jun01

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

    At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire, officials on both sides of the conflict said Monday.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
    Jun01

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

    MOSCOW — At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire.Rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said on Monday two civilians were killed and five injured in shelling on Sunday. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko in Kiev said three Ukrainian troops were killed in fighting...

    2 civilians, 3 Ukrainian troops die in shelling, fighting in eastern Ukraine
    Jun01

    2 civilians, 3 Ukrainian troops die in shelling, fighting in eastern Ukraine

    At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire. …read more Source: FOX...

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
    Jun01

    5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

    MOSCOW (AP) — At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire. …read more Source: U.S....

    UN human rights office: Death toll from Ukraine conflict has risen to more than 6,400
    Jun01

    UN human rights office: Death toll from Ukraine conflict has risen to more than 6,400

    The United Nations’ human rights office says the number of people killed in more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine has risen to over 6,400. …read more Source: FOX...

    UN rights office: Death toll in Ukraine conflict tops 6,400
    Jun01

    UN rights office: Death toll in Ukraine conflict tops 6,400

    BERLIN — The United Nations’ human rights office says the number of people killed in more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine has risen to over 6,400.The office said Monday that at least 6,417 people have been killed and 15,962 wounded between April last year and Saturday.The latest numbers compare with figures of 6,116 dead and...